fei fang/flagtail info

[hoosier]

Can anyone give me some background info on their diet and behavior? Are they generally hardy and swim out in the open or are they always hiding? Do they eat pellets?

 

[JD7.62]

I got mine at a pretty large size so I have no experience with small ones. Saying that mine is always swimming about, not jumpy especially for a characin, they love algea wafers, spinach, and other greens and will do an AWESOME job ridding your tank of algea but their diet must be supplemented cause Im sure the algea cant grow fast enough. Mine has also mouthed and chewed shrimp and squid pieced but has yet to swallow it. Becaure because they can suck slime off of slower fish!

 

[hoosier]

so they probably wouldnt do well with larger fish..like arowanas?

 

[vanimate]

so they probably wouldnt do well with larger fish..like arowanas?

ALOT of people keep these with aros. Its the phoenix and the dragon. Just keep an eye out as some have a preference for slime coat, but others could care less.

 

[RadleyMiller]

dougefresh has one in with his pacu, silver aro, EBJD, and some cons. PM him and ask him. His is really, really nice!

 

[messiner]

if they dont constantly have a food source they will tend to tevelop an addictive likeing to slime coats. i had one kill an acestro, not the typical "slow fish" you hear about them harassing. watch them close.

 

[eman b115]

I got mine at a pretty large size so I have no experience with small ones. Saying that mine is always swimming about, not jumpy especially for a characin, they love algea wafers, spinach, and other greens and will do an AWESOME job ridding your tank of algea but their diet must be supplemented cause Im sure the algea cant grow fast enough. Mine has also mouthed and chewed shrimp and squid pieced but has yet to swallow it. Becaure because they can suck slime off of slower fish!

I have heard that they do infact like veggies but what kinds besides spinach??? This may be a stupid question but there was a recall on spinach due to the E. coli bacteria; found in it; well till now I am reluctant to eat this stuff and I dont think I wanna give the same thing to my fish. what else is there. Some1 said cucumbers is this okay

 

[vanimate]

I have heard that they do infact like veggies but what kinds besides spinach??? This may be a stupid question but there was a recall on spinach due to the E. coli bacteria; found in it; well till now I am reluctant to eat this stuff and I dont think I wanna give the same thing to my fish. what else is there. Some1 said cucumbers is this okay

peas, suppossedly they will eat peas. mine doesnt know what to do with them

 

[dodgefreak8]

mine eats frozen krill, shrimp pellets and hikari carnivore pellets. he also cleans house on my diatom algea problem I can't seem to get rid of.

 

[downset21]

how about size? and do they mess with amazon swords or java fern?