just a quick question

[catch&kill]

g'day,
i have just bought 10 monoculus.all are about 3 inches and feeding well.
they are in a 3x2x2 at the moment, with some large "black widow" tetras as dithers. i have an 8x2x2 to put them in later. my question is, will i have a problem with so many in the future? or are they right to keep in a school of this number? i'm hoping they dont sort each other out to point were there are only 1 or 2 left as adults....do they fight to the death over territory or do they school up?

any advice or experience would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
Jeff from Australia

 

[Tongue33]

They establish hierarchy And which sometimes ends in death of the weakest links... That is a nice school.. Though it will likely cause some problem in the future for an 8x2x2. Though you likely have at least 2 years before you have any real issues. As long as your care is excellent.

I never call food.. Dithers

When a pair forms you could have a tank wiht two fish on one side and 8 on the other

I was wanting a qty of the size you have It should be an awesome sight when they approach 12 and beyond inches Keep us updated.

Dieselmack has some excellent videos with schools that large on Youtube. And The Trust has a couple vids with schools that large in a smaller tank the Diesel did.. Check them out on Youtube

 

[catch&kill]

yeah, thanks mate,

i will have a look at the Youtube vids...
i've always liked them,but for a long time, you could'nt get them in australia.
recently,some body has cracked the breeding process and raised them to the size that i bought them (about 2inches). ive only had them for 1 month, but i reckon they've grown at least an inch in that time. ive been giving them gambusia(a native guppy) that i catch from a pond nearby, and one in particular, will eat 3 at a time!!! even at this size, they are varacious eaters....its easy to see why they are at the top of the food chain in the amazon.....just one more question, ive heard that i should'nt feed them fish from the sea...is this correct? i only live 300yards from the ocean and can always get fresh mullet for them when they are bigger....why wouldn't they benefit from this? is the salt a problem?

 

[catch&kill]

you weren't wrong about the dithers being food, although i have never seen them, the black widow tetras are thining out in( 6 are now 1) with very shredded finage and they just seem to pass away as if they are exhausted. but like i say, ive never seen the bass even chase them....maybe they just never leave the glass while im looking at them...but when im gone... they may be harassing the s**t out of them....i mean it!

 

[Tongue33]

They are fun... If you want to see them chase the food Wait a day after the last food is gone then feed again