South American Leaf Fish

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amazontank

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I just got some of these guys today!
I actually cleared out my 110 to make it a Leaf Fish tank.
Any advice on these guys I would really appreciate!
I will post some pics once they settle in!
I put them in a big bag with 40 guppies at my LFS. When I got home there were no guppies left.
 
They're pretty easy to keep as long as you have a constant supply of live foods.

I had a few a couple years ago and the amount they eat was insane.
I tried everything to get them off live foods nothing worked.
I eventually traded them in to the LFS I bought them from. I couldn't keep up with the live foods they needed


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They eat non stop, and take live food only. They do best in a well planted setup. I'd start up a guppy breeding tank if you can. I used to feed mine guppies and cichlids.
They do get territorial and it's pretty funny; they flex they're mouths and wave them side to side.
Good luck, and post some pics when you get a chance.
 
I had a couple of mine (not all) taking meal worms occasionally. They really should be on a fish heavy diet though.
 
Thanks guys so much! I will be hoping that they take the occasional earthworm. I never seen a fish eat as much! I absolutely love these guys. The ultimate little predator.
 
When I thought my red wolf fish was also un-trainable to dead food I bred MAD live bearers in my 30 and 10. Had some Molly's and platys in the 30 and guppys in the ten. I think that's your best bet.

Try feeding them dead feeders, I would kill them (sad but better then being eaten alive) to start to get my wolf on dead foods. If they will take this, then I'd go for freezing a BUNCH of rosy reds so they are sanitized and feed like that. It'll be much much easier on ya then breeding or going out and buying em all the time

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Actually I will be taking out my fishing rod this weekend after they fatten up. Gonna troll thawed out Silver Sides and hope they strike. Looks like they are gluten fish and I think this could work. Got my Armatus on sardines this way.
 
I am so excited I just purchased a giant Leaf Fish 3.5" inches long! What an absolute beast.

I will be getting the guy shipped to me next week!

Does anybody know if the big Leaf Fish will actually eat smaller ones?

I was thinking I might be able to keep a school of these Leaf Fish in my big tank with my Payara. I really don't think he would notice them in the leaves. :D
 
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