Marble Growth Rate?
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Are u referring to P. Aethiopicus or P. Annetcens? Doesn't matter much either way for temperment/tank mates. But in my experience P. Aethiopicus grows fairly quickly for a lung and P. Annetcens grows rather slow. I had P. Annetcens for almost 10 yrs. In that time it grew from 10" to 33"..... Currently have P. Aethiopicus and its grown from 6" to 20" in just over 1 year. Aethiopicus also max out at 5-6' where as P. Annetcens only reaches around 3'.
As for tank mates...keep them with anything u dont mind losing. They have jaws like a snapping turtle and can cut fish almost surgically when there bigger. Most often there best kept alone. My P. aethiopicus has no tank mates. The P. Annetcens was housed in typical "monster" communities and would kill a few fish every year as he wished. He cookie cuttered 12-14" cichlids at will and did not like any bottom dwelling fish at all... Lungs will also kill each other most the time also.
If you want a "community" lung fish the south american lung is the only one recommended to house with tank mates.
As for tank mates...keep them with anything u dont mind losing. They have jaws like a snapping turtle and can cut fish almost surgically when there bigger. Most often there best kept alone. My P. aethiopicus has no tank mates. The P. Annetcens was housed in typical "monster" communities and would kill a few fish every year as he wished. He cookie cuttered 12-14" cichlids at will and did not like any bottom dwelling fish at all... Lungs will also kill each other most the time also.
If you want a "community" lung fish the south american lung is the only one recommended to house with tank mates.
Sorry for bumping. Which one do you find more attractive, albino aethiopicus or normal aethiopicus? I notice albino doesn't have that marbling pattern, so it could be less attractive. Opinions?
most all the albino p. aethiopicus still have pattern as juvies...mine is at 26" and still holding a marbled pattern. Its a bit melanistic/lutino so i think itell keep some dark pigment throughout its life. There are some platinum looking ones more white but most of what ive seen available have pattern/pigment. May just be we get the lower grade albinos here in the states tho. And to answer ur question... albino all the way in my opinion.
Most the ones going around now look like this... seems to fade a bit as they grow.
Absolutly love mine...you wont be disapointed. its 1.5 yrs old and 26" from 6" when i got it. Its had a few tank mates... just starting to eat them now lol...
