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Ocean state aquatics on mfk had some 12 inchers for 124.99
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As always... Good info! I read up a bit on them but never knew that the name was changed! I'm not too big on it being WC or not because the fact that people can just grow out fish and slap the label on to make more money.Originally posted by mnemenoi View PostComment
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A little too big for me right now. Current inhabitants will be eaten as well. Thanks for the heads up thoughOriginally posted by rgonzales View PostComment
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I would guess that most if not all are wild caught as they have never been bred in captivity. They might be pond raised, but I bet they are simply all caught in the wild.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Exactly what I was thinking. I know catfish are almost impossible to breed in a tank, and for some reason when I was reading through information on them, a lot of people mention that you need a pair in a tank. I have no clue as to why?Originally posted by mnemenoi View PostComment
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They are very communal in general. I have had striped and spotted raphaels and they always congregate together in the tank. I am assuming that most of the other doradids act similarly (Mouse, talking catfish, ect.). With the larger members like the mother of snails and the ripsaw cats it becomes an issue of available tank space and I suspect that in the wild they are largely communal, thus the mention of it. I have read over some of the smaller members accidentally breeding in tanks, but I assume the larger members are almost impossible to gather enough and have tank space to replicate a 'natural' enviroment. I can't imagine having 5-10 24" catfish and the tank size and water changes you would have to do. I will say that other members of their family do get larger (7") and do well if you prefer to go that route and from what I have read they even gather with other doradid species in tanks.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Didn't want anything too small because I also have a RTC that I am growing out. Reason for wanting one around the 6" mark was so that they can have some space in the tank I have right now. They will eventually get a larger tank but as of right now, they're going in with the rest. I'm not planning on breeding them but I don't have the room for multiple that get up to 24"+Comment
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I had a 7" Striped Raphael in with my large (18+") ornate bicher for years without any issue other then an occasionally nipped tail. The bicher had a distinct taste for fish and I was a bit surprised it lasted that long. It ate a 5" bristlenose, Arowana, butterflyfish, shovelnose catfish, knifefish, and nearly anything that went into the tank with it and those were when it was far smaller. At 6" it chewed the back legs from a musk turtle that was the same size and did not drown the turtle...
Most of the doradids I have had are very unappetising to anything. They do hide all the time though.
All this talk about them has me wanting a nice SA tank and a school of spotted or striped to see if I can breed them, lol. I never kept a bigger school then 3-4 and I bet a school of 10-15 would be a great. I saw those eel tailed banjo catfish at fish gallery and tried to justify what tank they would work in, haha.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Wow! That's an impressive Ornate. Do you still have it? My bichirs haven't really eaten any fish yet. I don't even know what the Endli is eating because I usually never see it move even when the lights go out. Right now, I'm more concerned about the newly acquired Pbass eating things. The RTC goes crazy for massivore and for the most part eats only pellets and tilapia every now and then.Originally posted by mnemenoi View Post
You should try! Haha Saw those banjos too! They look pretty cool, but I can't have themComment
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I wish I still had it. It lived through a jump on the floor for 4 hours, hurricane Ike and what finally did it in was a broken heater when I was offshore during the winter. Once mine got the taste for fish it ate everything I put in with it. They are deceptively aggressive feeders and can shred fish into smaller bites. Mine ate anything. Try crawfish or frozen shrimp, and live grub worms mine would eat until it looked like a suasage.
Far too many tank ideas and too small a house....In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
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420 Gallon: IT's, NGT's, NTT's, AT's, Cichla Pleizona, Bichirs, Blue Arowana, Spotted Gar, Clown LoachesComment
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Good find! No money though. Lemon barbs just drained me lol. It's $90 unless it's too big and then that'll be $120Originally posted by Chris360 View PostComment
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Get it.......kind of wish I would've kept mineOriginally posted by mistahoo View Post420 Gallon: IT's, NGT's, NTT's, AT's, Cichla Pleizona, Bichirs, Blue Arowana, Spotted Gar, Clown LoachesComment
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