Hey Flemming, I am working on getting them into a healthier size. Videos shot on 2nd. and 3rd. day I had them. I am going to continue to feed bloodworms, trying daphnia(some one said they really love those) and a few live fish tomorrow as snacks(Jeff Rapps said his swallowed 2 already and they are from the same bunch)
My new and first mini gulper catfish
- Thread starter Rays of Sunshine
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I took a good look at the gulpers and it looks like they have grown 1/2 inch. They had not eaten any meal worms since day one. One has become my favorite, it's darker than the others and is always cruising. I snapped a couple of meal worms and it came by and finally took them. It also tried my fingers.
Today I bought 30 baby guppies and 20 ghost shrimp and added them to the tank. The gulpers couldn't catch the shrimp but they definitely preyed on the weak and dying guppies.
Is it just me or do other gulper keepers think these fish act like sharks? I know catfish fish will search in all directions and lock on prey and grab. The gulpers seem slightly different more like a great white. The gulpers circle and turn their mouths at an angle downward or upward and open and bite.
Of course they speed up doing this but they also grab food and turn the mouth so that the food will be at the corner of the mouth. They hold it in the corner of the mouth bite twice then move the food closer to the center then engulf. The gulpers also mouth bite a few times, to taste the object, then decide whether this is suitable. Like a great white biting someone to see what they are.
Today I bought 30 baby guppies and 20 ghost shrimp and added them to the tank. The gulpers couldn't catch the shrimp but they definitely preyed on the weak and dying guppies.
Is it just me or do other gulper keepers think these fish act like sharks? I know catfish fish will search in all directions and lock on prey and grab. The gulpers seem slightly different more like a great white. The gulpers circle and turn their mouths at an angle downward or upward and open and bite.
Of course they speed up doing this but they also grab food and turn the mouth so that the food will be at the corner of the mouth. They hold it in the corner of the mouth bite twice then move the food closer to the center then engulf. The gulpers also mouth bite a few times, to taste the object, then decide whether this is suitable. Like a great white biting someone to see what they are.
I would feed that beast market shrimp already and/or chopped mussels and what not to plump him up. Sexy pick up.
haynchinook334;4653164; said:
+1, that and some nightcrawlers. Super jealous, always wanted a few.
Rays of Sunshine;4653147; said:
My name is Trey. Ive only been here fir 2 months so I don't know who that is.
Sorry River, workred until 5:45am. Jeff Rapps is a wonderful vendor who specializes in Cichlids and oddballs too. Here is his website: http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/
