TheFishGuy;711605; said:
i didn't know they were schooling fish, interesting . . .
if you have 4 or 5, will they beat up on each other?
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i didn't know they were schooling fish, interesting . . .
if you have 4 or 5, will they beat up on each other?
I have seen them over a foot long many times (L. fasciatus anyway) And yes, they are aggressive, and do well in cichlid communities.
I currently have a L. fasciatus - teeny guy at 2.5 inches, a L. moralesi, about 4 inches, and an unknown Leporinus that nobody has been able to identify thus far. (Gray, with yellow throat, 6 inch range.)
They are known for being chasers and nippers. Nipping is much more destructive than, say, an aggressive Cichlid, because nipping simply does not stop, and it in fact eats away the other fish's fins on a continual basis.
The three I have are in a Cichlid setup and everybody fits in perfectly.
One very interesting observation though, my Midas (3 inches) is ALWAYS extremely aggressive towards the two larger Leporinus, but leave all the others alone - He must know they are nippers... The Leporinus simply flash away.
I have yet to see a Leporinus injured by anything else. They eat anything and everything, and even tore apart and ate one of my lily plant bulbs. They eat dead leaves off of the live plants, but leave the live ones alone, which is awesome. They have no end to their appetite, which makes for a spotless tank after feeding which is quite nice.
I currently have a L. fasciatus - teeny guy at 2.5 inches, a L. moralesi, about 4 inches, and an unknown Leporinus that nobody has been able to identify thus far. (Gray, with yellow throat, 6 inch range.)
They are known for being chasers and nippers. Nipping is much more destructive than, say, an aggressive Cichlid, because nipping simply does not stop, and it in fact eats away the other fish's fins on a continual basis.
The three I have are in a Cichlid setup and everybody fits in perfectly.
One very interesting observation though, my Midas (3 inches) is ALWAYS extremely aggressive towards the two larger Leporinus, but leave all the others alone - He must know they are nippers... The Leporinus simply flash away.
I have yet to see a Leporinus injured by anything else. They eat anything and everything, and even tore apart and ate one of my lily plant bulbs. They eat dead leaves off of the live plants, but leave the live ones alone, which is awesome. They have no end to their appetite, which makes for a spotless tank after feeding which is quite nice.
I did get your PM's - but have been way too busy to respond. Have to write a large paper for Genetics class. I however, mailed you a letter. Hope you get it soon, and thank you very much for the pellets! Jude
They are evil fish that will nip anything that backs off. I ended up hating mine so much I wanted to kill it. I gave it away instead.
Contrary to most of these posts, my leporinus have never shown aggression to any of their tankmates except for each other. I bought them at 2" and they are currently a little more than 4" long(I've only had them 3-4 months). They currently live with about a dozen endler's livebearers, 2 kissing gouramis and a royal pleco. They never seem to pay any attention to the other fish except when the ender's have fry and they are quickly devoured. There are several endler's under an inch long though and they are never bothered. The two leporinas are territorial with each other but never give chase for more than a split second. Of course, this may all change as they get bigger. They are currently in a 29g tank and will be moved to a 46 or 55 or 150 as needed.
My leoporanis isnt very aggressive at all and he is 8" of course I also have a distochdus on the same tank that is 10" that keeps him in check....
Mine almost killed my new lima shovelnose when i first got him..!
I got pissed and moved him to my Cichlid tank and he got his ass kicked..pretty bad. But now he is fine and loves to eat the big pellets instead of what he was use to eating in the other tank (flake food).
They are beutifull fish though.!
I got pissed and moved him to my Cichlid tank and he got his ass kicked..pretty bad. But now he is fine and loves to eat the big pellets instead of what he was use to eating in the other tank (flake food).
They are beutifull fish though.!
