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Ctenopoma compatibility 2/9/06 Good evening, Bob, Sabrina, or whoever's on duty tonight, Y'all have given me great advice in the past (thank you!), and my tanks are doing wonderfully. I have a new question for you, the answer to which I can't find on WWM anywhere. I have a freshwater planted 55 gallon tank, with three Rosy Barbs, four Julii Cory cats, nine Diamond Tetras, a Dwarf Powder Blue Gourami, two small (1.25 inch) Botia striata, and four Otos. Everyone is getting along great, and the tank looks beautiful. A little while ago, the owner of the LFS pointed out to me a Leopard or Spotted Ctenopoma (Ctenopoma acutirostre) in one of his tanks, since he's figured out that I'm a sucker for the oddball fish that everyone else passes over. "Hm, that's an interesting one," I said to myself, and went on my merry way. And found myself thinking about the fish consistently for the next week and a half. I went back today, and it's still there. He claims that it would get along fine with everyone else in the tank. In researching the little buggers, I can only find articles on breeding, or reference to them being kept in species tanks, so I'm looking for a second opinion. What do you think: yea, or nay? Thanks, Taya <This is one of my fave species, of a fave genus... I had some years back as a teenager... very expensive then. The mix you state in a 55 should be fine with the Ctenopoma... they don't like a lot of commotion, can "stretch" to a general "middle" water quality... but it may ingest your tetras... you'll see it "yawn" or inhale some food sometime (impressive)... Bob Fenner> Ctenopoma Hello Mr. Fenner I want to breed spotted climbing perch I need information, how to breed them I need specific information the way to breed them please email me if you have book how to breed spotted climbing perch I wanna buy from you thanks <Please take a look through fishbase.org for information on the genus Ctenopoma... and read through how to do information searches: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/litsrchart.htm and the links beyond. Bob Fenner> Ctenophora... Ctenopoma... |
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