Update - Hoplarchus psittacus and friends

[peathenster]

It would look nice. It would be swimming right in the middle and everything else will be cowering in the corners. Those guys are brutal. Awesome looking, but not all to friendly. I like the lents but they are to mean for my fish.

I'm willing to do away with the Geos....but the severums I want to keep...

 

[HiImSean]

I agree...or an atabapo....where do I find some females tho

if you're looking for a smaller one i can find you a smaller Xingu I. a LFS in marietta gets them in quite a bit. jeff has lacustris right now

 

[jgentry]

I tried a female Johanna and she was ruling my tank and splitting fins 1 hour into the tank. I'll stick with my minuano pair. They don't have the murderous rage that the big guys have.

Heard from several people that the sveni are usually decently behaved. Anything that get 12"+ seems to be an A hole though. I should have known better then to get the johanna when she was kicking the crap out of labiatus in the sale tank at the ACA convention. Oh well, I found her a good home.

 

[peathenster]

if you're looking for a smaller one i can find you a smaller Xingu I. a LFS in marietta gets them in quite a bit. jeff has lacustris right now

He also has atabapo I now. GB?

How big is the Xingu I and how much? Can you sex them?

 

[HiImSean]

sax sp. of pike generally stay smaller and have a more mild temperament.

 

[HiImSean]

He also has atabapo I now. GB?

How big is the Xingu I and how much? Can you sex them?

they usually get them at about 3". i dont think you can sex them at that small. they're in their orange phase then. i'll look next time i go over there.

 

[6 bar]

I've got the Xtreme pellets from Ken, Massivore, Hikari Gold, Omega One shrimp pellets, and algae wafer. Got this idea from JD - just mixed them altogether in a bottle once a week...very easy comes feeding time.

Thank You! That's a cool idea.