bambusa?

[KNH]

Tell me about your bambusa. They have a great look but how are they with tankmates? Will they except non-live readily? Positives and negatives.

thanks
KNH

 

[kendragon]

I got mine in an outdoor pond. Hoped that it would grow faster and better with the sun and mosquito fish but they are only at 6" where I saw others got theirs to grow a lot bigger in a tank. Need to constantly buy small feeders. I got lazy and started to feed chopped frozen smelt which it accepts.

 

[MyGiants]

I got one in a trade he's a little guy under 3". I keep him in a 10 gallon tank with some dovii fry and and a small red tail barracuda about his same size. Mine eats live blackworms, live whiteworms and frozen brine shrimp. The bambusa is a feisty little guy the dovii fry stay away from him. But the redtail and him seem to get along good together for now.

 

[fugupuff]

they can be weaned off live food, they do grow much faster with live food though. can tolerate cold water, they're very peaceful, just predatory and grow huge!