greedy giant snakehead feeding?

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Hi all after getting rid of my micro from my money shot thread I've longed for another. I had two larger micro's at 14 and 18inch which I moved on after buying a new youngster 'titan' to grow out with my cichlids. I got the now not so little guy two months ago at 5inch, now he's hitting 9.5 inch! Problem is I have a few other fish that like a meaty treat and a african pike that struggles to get any frozen bites due to the micro's greed lol!!! The snakehead will eat until its so bloated that you can see the shape of individual mussels and prawns through his sides! I try to distract the snakehead at one end of the tank while feeding others down the other end but he even swims down and snatch's it from their mouths! I'm guessing its not healthy for him to bloat that much? I feed him an try the others every other day, is that to often? IMG-20121212-00653.jpgIMG-20121212-00648.jpg

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Another reason why snakeheads are suited only for species tanks. Nice fish though :)

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Well it could end up has his tank (I have a breeding pair of midas and a young breeding pair of dovii, I'm not silly and understand as they grow some will have to go to give way with others so we'll see how it goes) along with my giant gourami an some plecs assuming they continue to cohabit peacfully! I'd also like a black devil cat but that would be pushing it I think!
 
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