Lungfish settling in

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Hello Everyone,top of the morning to you all.
Well my lungfish is finally getting used to it's new home,moving gravel around along with all of my bogwood and rocks. I tried diff. foods and some luck with goldfish,as he slaughtered one,ate one,one died and one still terrified.
I did a partial water change hoping that would help his appitite,but no apparent change. But he didn't get to be 28" by not eating,so i'm not worried to much.
As for my 120 tall he has no trouble reaching the top for air,and has plenty of swimming space. He just needs plenty of water changes,and i change 40 to 50% every 4 days.
I keep his lighting low as i am using the lights that came with the tank at time of purchase,and a low wattage moon glow nightlight at night,this is when he really shows how powerfull he really is. I watched and heard him suck a mouthfull of gravel into his large mouth and i had to go get a flashlight to check and see if the tank was leaking or not,i thought he was going to break the tank!. Now i understand what you guys were saying about not getting bitten!
Filtration from my 2 fluval 404's don't seem to be a problem as he is swimming quite well,probably due to water volume. I moved the heaters from in the corners to the center of the tank as he favors the corners to gulp air,and positioned them to form an inverted "v" so he could roam without hitting them(the heater covers did not work as well as i wanted them to)
Thats about all for now,talk to ya later.
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[Jason]

glad to hear he's doing well for you. i wouldnt be too worried about not eating, also i tend to not use live feeders, in a pinch nightcrawlers typically get everything eating well, however he's probably just still settling in. My slender lung still wont eat when i'm any where in the room with him.

Jason

Ps those kinda water changes and a good diet will start putting nice weight on him soon

 

[santoury]

Sounds like everything is going perfectly! It also sounds like you're really enjoying him. Great!!!
As for eating - don't worry! One of mine still has not eaten, after 4 months, and he looks the same as the day I got him. I'm not concerned in the least.
As for putting on weight, etc.... He is in fact pretty much fully grown, for an annectens, so he won't be (Thank GOD!) putting a lot more weight on, but maybe filling out some.
Have a good one! Jude

 

[E_americanus]

glad to hear he's doing well for you. i wouldnt be too worried about not eating, also i tend to not use live feeders, in a pinch nightcrawlers typically get everything eating well, however he's probably just still settling in. My slender lung still wont eat when i'm any where in the room with him.

Jason

Ps those kinda water changes and a good diet will start putting nice weight on him soon

haha, i know what you mean about that dolloi jason, in the years i had that guy i may have seen him eat maybe 2-3 times...food always disappeared at night though!

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good to hear the lungfish is doing well. sounds like he has a great setup. as stated previously, i wouldnt worry about it not eating yet, just keep any eye out for any external symptoms of stress, and maintain water quality.

if you notice the heaters becoming a problem, you can always setup a small sump and put the heaters in there...my aethiopicus destroyed the bottom of a powerhead for no apparent reason, but leaves filter intakes alone...there is a small sump for the heaters though, as this is the safest place for heaters if you have the space. good luck, and keep us posted!--
--solomon

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Nice to hear he's happy. If you can get some images up.

 

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I would love to show my LF,but i have no camera or related knowledge on how to post pics.,but i'm working on it.
By the way,what about GOLIATH for a name for my LF? My wife picked that out,and i am interested in what you guys think.
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