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I'll admit I prefer the natural colors as well, but then again, I have them in 3 colors ... pink (albino), black, and gray. The black is my favorite.
He's about 2 feet now. And yes, he's mine.
He's about 2 feet now. And yes, he's mine.
Wow 3 dolloi's that's nice... you must be spending tons on food.
I actually have a weak spot for albino's. how big are your other one's and what do you feed them?
I actually have a weak spot for albino's. how big are your other one's and what do you feed them?
Not to brag or anything, but because you asked about feeding them.... I have over 30 lungfishes, and yes, it's a lot of work. BUT the great thing is I currently live on a college campus, and get all kinds of meats from the cafeteria under my meal plan, so I am always bringing them all kinds of goodies to munch on without taking a penny out of my pocket. In addition they get dog food, cat food, fish pellets, and the like. The beauty of these guys is that very little is wasted. Just give them a chunk, and you know that chunk will be eaten, not broken up into many little pieces that need to be cleaned up after. It's the poop that's altogether a different story, though!!! Major poo!
The sizes range from 3 inches to over 2 feet long. The guy in my avatar is my biggest. His yawn tells me that he could in fact inhale a kid's hand whole... scary thought, that. Tell me about yours!
The sizes range from 3 inches to over 2 feet long. The guy in my avatar is my biggest. His yawn tells me that he could in fact inhale a kid's hand whole... scary thought, that. Tell me about yours!
santoury;726406; said:
what exactly are you feeding them from the cafeteria? you do know that terrestrial proteins are not as good for these fishes and can lead to other health problems in the long term...they are also being set up for lateral line issues. food on a college campus is very fatty (and quite unhealthy in many cases) and definitely not a good choice for feeding any predatory fish.--
--solomon
They MAINLY get fish pellets, fish, and shrimp, and krill. - the cafeteria meats are just a temporary delicacy, so to speak. Turkey, Chicken, ham, beef, - but as I said, just a treat. Maybe once every two weeks actually.
Reading back, I did make it seem like they ate this all the time. Oops.
Reading back, I did make it seem like they ate this all the time. Oops.
This is my Albino Dolloi it's over 90 cm now.
got it September 2005 at 40/45 cm
It's main diet is Goldfish. I buy between 50 and 70 goldfish each month.
It eat's about 30/40 in the first few days. I suplement it with chicken, nightcrawlers, sometimes pellets for Japanese koi and algae ,,pellets".
I'm getting a new tank for it, in a few weeks. main tank is 130X50X50. (cm)
I have the waterlevel on 30cm. The tank is filtered on an wet/dry biofilter.
got it September 2005 at 40/45 cm
It's main diet is Goldfish. I buy between 50 and 70 goldfish each month.
It eat's about 30/40 in the first few days. I suplement it with chicken, nightcrawlers, sometimes pellets for Japanese koi and algae ,,pellets".
I'm getting a new tank for it, in a few weeks. main tank is 130X50X50. (cm)
I have the waterlevel on 30cm. The tank is filtered on an wet/dry biofilter.
