He is so pretty! Wish I could have one, but I dont think they do good with gravel.. do they? Wish I could see him in person.. if my fish can have me stareing at them for hours he could easily have me stareing at him for days!
Eek.. my boyfriend wouldnt like that very much lol.
No they don't do too well with gravel because the tend to swallow it when eating which can kill them. Yeah Alex get's a reaction from everyone, mainly "What is that?" but sometimes it's "Awww that's so cute!"
Cheers,
Paradise<3!
What else does he eat besides bloodworms? (Sorry I have never seen anything like him before and now I'm really fasinated in him.)Also how do you tell he's a he?
Alex eat's the occasional chopped prawn but not too much because it contains something that could harm him I think, he also eats earthworms, the occasional waxworm once again not too many because they are fatty, sometimes he eats brine shrimp but only live, he eats some of the baby guppies from the neighbours who don't have room and he eats parts of muscle sometimes.
You see the bump just under the start of his tail? That's his you-know-what's. Females may still have a small bump but not quite as large as that.
Cheers,
Paradise<3!