Lol brutal, sounds like the fugu I got to see fed at my lfs one year. Cut a goldfish in half and ate the whole thing backwards. Least to say it's brutal seeing a fish eat like that.
Thinking of getting a monster fish for my 125G . . suggestions?
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Here’s an old video of her eating, that shrimp was frozen solid to give you an idea how strong she was, I pulled the mbuna shortly after this, they went from 18 to around 8 or 9, they were the only fish she didn’t immediately kill for some reason.
Neat to see but still no where near as brutal as that fugu I seen. Everything happened in just a split moment. The puffer is buried under the sand, fish gets dropped in, instantly the fugu cut it in half and downed the tail end first while the goldfish struggled to get away and then ya got to see him get pulled backwards down the fugu's throat, last thing ya got to see was the goldfish's face of fear as it disappears. Ever seen Jurassic world? If ya have just try remembering the scene with the lady and pteranadon getting eaten by the mosasaur. Least to say it was quick, clean and absolutely brutal to watch. Definitely not a pet for the squeamish.
Thanks for the suggestion! By the looks of this thread and the # of responses I got, I have lots of research to do!
OMG Wet Pet. YES, that's amazing and a great way to describe it! I don't know who came up with that but it's brilliant! I saw the reply for this come through last night on mobile and I searched for African Leaf Fish and the few videos on YT that I saw are pretty neat!
That's an amazing looking tank! Like the poster above you, the African Leaf Fish looks cool, never heard of them before!
Vieja are cool, I've seen them on Joey's YT videos. I used to comment all the time when he called then VEE-JAH. Bro, it's Vee-EE-ha! LOL
I always stop and admire the Electric Blues at my "local" (it's about 45 min drive away from me) larger aquarium store. Beautiful fish and love the color!
My parents are from South America (Colombia specifically) and I have had Colombian tetras before. I wouldn't mind a "Colombian" themed tank, but there are so many good suggestions here that I feel like a kid in a candy store with $100 bill in my pocket! too many to choose from!
Another one for me to research further, thanks!
That's an awesome looking Flowerhorn. I was first introduced to them, again, by Joey on YT. FRANK was an awesome fish!
Beautiful fish!
More great suggestions! AH, you feel my pain then with the fishermen famly!! LOL
I think a MBU would outgrow my 125G. Would love to have one, but I don't think it's the right fish for me, but they are cool fish!
Yeah, Joey's got a Fahaka right now, I just don't want to have to go out and buy shell fish for one to eat and keep those front teeth under control! I know my limits and I need to stick to pellets (for now) in a monster fish as the primary food source.
Thanks everyone for the awesome suggestions, I have lots of homework to do!!!
A pair of Cubans would be very nice in a 125. Blue Carpintis are very nice looking as well.
Thanks. That taught us one more thing, that health issue in flowerhorn are serious. He choose a fish because of personality even it didn't have ideal shape. Many flowerhorn end up like that, kamfas are slightly better.
Wow, they really are slow growers.
That was 2 years ago. Not planning any more fish for now, I just have 1x 75 gallon.
Hmmm...that seems pretty slow. It should be bigger than that by now. I've had a few of these and they all grew to mostly full size (6-8") within that 2.5 year time frame. It could be because being in a 20 gallon has slowed its growth way down. Mine went into a 55 right after a month of QT and then eventually the 135.
Mine is in a 120, he eats good, water is good and I have nearly zero aggression. He came from pet smart, poor genetics?
Possibly. I had a couple that came from Petsmart and had pretty good growth rate. Not super fast but moderate. Bought at about 1 1/2" and after a year was about 4". Either way they are great fish.?
