please help me build my first predator tank
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this fish is available in drainage in front of my house, we call it lata fish in bengali language
Lucky you!
Looks like a snakehead, maybe Channa punctata?
A predator for sure, not like the mystus catfish.
But I don't know if they would get along with the bichirs.
I would not bet on it.
Looks like a snakehead, maybe Channa punctata?
A predator for sure, not like the mystus catfish.
But I don't know if they would get along with the bichirs.
I would not bet on it.
i am not sure if you are from german, you seems like indian, by the way after posting this i did some research
and found that here in our area its very easy to catch 3 types of snakehead
channa murrel , channa punctata , one more i don't know the name sorry
drainage, ponds etc
and yes pangasius pangas
and found that here in our area its very easy to catch 3 types of snakehead
channa murrel , channa punctata , one more i don't know the name sorry
drainage, ponds etc
and yes pangasius pangas
Ok, I'll list 10 stocking ideas
1. Senegal bichir, african butterfly fish and leopard bush fish (they love live food)
2. gulper catfish (will eat food 3/4 of it's own side)
3. Green terror/jack dempsey (personable and will eat live food, but also likes vegetable matter)
4. Pike cichlids in the 6-10 inch range (saxatilis or sveni for example)
5. Exodon (mini piranhas)
6. puffer fish (ambush ones like the congo puffer would be the best bet as they don't need hard shelled foods)
7. Axolotls (love nightcrawlers, will eat small fish though this shouldn't be their main diet)
8. Smaller knife fish species like the african knife fish
9. Hujeta gar
10. Burmese clouded archerfish (love to shoot down crickets from branches above)
1. Senegal bichir, african butterfly fish and leopard bush fish (they love live food)
2. gulper catfish (will eat food 3/4 of it's own side)
3. Green terror/jack dempsey (personable and will eat live food, but also likes vegetable matter)
4. Pike cichlids in the 6-10 inch range (saxatilis or sveni for example)
5. Exodon (mini piranhas)
6. puffer fish (ambush ones like the congo puffer would be the best bet as they don't need hard shelled foods)
7. Axolotls (love nightcrawlers, will eat small fish though this shouldn't be their main diet)
8. Smaller knife fish species like the african knife fish
9. Hujeta gar
10. Burmese clouded archerfish (love to shoot down crickets from branches above)
thanks for the list, but the problem is almost all the fish you mentioned is not available any time here
i can find
senegal bichir
green terror
i am not sure about gulper cat, but i saw so many types of cat in market, as well as red tail cat
i don't know the difference between smaller african knife, but yes i saw some knife with black round marks
i saw some puffer in marker, not sure which one gonna stay small
problem is some of the seller dont know about fish they selling in that market
and local pet store are seems not interested, in big fish, or exotic fish ,all they are interested in goldfish , molly, platy, like this common fish,
but there is a store who sell arowana red tail cat , cichlid varieties... ghost knife etc
i can find
senegal bichir
green terror
i am not sure about gulper cat, but i saw so many types of cat in market, as well as red tail cat
i don't know the difference between smaller african knife, but yes i saw some knife with black round marks
i saw some puffer in marker, not sure which one gonna stay small
problem is some of the seller dont know about fish they selling in that market
and local pet store are seems not interested, in big fish, or exotic fish ,all they are interested in goldfish , molly, platy, like this common fish,
but there is a store who sell arowana red tail cat , cichlid varieties... ghost knife etc
https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjVxtzhwJbjAhUj8HMBHYCHDlgQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https://www.worldwidefishandpets.com/product/6-to7-clown-knifefish/&psig=AOvVaw0IpuFlyzuZj3EcCnZKHvsZ&ust=1562166201180063
i cant buy from this link, i just trying to show you which type of knife i saw and available
i cant buy from this link, i just trying to show you which type of knife i saw and available
ghost knife? You mean the black ghost knife fish because that could work
I get the impression that many aquarists who want predators, expect them to be hyper animated, aggressive and dramatic acting fish.
But in most cases, especially in small tanks, (under a few hundred gallons) most predators just sit and sulk, and wait to be fed, and eat whatever is offered in a split second or two, then go back to sulking.
In nature a predator might have a territory to patrol of an acre or more, but in a tank of a few square feet, what's to patrol? What's to do?
In small tanks, small predators will at least get to move around somewhat, and patrol, create aquaristic interest, and although they might not create that immediate imposing, image, at least they will be able to move around, and not atrophy from lack of exercise.
But in most cases, especially in small tanks, (under a few hundred gallons) most predators just sit and sulk, and wait to be fed, and eat whatever is offered in a split second or two, then go back to sulking.
In nature a predator might have a territory to patrol of an acre or more, but in a tank of a few square feet, what's to patrol? What's to do?
In small tanks, small predators will at least get to move around somewhat, and patrol, create aquaristic interest, and although they might not create that immediate imposing, image, at least they will be able to move around, and not atrophy from lack of exercise.
