marbled sleeper - soon hock

[channarox]

just bought 2.
theyre living in the growout tank since theyre only less than 2 inches long.
a few quick Qs,
how fast do they grow?
i know they get to less than 2 feet.
what should i feed other than feeders?
im thinkin meaty foods?
and will they cohab w other fish?
and each other?
right now theyre with a convict,some walking cats and feeders,
i havent seen any aggression yet.
but one of them did jump out of the in-tank tank and into the tank.

 

[pwmin]

I bought one 2 weeks ago and it mysteriously died (tank paramaters 0/0/5) while none of the other fish did and it didn't have any marks or anything on it from being attacked. After a couple of days, it would swim up to the surface and eat anything I fed my other fish (FD krill, FD bloodworms, flakes). It also ate pellets from the bottom. I did get another. They are ambush predators that usually won't mess with anything they can't fit in their mouths, which are quite large. They grow fairly quickly, but not too quickly from what I've heard, but I am not sure of inches per month. I will be learning as I go. One of my LFS has a 14"er. What a huge mouth and awesome-looking fish.

 

[guppy]

Do not trust them, they will often appear harmless for a while than eat tankmates, I have had a 10" one eat an 8" LMB. By the way, a little salt helps keep them healthy, at least 1 tbsp/5 gallons.

 

[channarox]

ok.
thanks.
guppy,how many inches do they grow per mth?
pwmin,good info thanks.

 

[guppy]

Mine went from 10" to around 14" in about 6 months