OMG! Baby BGK's!!

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moonchild1970

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Saw four of them yesterday. I had believed the myth that almost all are wild caught. I had to part with my 9'' wild caught one as it was tearing up all my fish. But these are captive bred. So tiny and so cute!

And I do miss my BGK.

Wondering if I was to get a little 3''one. If brought up with my Bichirs(once it is a bigger size of course!) if he might be mellower than the wild caught one I had, was? Any opinions?
 
BGK's each have their own personality. So you can't really tell how its going to work out till you give it a try. If they are cheap and look healthy, why not just go for it? :)
 
tezr;1942362; said:
They have been farmed for quite a while. Most you see in the chain stores are farmed.
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I personally agree because some importers are already selling small bgk about 2 1/2 inches.
 
Go for it.
 
Go for it! I don't think that all BGK will act like the last one you had. BGK are pretty mellow from my experience.
 
tezr;1942362; said:
They have been farmed for quite a while. Most you see in the chain stores are farmed.
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Researchers and ichthyologists can't get them to breed, so how is this? I would appreciate it if you could find out where they farm them so we can solve this great mystery.
 
ceeej31;1942925; said:
i once heard of a guy that bred his bgks, in a 55 gallon:eek:
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Not likely, I'm going to go with total B.S. on that one unless he has proof - detailed methods, pictures, parents, and offspring. I find it difficult to believe that multiple BGKs even survived to breeding age in a 55 gallon without destroying each other.
 
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