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Ctenopomas are among my favorites, I had one a while back with my cichlids, and it was much more aggressive than I expected.
Great info, and great pics!
 
ruben;1476704; said:
Ctenopomas are among my favorites, I had one a while back with my cichlids, and it was much more aggressive than I expected.
Great info, and great pics!
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thanks! they are very fun



and boa very sweet bushies and indo!


-GKF
 
Great effort! I've always had a soft spot for bushfish. I'm currently keeping C. acutirostre, C. nebulosum, C. weeksii, and M. fasciolatum. In the past, I've also kept C. kingsleyae and M. ansorgii. Joe (Fruitbat) is a big bushfish fan. He's an admin at AP, but shows up here too.
 
ghostknifefish0909;1468339; said:
All ctenopomas are very slow, and lazy ambush predators.They wait among plants, beneath sunken driftwood, or some large rock caves, and shoot their mouths short distances to any small prey in range.
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I dissagree... Yes, this statement is very true for ctenopoma acutirostre and some others. However otherspecies, such as ctenopoma kingsleye are robust, opportunistic, free roaming predators that will normally not seek shelter but rather swim out in the open, ready to tackle any edible morcel it comes in contact with. Just my 2 cents :D
 
Does anybody know how big a full grown Ctenopoma is? I've had mine a year since he was about 1inch and now he's about 3". Just wondering.
 
ive read that they top out around 6" but that could be wrong.
 
Nice info but....

Leopard Ctenopoma or Ctenopoma Acutirostre is just one type of Ctenopoma and there for should be referred to as either Leopard Ctonopoma or Acutirostre, as really Ctenopoma is the family of fish.
 
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