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Ya, the last batch I tried were ~1/2 inch and the cichlids killed all 4 within less than half a day. Actually these beasties will eat external parasites off of other fish. Unfortunately, it they try this with the wrong fish, they are dead. While I hate to do it I MAY end up having to give the cichlids to a local Petco. I would hate to do that but I also hate not having the fish I really want.
sorry but what is Ropes fish? I apologize for the question but in Italy fish are usually called by their scientific names with the rare exceptions such as guppy, platy, molly. I'm trying to learn the English names but I can't always find them
Actual;y the bird is not a parrot but, rather, a cockatiel.
@GaryE has already stated that a rope fish is Erpetoichthys calabaricus. In the wild they can get pretty long up to around 18 inches but they don't get that large in a tank for whatever reason. In an aquarium I can't recall ever seeing one over 7.5-8 inches.
Odd... I wonder if it could be a difference between tank bred and wild caught.
My current rope was 7-8 inches when I got it going on 2 years ago and is still the same size. I would wonder if they restrict their size according to water volume, like a leopard shark, as I've never had one in a tank larger than 55 gallons but a friend had a couple in a 175 gallon tank and they were the same size as what I see.
Yes they do, even black beard algae. They DO need a balanced diet though including protein.
Yes, Panda Garra == Garra Flavatra. In actual Thai it would be กรงเล็บแพนด้า.
