has anyone ever bred african butterfly fish ?

[discus-dude]

i recently got 6 ABF at my LFS for $1.99(what a steal) each and was wondering if anyone has ever got them to breed in captivity i also was wondering if they were related to arowanas they look and act alot like then just with bigger fins and way smaller oh and one more thing where do they originate from ?

 

[discus-dude]

bump!

 

[discus-dude]

bump come on people sxomeone has to know !

 

[bigchief]

i have two ive had for about two months,so no breeding..i read that the males anal fin becomes tube like and is inserted into the female she lays later and the eggs float. and about the arrowanna question from what a researched they are in a family of theyre own....so theyre not related to anything else

 

[bigchief]

by the way what do you feed yours im having a hell of time weening them off live crickets.

 

[all_or_nothin]

Theyre from the Amazon im pretty sure

 

[BigO6687]

AFRICAN butterfly fish..................

africa

they are bonytongues along with the arowanas, arapaima, and african "arowana"

 

[all_or_nothin]

AFRICAN butterfly fish..................

africa

they are bonytongues along with the arowanas, arapaima, and african "arowana"

Haha o wow that made me look stupid i wasnt thinkin i jus thought theyd live with aros...

 

[k7q]

when i had a ABF it took pellets right away. at first it took sinking tetra bits then pellets.

 

[studd muffin]

Theyre from the Amazon im pretty sure

AFRICAN butterfly fish..................

africa

they are bonytongues along with the arowanas, arapaima, and african "arowana"

Haha o wow that made me look stupid i wasnt thinkin i jus thought theyd live with aros...