Micropeltes in a community?

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Bad idea...
 
I hate posts like that! No explanation, no information, no help! What's the point of telling me its a "bad idea" with no information or experience as to why???

*sorry for the rant, it just bugs me*


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I got 6 baby red snakeheads in my tank with fire ee,l 4 convics and 2 belheri snakeheads, and a payara, and 3 gold fish, I got the red last and they were only 5" or so, since then I have been trying to sell off my other fish with no luck, well since then they are now 8" or so, eaten 2 of the convics until I woke up and removed the other 2 into a new tank, last night they ate one of the bleheri, well were in the process when I noticed the commotion in the tank and removed it, but it died from its injuries last night, they take shot at the payara from time to time, but the payara is very placid and about 10" so they tend to leave him alone as he keeps far away from the school at all times, and I cant seem to get rid of it yet but still trying, and the fireeel is about 15" and hides all the time s they don't bother at all with him, the only thing they don't mind are the 3 goldfish lol, they have become part of the school, the gold fish and the snake heads move in one giant pack and eat anything and everything when it hits the water now lol killer goldfish lol who would have thought. I recommend you get rid of everything in the tank and just keep red, or they will most likely do it for you, im sure being how mine are one big school is much worse as mine compete for food and really violently shred everything I feed them, I put whole fish in about 6-7" in every day or other day and they rip it to pieces and tear it out of each of there mouths upon entering the water and don't stop till they have eaten every last bite.
 
Both of yours are in a shoal, does that make a difference to aggression? Also the fish its going in with will be much, much bigger and the tank won't have much if any decor because the other fish are territorial as well, does any oc this make a difference?


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monsterkeeper87 said:
I hate posts like that! No explanation, no information, no help! What's the point of telling me its a "bad idea" with no information or experience as to why???

*sorry for the rant, it just bugs me*

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Sorry bud, your absolutely right. I was rushing to work popped off a quick answer but i always circle back for more info.

Anyone who knows anything about snakeheads can tell you it wont work in the end. Many have tried and failed , many who would argue are in the process of trying and failing right now and just don't know it yet. Of course you'll also have your internet experts who have never seen a snakehead, but found a YouTube link that proves it works! (I've fallen into that trap before myself)

Micropeltes like almost all other snakeheads need species only or solo tanks. A mix is a disaster waiting to happen. It might last days, or months, but eventually the micro will turn on it's tank mates and destroy them. I've know many who have tried and failed, I've tried mixing other snake head species with similar results.

When you see the "success stories" or those awesome youetube mixes it's almost always fairly new setups. The Stress will keep the snake head in check for a time. Second common is improper conditions and or care, which turns them lethargic and of course this takes it's toll over time, if the conditions don't improve the fish will live a peaceful but SHORT life dying from the same stress that was stopping it from killing others.

If conditions improve the snakehead will behave normally and turn into a killing machine. These people don't advertise the aftermath or they go into denial saying "fish stated dying for no reason"

With Micropeltes you may do fine in a mix as long as the other tankmates are to big and tough for him to attack. It seems around the 16" mark is when most turn mean. I'm sure this is often the "tipping point" where the micro starts to becomes the biggest fish and also starts to mature which leads to attacks and deaths of tankmates. I suspect you'd have greater success if the micro is the smallest fish in the tank and the other have an equally fast growth rate with matching size potential. But even then when it will likely only delay the inevitable a bit longer, when sexual maturity hits the micro will still likely turn on tankmates even those bigger then it.

Hope that helps.
 
Keeping Micro in a community is like keeping a Fahaka in a community. It might work for a while, then out of nowhere, they'll destroy everything.
MANY people have tried it, but it usually ends bad.
If there's no decor/hiding spots, there's a better chance for Micro to kill because there's no where for tankmates to flee. At the same time, new Micro's might be shy and if they have nowhere to hide from large tankmates, they may also be attacked. The most attractive fish to a predator is the one that runs. If they can't hide, they'll run until there exhausted and get killed.
I personally don't think it's a good idea, but if you insist, I wouldn't put anything with a Micro that I wasn't willing to lose.
 
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