Leporinus fasciatus

[ryan]

Thanks CFC they seem like a great fish and I'm searching everywhere to find one, I've called 8 fish stores today and only one had the fish and they only had one and they were 30 pounds each, I'm not a fan of that lfs as they tend to stock rare and unusual fish are charge high prices as no one has ever seen them, and they are not always in good condition. I am going to get in contact with trimar and see if they can find me the Eels and these guys as again I can't get hold of them. Hopefully they will be able to find me some If they don't I will be more than happy if you would let me to have some of your offspring. I plan to order the fish around easter if I don't get hold them before so I will keep you updated. Are males and Females easily distinguised, all the info I can find states they are from Australlia and thats all .

 

[ryan]

I went ot the lfs today and asked about some Peacock Eels and they said they had one in stock, but the man refused to sell it to me, I asked why and he showed me I very unwell on the verge of death Eel and pointed to the next door tank (the culprits) which to my horror were a pair of Geophagus brassiliensis. Are they normally this highly aggressive.

 

[CFC]

No, i have a pair in with 6 silver dollars, 2 leporanis, a florida gar fish, a megladoras and a shovelnose catfish, all small juvenile fish but i have not seen any signs of aggression even when they were spawning.

On the other hand i have 3 peacock eels in with a 14" arowana, 2 large shovelnose catfish, 3 bichirs, a pike cichlid, a dwarf snakehead, a siamese tigerfish, 2 sabre tooth tetras (payara) and 3 other large pimeloid catfish (2 ornatus and 1 white line) and the eels hold their own even with these large aggressive fish. I would guess that the eel would have had to of been ill already for the geophagus to have wanted to attack it, almost all fish will sence when another fish is ill and will use it as a excuse to get a bit of extra protein.

 

[ryan]

Ok CFC I had a feeling it couldn't have all been down to them. Unfortunatly they only had male geophagus, so I may purchase one or wait until they have a female to. Will the morgurnda be able to hold their own?

 

[CFC]

Will the morgurnda be able to hold their own?

LOL, you obviously have never seen a morgunda in a comunity tank have you. Yes the morgunda will easily hold its own, they are not a aggressive fish but they certainly wont take any crap from any other fish and have the body power to stand up to even larger fish.

 

[ryan]

They do look rather tough

 

[ryan]

I understand it is not easy to tell the sexes of Mogurnda apart except when breeding, should I look to purchase a group rather than two, if this is the case will the terriotry in a 30g long surfice.

Thanks CFC

 

[CFC]

Sexing them is difficult but can be done if you have a keen eye and the fish are already mature, the males anal fin is slightly more pointed then the females and the male is thicker in the body. The trouble with buying a group is that they are territorial amongst themselves and a 30 will not be able to hold more then one pair, but if you are prepared to remove the excess fish once a pair forms that would be the best way to go.

 

[ryan]

The problem is that I am most likely to be odering through the mail which means I am not chosing the fish. CFC do you have a accurate scientific name for the Peacock Eels as I have found several and I am unsure of the correct one.

Thanks