Banded Leporinus

[sunpirate2u]

I have seen my once in a tank a banded leporinus, and I feel in love with them . I have fond that they r really good jumpers, aggressive, get to be 12 inches long, they live in fast current rocky areas, they r sometimes aggressive to their own kind, and that they eat live plants.
I would like more info though. So here r my questions,

1. I have some mondo grass in my tank and was wondering if it would have a feast on it.

2. what r some good tank mates for them?

3. would an under gavel filter be fine with them?

4. should they be kept single or in how big of a group?

~help needed

any other info is welcome

 

[LetsBeFriends]

some good tank mates would be...water... unless u have a very large tank with plenty of territory space i wouldnt suggest getting one of these fish. i have one and painfully realised they dont like barbs. For these fish i have found that they will be ok in a 75+ US gallon tank and need to be with similar sized fish, and yes the jumper thing is very true. On a lighter not i agree with u, they are beautiful fish!

 

[sunpirate2u]

would they be good with clown loaches or any catfish?

 

[LetsBeFriends]

ummm, depending on the size of the catfish, i didnt have any problems with my pictus cats, just make sure there are enough hiding places, as for the clown loach i have never kept them so i am not sure, i guess they would be ok as long as they did not get in each others way. it really comes down to the size of ur tank.

 

[sunpirate2u]

my tank is small so i should just keep one banded leporinus. it's a ten gallon....

 

[CFC]

If your tank is only ten gallons then dont keep any banded leporinus

 

[LetsBeFriends]

CFC is definitely right, although i realize that it is a bit hypocritical of me to say seeing as how i have one in a ten gal, however i am currently in the works of purchasing a 90 US gal for an awesome price so he will have a new home soon (he is only 4 inches at the moment).

 

[sunpirate2u]

Thats ok . There's lots of fish out there that can go in a ten gallon.

 

[Rubix]

I feel that clown loaches would not be good tankmates with a leporinus. Curious and active clowns would probably provoke the leporinus too much. Clowns shouldn't be kept in a 10 gallon either, they need a tank of at least four feet long.