well i got a new payara!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
well i use to feed him with "neon" but now i'll start with guppies.. :)
 
i know but i'm setting up a tank to quarantene guppies and other fishes ;)

anyway it's arrived a new tankmate!!! a ctenolucius hujeta!!!!
 
Don't worry about the feeders and parasites deal. As long as there is no visable sign of disease on them feed as you wish.

I say this because all payara in aquaria are wild caught and have a very high likely hood of allready having a parasite load.

So fatten them up for a month or 2 and then treat for parasites and at that point start pretreating the feeders in a seperate tank.

Nice pick up on the hujeta. They make a very good tank mate for scombs. I hate reading the threads that say I picked up this or that cichlid for a tank mate. lol
 
hybrid do u have a tatauaia? OMG it's my dream! but in Italy we cannot find it :( wish i live in USA!
 
Yes but only 1 at about 10-11". I have owned it for about 4yrs and got it at 6-7".

They are pretty rare around here as well. And when the vendors get them they ask a fortune for them.

I was up to 4 for a while. But we had a bad ice storm and lost power for 10 days and all but this one died.:(

I love them, but they are very shy as a single species. They are so much more enjoyable and active when you have multiples.

I have the last one in with 2 scombs but the tat hates them. He patrols the tank and keeps them in 1 corner. Every time they venture out he charges them and snaps his jaws. Its fun to watch but dangerous for the scombs as well.
 
so tatauaia is more aggressive then a scomb... i gonna love that kind of hydro.. a question: i would like to buy a moonlight lamp for my tank.. do u think scomb could be a nocturnal fish? i see him most aggressive with guppies during the night ;)
 
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