I had heard that they prefer cooler water temperatures.Mine is in an unheated tank right now and the temp is mid seventies.
Yeah my Korean perch is currently being kept in 80-82 degrees and is doing great. I was just wondering how everyone's experience is going since they prefer cooler waters. Thanks, keep us updated.I had heard that they prefer cooler water temperatures.Mine is in an unheated tank right now and the temp is mid seventies.
Wish we had it like that here, I'd just go down to the local market; grab one from the live section and throw one in my tank. One of my exes used to take me down to places in china town in Manhattan that sold live fish. If I remember correctly I saw some really big Barramundi there, I was tempted to actually pick up a Barra but they didn't look too hot so I wasn't sure about trying to take one home with me.they are very popular food fish here in china , quite good tasting too . Always available live in the fish section of every supermarket and open market along with northern snakehead etc
Mine are aggressive no matter what the other fish looks like it seems. Electric Blue Acaras are fairly different body wise as are my Ptychromis with maybe my Pike being closest in shape but they give chase to all of them. Though through tragedy it seems they may have been chasing the cichlids driven by predatory instincts. I had a breeding pair of Electric Blue Acaras and just moments ago I found my Scherzeri No No(the one in all the pics) dead with hyper extended gills and mouth with my female Electric Blus Acara caught in his mouth. The Scherzeri was dead but the Acara still alive. I removed the Acara and moved her to another tank as well as her mate though I don't know if she'll make it. She was 5 inches and the Scherzeri was 6-7 inches max, I didn't think he;d go after her since so far I had to save several Tetragonopterus from the Scherzeri but they showed no signs of trying to eat the Acaras. The only thing was my Acaras would go head to head with the Scherzeri flaring gills at each other till the male would eventually drive off the Scherzeri.They must be aggressive towards fish that look similar. My Korean perch is well behaved with all of my fish and it could be because my tank has no hiding places and is bare bottom.
But I agree, I love the streamlined shape and patterns of the Korean perch. I would also love to add a chuatsi to my tank if someone brings them in. It was easy to pellet train, just starve and be patient. I also forgot ask you guys the temperature you guys are keeping the Korean perches in?
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