Hi MKFers...
Yesterday spotted this unique freshwater grouper and stright away i know it is a rare find...I am still not too sure what breed it is (Genus: Cephalopholis??)...after about 20mins consideration and seeing it feeding on live feeder common cats...I decide to try my hands on...
Bought a breeder plastic tank to hold this guy in one of my tank..as this dude is only a 5 incher, I tot it would be safer in the breeder tank for the time being till it grows much bigger..considering the fact that all my fishes are monsters...
Slowly acclimatise this dude..and then put it in the breeder tank....after which I went to walk my dog....for a mere 15mins...and when i return...this dude died on me!!!!!
Till now, I do not know what caused the death...and my water parameters are alright..which leads me to think that perhaps this fish is a salt water convert? I am looking for more information for this dude...
Basically kicking myself once more for not learning more about the fish before buying..I guess this is a lesson hardest to learn for people like us...cus oddballs that are hard to find is like striking lottery!! once you give it a miss, it would be snapped up the next moment!!
I was still bragging to my fish mates on what a rare find i got and I am so happy..but it did not last more than 30mins in my house!!
Now I placed him in my freezer..no heart to throw it away..and only some pics here for remembrance...
Any brudders here can shed some lights on this fish and if this is a saltwater convert, let me know...if it is, I will bring this issue to the shop that sold me this fish..at least to tell them this is a saltwater convert and it is not right to sell them...
I know you probably wont get anything back from the store but if you point out it was Saltwater and kinda hint to them that ur really feeling bad, they might hook you up with a really good deal the next time around. it's worth a shot. If you don't try you never know what you might gain.
