Beani Keepers??

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fishman09

fishman09

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Just put an order in for a group of six 1.5" beani and was wondering if there is any advice as far as those who keep/kept beani here. I know they can be a bit sensitive so any and all tips are appreciated.

The plan is to raise in a 75 loaded with rocks and sightline breakups ran on my drip system at .5gph and given an exclusive diet of new life spectrum. Once i get a solid pair they will more than likely get a 135 gallon for just the pair.

Thanks
 
I have had mine for only a couple of months. No problems so far. I do weekly (sometimes twice) water changes and feed twice a day at most. I house mine with RTs and they are loosing ground, as far as growth rate is concerned, so they are very slow growers. I think as long as you keep up the water quality and restrict the amount of food (high quality) they get you should be good.

I always notice an increase in aggression with the water changes and even though the beani are smaller than the RTs they still run them around for a while afterwards. Pretty funny to watch.
 
They range from 1.25 to 2.0 inches. I assume the smaller ones are girls but it`s way to soon to worry about that. I`d say the largest has grown .5" in those two months. Just as a point of interest, my freddies have gone from 3" to 4" in the same time.
 
I raised a dozen in a 150 gal.
The dominant male grew quickly and showed dominance traits at about 3".
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Soon after he took over, dominant females colored up, and divided the tank into 3 territory's.
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Spawning occurred soon after, female only 3"
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I kept the temp low, as I had lost an adult pair to columnaris during a heat wave the previous summer (mid to high 80s).
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I removed 3 non dominant beani, (a male and 2 females) to a 50 gal tank, within 24 hours had only 1 live in that tank.
I believe loads of hiding places are needed because these fish are very territorial.
The dominant male and female still rule the 150, other sub individuals have remained half their size, and are in constant hiding, stressed but still alive.
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I feed a diet of low protein spirulina and goldfish pellets.
Fry are raised in a plant choked, algae laden tank. I believe the plants provide important sight line breaks to cut back on sibling aggression.
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I threw one at about 3" in my community 220 a couple months ago with fish up to 12" and he's been doing great so far. Really surprised as I didn't think he'd do so well. I feed only once every couple of days and the tank is 76-78.
 
My first try at a beani ended with 4 dead after about 2 months. They gradually killed each other till I was left with one who died of bloat. I plan on taking a shot at them again soon.

They do much better with mild temps around 72-76. A lot of this comes from when I was a child and my dad had a large male. He fed them pellets, shrimp, and veggie pellets. Stress is the main killer of these guys if they aren't the boss of the tank. I'm sure you'll do fine with them

Good luck

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I agree, nice summary, Duane
 
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