Hey all. Haven't been on here for sometime and now I'm back!
Looking for feedback and advice on how to get them to take market prawns and pellets!
Also I want to try having tinfoil barbs to act as trainer fish! All feedback is appreciated!
Nice group ! I converted mine very young to pellets ,it did take a bit of patience compared to other channa . I used meal worms to get them used to grabbing sinking food rather then chasing fish . Then from their I started dropping in some slow sinking pellets with meal worms most took to them right away . One was a bit stubborn but they have a very high feeding response and quickly get caught up into a frenzy so if one goes for it they all explode.
Having other fish to compete for food will trigger them to be even more agressive feeders but those other fish will quickly end up on the menu as well so be sure they are disposable ones lol
Thanks for the insightful reply!
They are only taking live feeders now, but I'm starving them at the moment. I haven't tried meal worms yet but they most likely will take them right?
As for tinfoil barbs, I'm curious because they come from the same natural habitat and I thought they could be mixed with no issues!
Pleuro's are top predetors in their native range, you'll find many if not most fish that come from the same area that are lower on the food chain! The presence of feeder fish is what makes the existence of predatory species possible !
Anything fast moving or flashy will trigger a feeding response or a territorial response either way the end result will be the same & the Pleuros will tear it's part .
Tankmate wise your best chances will be with bigger/bulkier bottom dwellers. You MIGHT get away with some mid-too level swimmers IF they are bigger , docile & slow moving fish.
With that said , no tankmate will ever completely safe . I've done a lot of research on what might work with mine because they are young and already quite aggressive and when talking to people who raised this species into adulthood almost all had some success with tank mates until maturity hit and then the Pleuro's killed them . I would not invest too much in any tank mates because you'll never know when the Pleuro's might latch on !
Pleuro's are top predetors in their native range, you'll find many if not most fish that come from the same area that are lower on the food chain! The presence of feeder fish is what makes the existence of predatory species possible !
Anything fast moving or flashy will trigger a feeding response or a territorial response either way the end result will be the same & the Pleuros will tear it's part .
Tankmate wise your best chances will be with bigger/bulkier bottom dwellers. You MIGHT get away with some mid-too level swimmers IF they are bigger , docile & slow moving fish.
With that said , no tankmate will ever completely safe . I've done a lot of research on what might work with mine because they are young and already quite aggressive and when talking to people who raised this species into adulthood almost all had some success with tank mates until maturity hit and then the Pleuro's killed them . I would not invest too much in any tank mates because you'll never know when the Pleuro's might latch on !
Oh well.. I guess I won't be adding anything then.. Now I have a 9" endli with them and have no issues.
And right now the males are biting and nipping each other's face and fins. Only the females not affected. (greener colour and not taking part in the circling around, biting fins)
I also keep bichirs with mine , endlie, lap, angsorii , ornate ,delhezi & a rope fish . But I suspect when they mature the bichirs all start getting picked on when they go up for air .
My experience has been that the males are very hard on each other. One in my group has become dominate now and that settled the group down a bit but I'm betting this is only a temporary peace until they pair off.
I also keep bichirs with mine , endlie, lap, angsorii , ornate ,delhezi & a rope fish . But I suspect when they mature the bichirs all start getting picked on when they go up for air .
My experience has been that the males are very hard on each other. One in my group has become dominate now and that settled the group down a bit but I'm betting this is only a temporary peace until they pair off.
Yep, i notice that the males are aggressive to each other every 2 months or so, only the females remain dormant.. maybe the best way to keep them would be 1 male to 4 or 5 females...cause right now i have 3 males 3 females (not my pick) but oh well.. at least they aren't fighting to the death among each other
Has anyone successfully bred in their aquariums before?
