Elopichthys Bambusa - Yellow Cheek Carp

[kendragon]

Looking great as always.
What prey size do you reckon they can manage to swallow? Their mouths look very small but you can see in fishing pics that they can extend them pretty well

Ask pro fisherman Ranyun. You'll be amazed what fish can swallow.

 

[kendragon]

The fish I feed is about 2". I'm sure it can swallow 4" with no problem.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Looking great as always.
What prey size do you reckon they can manage to swallow? Their mouths look very small but you can see in fishing pics that they can extend them pretty well

Their mouth extends far with the back hinge all the way under the eye and looks like the mouth of a pike, or a salt water barracuda. To me, it doesn't look small. Ours could swallow a whole 6"-8" herring easily and greedily while only 1.5ft-2ft in length themselves.

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Ask pro fisherman Ranyun. You'll be amazed what fish can swallow.

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I had no idea what this meant, Ken, until I clicked on tlindsey's thread today https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/fishing-tournament-cheaters.750633/

 

[kendragon]

I had no idea what this meant, Ken, until I clicked on tlindsey's thread today https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/fishing-tournament-cheaters.750633/

True story Bro!

 

[kendragon]

 

[CichlaRyan]

Any concern about them jumping? They look like they're capable of quite the vertical.

 

[kendragon]

Any concern about them jumping? They look like they're capable of quite the vertical.

Yep. There's a 4ft fence around the edge but my mahseers still manage to jump over.

 

[CichlaRyan]

Yep. There's a 4ft fence around the edge but my mahseers still manage to jump over.

Wow! If it's a common concern, might be worthwhile to put some transparent netting over the top, these guys look too gnarly to lose.

 

[kendragon]

Wow! If it's a common concern, might be worthwhile to put some transparent netting over the top, these guys look too gnarly to lose.

meh