Best place to find Herichthys carpintis?

[frazzlerock5]

I'll be talking more with ken shortly down the road to get an order set up. Don't want to deal with Rapps personally.

Thanks for the pics Frazzle, those look like some great fish! What size tank is he in right now?

he's in a 125gallon

 

[peathenster]

Mine from Ken

The day I got him (I think it's a him) - late Dec. 2008

One month later

Going at it with my EBJD (two weeks ago)

Coloring up

 

[frazzlerock5]

Wow.. big change in not even two months. Looks great peathenster

 

[peathenster]

Wow.. big change in not even two months. Looks great peathenster

Thanks man - yours look great too. I may have fed him too much but it's hard to resist...

 

[Aquadi]

How do you these guys do with plants like java ferns/moss/anubias?

 

[duke33]

How do you these guys do with plants like java ferns/moss/anubias?

They will eat them, tear them up. Worse than oscars.

 

[Aquadi]

They will eat them, tear them up. Worse than oscars.

Even though they are foul tasting as all heck? I know the java fern is toxic if consumed... I have about $100 worth of plants coming in this week. Maybe I'm going to have to relook this fish and it's compatibility. Good grief. What a pain in the butt.

 

[duke33]

I have'nt tried to put any java Fern in there...i missread.

 

[Aquadi]

I have'nt tried to put any java Fern in there...i missread.

What plants have you used? Java fern and anubias secrete a very undesirable tasting chemical so when a fish bites in to it they are usually repulsed by the taste. This is the reason I picked them, that and they are low light requirements, heh heh.

 

[peathenster]

Mine loves romaine lettuce.....I didn't expect that....