pleuros

[Miguel]

yes. pix please..

 

[WhiteLineRacer]

Nice pick up Dixon you'll not regret having a group. I wish I had another

I agree with Mentzer about the Asian Aro and possibly the Dats. Pleuro's can be overly peacful at times

Can't wait for the pics to roll in

 

[DiXoN]

Wish those guys werent illegal here

yeah its a shame

My advice is to keep them in group. Don't get rid of some of them, you will regret it. Mines swim together, feed together, rest together. Nothing more beautiful than 5-6 colorful pleuros moving around in a large tank. Add a couple more monsters and you have an amazing setup.

And as for growing from 3" to 10"...it all depends on your feeding/cleaning/housing. But in my experience, in a decent sized growout tank, with extra filtration and frequent water changes, it took me about 3-4 months. It's long at first, but then they just grow like crazy. That was my experience anyways, might vary!

thanks for the info.

You wen't with the pleuros then... Are you going to keep this as a breeding project?

yeah i got a good deal, i would love to try and breed them but have no info and dont know if it could be done.

Great choice Dixon, keep us posted up on them

will do wayne

Dixon

Channa pleurophthalma are more peaceful then most snakeheads and fish not seen, as prey will be left alone. Nevertheless the fish should not be kept with to large species like some cichlids as they can be very shy and timid. Eyespot snakeheads are tolerant of their own kind and can be kept in groups. Occasionally there will be torn fins, especially after a larger water change, but they do heal remarkably fast.

And thats from Snakeheads.org


Also

A fast current and a temperature of 26 C° seem to be beneficial to these fish. Since these fish have a very high metabolic rate a sufficient Filtration system is essential to cope with the waste products.

i will get more filtration and add awhen needed and will add a internal filter of 400gph for the current, thanks

I'd say with optimum conditions around 5 months would get them to 10", mine were on a staple diet of chopped earthworms, supplemented with prawns and whitebait. Stotty has referred to high metabolic rate, this is correct, minor fin splits would heal in 3/4 days. They are gregarious and sociable (as far as snakeheads go) and it is true to say they can also be a little intimidated by more aggressive fish. As fat as your XL Aro/Dat tank goes, I'm not so sure it would be a good idea unless a) There was a big group, say 6 or more and b) they were as big as possible prior to introduction, based on your other fish sizes I would say 12"+ minimum. Even then I think they would be very intimidated by your Asian Aro. Keep us posted!

i decided against adding one to that tank i will get more days for it instead.

wow nice pick up Dixon. Looking forwad to seeing pics

thanks

yes. pix please..

will do when i get the others, it should be next weekend

Nice pick up Dixon you'll not regret having a group. I wish I had another

I agree with Mentzer about the Asian Aro and possibly the Dats. Pleuro's can be overly peacful at times

Can't wait for the pics to roll in

good i like peacefull and they do look good.

i will get pics when i have them all, i only have the one at present the others come this week.

 

[wahwai]

I wouldnt mix pleuros with aggressive fish Dixon. They get stressed out and stop eating. The ones I had were very picky eaters, but still one of the best fishes ive ever owned

 

[WhiteLineRacer]

Where are the pics?????? stop holding out on us Dixon

 

[DiXoN]

I wouldnt mix pleuros with aggressive fish Dixon. They get stressed out and stop eating. The ones I had were very picky eaters, but still one of the best fishes ive ever owned

yeah decided against it i will keep them in the cube.

Where are the pics?????? stop holding out on us Dixon

im not off work until the weekend and the rest should have came in today so i will sort it at the weekend.

 

[PhullTank57]

Congrats on your new pickup, Dixon! Excellent choice of fish sp. to keep. one of my personal "desired" favorites! Colorful, active, and lots of personality... you will not be let down by them!

Since they are still young juvie size... you can growout in your cube for now, but I would suggest placing them in a larger, longer size tank... sometime soon in the near future, as they grow. Unlike most other channa species, Pleurophthalma are tropical, all year round... so be sure to keep temperature in the tank, constant and steady (80-84 degrees F) range or so. Also be sure provide water flowing current in the tank, as this is what they prefer. Very voracious feeders... best to feed a good varied diet. (dried shrimp, fd krill, raw market shrimp, mealworms, ghost shrimp, earthworms, crickets, pellet sticks, etc.) Feeding live feeder fish will BLOW them up, yes but I would only feed them occasionally. (personally, I prefer not feeding live feeder fish, myself?!!)

Be sure to keep us posted with their upbringing and progress. Happy keeping them and enjoy. Post pictures soon as well!