The OFFICIAL Ctenopoma thread!

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Miles

Miles

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I love these guys! We should start a thread for them, as they are highly under-rated..


My first question, is are they fairly social with one another? I have a 2"er at home right now in a passive cichlid community, and I am curious if I could add a few more of the same size without problems?

I love these micro-predators and favor them to Datnoids anyday!
 
I love the dats, but just picked up two Leopard Ctenopoma Juvies. They are in my Dat growout tank, and have no problems getting their share of food. Sweet little fish.
 
unless you keep an BUNCH of them they are fine together and with other fish. i have a 4"er in my poly growout.
 
ive wanted one for awhile but my petsmart only has little 0.5in. ones:(.
 
i have four and they are awesome
 
I had two in my Poly tank for several months, but one morning I woke up and one was dead. It had obviously been in a fight, and the other had signs of fighting too. Within 4 days the other died with dropsy. I have no clue why. None of the other fish had any kind of damage or infection. I have no idea what happened.
 
I grew two of them out when they were less than an inch and I also bought another that was already 3.5". Here's one of the ones I grew out. It stuffed itself with a big piece of shrimp that it couldn't close its mouth.

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