uaru questions

[Aro Dat]

all these questions deal with the uaru amphiacanthoides:

1. whats the average growth?

2. can they be kept single?

3. tank size require for 1, if they can be kept single

4. r they really difficult to care for? do they get HILLE easily?

5. can they deal in 7.8 pH

6. final question, how the hell do you pronounce their name?

 

[CTU2fan]

all these questions deal with the uaru amphiacanthoides:

1. whats the average growth?

2. can they be kept single?

3. tank size require for 1, if they can be kept single

4. r they really difficult to care for? do they get HILLE easily?

5. can they deal in 7.8 pH

6. final question, how the hell do you pronounce their name?

1. Seems they get 10-12", not really fast or slow growth, average I'd say.

2. IMO yes, as adults. If you find a big one for sale you could likely keep it alone. It's generally recommended you keep a group, and if you start with juvies you 100% want a group.

3. I suppose you could keep 1 in a 75G, it will look/seem "big" in there though. I'd shoot for a 125 or something. They're really bulky fish.

4&5. Mine was very easy, no health issues, and I have generally high pH. WC's might have issues with high pH, probably safer to get well acclimated or tank bred ones.

6. WAH-roo, at least that's how I've always heard it. I think I've heard it pronounced oo-WAH-roo before, but not sure if that's right.

Edit: I see you've got dats, I've seen tankshots with groups of uaru and dats and they looked pretty cool together. Not sure what your plan is there, and it's not a "natural" combo of course, but IMO they look good.

 

[barley pop]

CTU pretty much hit it on the head...

the PH should not be an issue. mine is super high and i have kept Uaru for years.

 

[cichlid2006]

i had uaru A. in PH 7.9 (7.8 when i moved home again) and they attained good growth and health until damn parasites got into my tank. PH is less of an issue with tank bred fish than it is with wild caught (F0).

keep in even numbered groups, ie 2/4/6 etc. this means you either get all pairs or 2 loners to spread beatings equally rather than one fish taking it all. they can be really shy when kept singly and you may never see it until it puts some size on.

they can have a nasty streak (even if they arent mated) compared to what you may read. although i think it depends on what they are raised with, mine @ 1.5" had a 6" male GT to care for them.

even duckweed will struggle to keep pace with uaru grazing. cheap plants such as elodea densa works great for grazing but even your so-called unpalatable plants such as anubias sp. may not be safe.