transistor Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Hi guys Bought one of these fellas on sunday. He is about 20cm and a really cool looking fish. Just wondering if anyone else here has or does keep one and their experiences with this fish... Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transistor Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 i dont know how to post pics sorry but can email one to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Here is a link to help you: http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=16023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shovely Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 make sure you keep your lids on. mine were notorious for getting to a large size(20cm) and then jumping out. so i weighted down the lids and dont have that problem now the one i have left is quite large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Shovely is correct. These guys are in contention for the best aquarium escapee award. They will jump out of the smallest of holes. Underfeeding is th biggest killer of these fish IME. They don't take much at all to become thin and weak. Once they become to thin it can be quite hard to bring them back to their former glory. Just out of interest, how much was he/she labeled as? as they are quite pricey here in Perth, the only time I ever see them they are $80+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transistor Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Shovely is correct. These guys are in contention for the best aquarium escapee award. They will jump out of the smallest of holes. Underfeeding is th biggest killer of these fish IME. They don't take much at all to become thin and weak. Once they become to thin it can be quite hard to bring them back to their former glory. Just out of interest, how much was he/she labeled as? as they are quite pricey here in Perth, the only time I ever see them they are $80+. ← Your definately right about the feeding... he didn't seem to eat anything i put in the tank, and after one day of not feeding due to car service, i returned to find no longtom in the tank. i checked the lids were closed. they were. i looked on the floor for a dried up stinky fish. Nope. I looked around the tank for ages. No longtom. After a few days of i was looking around the tank and found what appeared to be the remains of the snout... complete with lots of pointy teeth. the sooty and coal grunter, both less than half his size, had been snacking on him overnite. Not bad... $100 for a fish that lasted 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Ouch! Poor little tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Bad luck mate. See what you get for having predators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Just a suggestion, These guys get pretty big (long) and are not real flexable......Could end up with an individual outgrowing the width of the tank and spending it's entire life facing one way. Will only eat live food till they learn you are the food source, and then only fresh meaty foods. Half beaks or snub nose gar display the same body shape and characteristics on a smaller scale...Are breedable in lage aquaria, and tho smaller, at least survive in captivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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