Filbert Turning Into a KILLER?

[andregurov]

I also don't have another tank for him or the other fish he's in with.

I think there are 2 morals to the story here:

1) Never discount nature's design for predatory fish, even those that have been heretofore peaceful long term. I'll assume in this case putting in a roly-poly parrot with a fahaka (whom it no doubt resembles to a color-limited fish) in a long-term stable setup was gonna be a mistake.

2) Always have extra tanks, or resist the temptation to add just one more fish.

One could argue that placing ANY fish with a fahaka - no matter how docile it may appear - is asking for imminent deaths. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of their all-too-short lives.

What to tell your daughter? It didn't acclimate well. Sometimes the briefest truth is best. The devil is in the details, and evidently Filbert was feeling a little devilish.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Too late, already told her Filbert did it...

The funny thing is--I added those 2 old elephant noses over the summer. That was just 6 months ago. I figured if he was going to pick on something, it would be them or the large, poor-swimming BGK I added only 2 months ago. The "rollypoly" parrotfish was awfully friendly, rubbing up against all the other fish. I was realy looking forward to watching it's antics.

 

[Charney]

Sorry about your situation. I have only had my fahaka for about two years now. On and off I have tried various tankmates with him, pretty much dithers I have had to move from other tanks. Some of them he killed of the bat and others he let live for months. I actually just gave away two goldfish from his tank that he has not touched for months.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I'm going on 7 years now, with some of his tank mates.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I'm so paranoid now--keep checking the tank to see if anyone's missing.

 

[piggy67]

sounds like a pretty quirky puffer.sorry about the parrot.i have a red devil in a 90.can't put anything in with him.pure mean.

 

[niblit]

puffers have such strong personilities you never can tell when they might snap

 

[Miles]

Any updates Jeni?

Sucks that Filbert decided to kill that Parrot.. but you of all people know the warning

 

[Pufferpunk]

He bit the tail again of one of my senior elephant-noses about a month ago but it's healing well. They compete for food at times & the EN steals it from the puffer a lot.