ARMATUS KILLS & EATS TANK MATE

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Sorry for your loss..... That was awesome. At least you got to see it.
Thanks for sharing
 
I banged on the tank to try and get the Armatus to spit the bass out but he wasn't letting him go. At least I got to catch it on video!
 
gavigan1;5100566; said:
I banged on the tank to try and get the Armatus to spit the bass out but he wasn't letting him go. At least I got to catch it on video!

Don't think that would've helped much. Once it's bitten in, the 2 fangs cause a LOT of damage.
At least yours is still pretty "social" to be with other fish. (Assuming you've had them in the tank together for awhile now).

Mine had the habit of biting into anything that was in his space. He'd grab anything that was close enough when he was on the hunt, and after realising they were too big or whatever, he'd just let them go. Those he released quickly, would swim very erratically for a while, before dying. Which is quite an unpleasant thing to see.
 
I have to drop my thoughts here please do not get upset.

If I am judging the size of the other fish in there and not getting it wrong due to camera angle or refraction, I would say it was bound to happen. If I were you I would get your other bass out of there to prevent them from becoming din din as judging from the size of the aro it could easily eat one of them and well the one in the video is sure to eat them cause he already did one.

I personally think that fish eat fish, though really interesting to catch it on video.
 
Awesome but pity you didn't catch the action just as he caught the bass.I guess it would take about a week to digest that meal.
 
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