Woot guess what my Fahkapu just did..

[tezr]

ate massivore from my hand!!!! I love this fish such great personality....

I call it a Fahakapu because it was supposed to be a pustulatus but looks like a fahka with red dots in it's stripes...

 

[killerfish]

cool be careful it would hurt like hell if it bit you

 

[haynchinook334]

they have awesome beak power...thats cool.

 

[ShadowStryder]

Thats cool my Fahaka eats krill and silversides out of my fingers. How large is it and post a photo. When smaller in size they are mistaken or sold as pustulatus because they are similar. I hope you did not pay the Pustulatus price tag for a Fahaka.

 

[tezr]

Thats cool my Fahaka eats krill and silversides out of my fingers. How large is it and post a photo. When smaller in size they are mistaken or sold as pustulatus because they are similar. I hope you did not pay the Pustulatus price tag for a Fahaka.

Nah I got a good deal but would have been a great deal if it was the spotted pustulatus...

He is around 7" or so....

 

[ShadowStryder]

I would say Fahaka but at that size I would have thought the lines would have been more complete. I have read that some believe that their territory overlaps and you get hybridization between the two. IDK

Here is a photo of mine at 3.5-4" Personally I would put some sand in bottom of your setup, mine loves to bury himself in it.

 

[tezr]

I would say Fahaka but at that size I would have thought the lines would have been more complete. I have read that some believe that their territory overlaps and you get hybridization between the two. IDK

Here is a photo of mine at 3.5-4" Personally I would put some sand in bottom of your setup, mine loves to bury himself in it.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=237919&postcount=123

I saw this post by fugupuff about the ones he got in and it does look like mine might be a hybrid or some undescribed species or var.
I actually have 2 and the 2nd one has more defined stripes but there is still a lot of red in them..

 

[tezr]

well I tried co housing them in a 70 gallon tank and it lasted about 2 mins before they were circling and I said nope....

The 70 has sand on the bottom and my bigger Fahkapu is now resting half burried. Thanks for the tip SS....

 

[ShadowStryder]

Welcome
Yeah they won't do well together. Even if male and female. Substrate will also make them more secure. I am not a big fan of bare bottoms, causes fish inside to see shadows and reflections easier, startling them.