Blind cave fish

[trout_pout]

anyone had one or knows anything about them. I can't pick that much up about them on the internet.

 

[The-Wolf]

Hi try this site
http/freshaquarium.about.com/cs/characin...indcavefish.htm

I have 2 of them but I only got them yesterday

you can also refine your net search by using the words
blind cave tetra

I hope this helps!

 

[Lateral Line]

I'm going to assume you mean Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus, there are several species of blind fish from cave systems, but those are the most common.

I guess the quickest answer, is add water and food! They are really easy to keep and feed. Live in soft acid through to hard alkali water. From temperatures as low as 16C/60F up to 27C/80F, however best kept around 23C/72F. Will eat pretty much anything. They do like a large open swimming space though, so an uncluttered tank is best.

Females are deeper and fatter then males. After a few days of conditioning put a male and fat female in a breeding tank and drop the temperature 2-3 degrees, they rarely fail to spawn. Remove the parents as soon as spawning is finished. The fry are quite large and will take BBS or commercial fry food after a couple of days.

Nostalgia: These were the first characins I bred - back in about 1969.