so I woke up the other morning before work to find one of my large male festaes had started beating up his female after they had been guarding fry for a couple of months together. Luckily I caught it in time and removed the male and placed him in a 40gal breeder which was housing 1 5in male islantum and some exodons.. I placed the islantum in my 100gal w/ my kelberi, temporalis, festae, adonis pleco and planiceps. I came home from work that night and there was no sign of the islantum, the planiceps inhale him HOLE. I didnt realize he could swallow something that size because he is so slender, but now I do he looked like a blimp. He only about a foot, what a monster.
My Planiceps is a beast....
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Don't underestimate Planiceps, being longer means they can take down fish of pretty large size. They grow huge when their adults.
I thought exodons were pretty vicious...but your islantum met its real end from the true predator. Bad for the islantum though, they are a nice cichlid.
I thought exodons were pretty vicious...but your islantum met its real end from the true predator. Bad for the islantum though, they are a nice cichlid.
actaully got him at 50 Fathoms my local lfs. I will take some new pics. the ones i have now, hes only 7inches in.
I might move him into a bigger tank this week, I'm worried he might inhale my Vampire tetra.
Here's an updated picture of him pushing 13 inches.
Here's an updated picture of him pushing 13 inches.
thats actually a hydrolycus scomberoides, not vampire tetra, and beautiful planiceps, one of my favorites and dream cats.