Help need info on rope fish?
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"Rope fish can be the best addition to any large aquarium with proper care. Rope fish should be in a minimum 300 liter tank, but a 200 L would suffice as well. Rope fish also enjoy their own species and would like some friends. They do best in groups of 5 or 6. They can grow to be 90 cm in the wild, but in capitivity there is none recorded pass 60 cm. They will do fine with any fish bigger than their mouths, anything smaller will most likely be eaten up! They can be fed a large variety of items: beefheart, bloodworms, earthworms, frogs, crabs, shrimp, feeder fish, etc...anything meaty. Two of my rope fish are confident enough to eat a piece of beefheart right from my hand. This is definitely an interactive fish and conversation starter. They will not, or should not, be tank mates with oscars, red devils, or any other predatory/territoral type large fish. Large goldfish and the same do well. Common names for the ropefish are dragon fish, reed fish and snake fish. Ideal temperature should be between 22-26°C but fair well in warmer temps, and pH level slightly acidic at 6.5-7.5. Rope fish are fairly hardy. There have been no recorded cases of them breeding in captivity. They do require some hiding place like rocks, plants and caves. Also sexing ropefish is fairly easy. Males have more "spikes" on their top fins than females, and they appear to be more olive in color. Males generally have between 9-12 "spikes" and females less then 10 with a more of ochre color. There is still much unknown about the ropefish, they date back to the dinosaurs! " These are slightly more testy than birchirs I beleive...
i have 3...
- keep EVERYTHING covered... they are escape artists
- mine love blood worms, black worms, earth worms, and shrimp
- very docile, can't really defend themselves
- mostly nocturnal int he beginning
- more active in groups of 3 and more
- leave any fish it can't eat alone
- keep EVERYTHING covered... they are escape artists
- mine love blood worms, black worms, earth worms, and shrimp
- very docile, can't really defend themselves
- mostly nocturnal int he beginning
- more active in groups of 3 and more
- leave any fish it can't eat alone
Definitely make sure you don't have any opportunities for suicide. I learned that the hard way...I was very careful to cover any gaps in the lid with packaging tape, but my little Senegal got into the overflow chamber and took a swim into the sump. 