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mmmm, need a very big bag. We have actually been getting him used to being handled and he readily lets you stroke his back and guide him where you want him ti go, ie. into a bag. So it shouldn`t be THAT bad. Wrestling with our 2ft Red Tail was the worst, their tails are so strong. We ffed the...

Oops, sorry SirMinion, didn`t mean to offend you on the crabs. Do you think fish need live food of any dort? Other than bloodworms and Daphnia we don`t feed any live food. Got the 9ft x 3ft6 tanks and 8 x 3ft 6 tank set up and starte moving the fish, you should see the red tail and the nigers...

I presume from your post that you have researched this puffer already and know that it must be kept alone and is very aggresive. Ours is in a tank 5x2x2 and would not recommend anything less than that size as he is very active and puffers are very messy so it is important to keep the water good...

Thanks for the replies. I don`t think i is air he has taken in, when he lays on the bottom he is nearly always upside down and that is the only time when you can see the lump, always in the same place, near his chin but not quite that far up, just at the top of his belly. I thought Fahakas had...

We have a Fahaka puffer whcih we have had for over a year, in a 5ft tank alone. About 5 months ago we noticed a large lump in his stomach and he was laying upside down not eating, on the bottom of the tank. I rang all the specialist vets and nobody had any information that could help. Since...

If you want to see real aligator gars then go to Wharf Aquatics in Pinxton. Theirs are reaching 4ft and are the only fish to have a go at the silver arowana. They are in a huge tank and they dive in to clean it out but someone has to watch the gars as they actually start to look at hunting the...

One slight word of warning, whilst most puffers may seem relatively ungainly at swimmming because they mostly use their tail as a rudder, do not be decieved by the Fahaka. On the one occasion that our Fahaka was spooked while cleaning his tank, he made it from one side of the tank to the other...

We had 3 of these and lost 2. They simply would not eat. The third however, eats realy well taking whitebait and earthworms. Need to be in brackish water and have you heard them grunt when they are upset over something? They are really loud and it`s quite a strange noise. Not a fish I would...

Our mbu has the biggest personality, he is 2ft long and the most interactive and gentlest of all. But it is a great honour when you get the trust of a humpback puffer. Our lineatus has a de formed lip so I have a real soft spot for him and who can resist those cute little figure eight and...

I have heard that Red Tails either live together fine, or kill eachother!! Your pictures look great though, a few together look lovely. We haven`t been quoted for a big BIG tank yet but this BOSS place quoted about £400, for a tank 9ft x 3ft x 2ft, that included delivery. We want only the front...

We have a Red Tail and hybrid species too, often labelled as a Yellow Tail or a Marbled Tail. We are growing them on at the moment in a tank 9 x 3 x 2, we have now got the fish room built and are looking towards getting the tank in the next year. We have also looked at the big Nexus filters and...

First of all, these are great fish, we have loads of different types! Hujeta, grow to around 10". Regardless of what is read, we have a friend who has been in the trade for 35 years and has neber known of any bigger than that. We have 3 Hujetas, all around 10". They are very skittish, and are...

Hmm. we know someone who moved a Red Snakehead in the store, it was 2 1/2ft long and took 4 very brave, or stupid, men to move it!! I wasn`t putting anyone down in my comments, I am sure you do all research fish before you buy them but not all info on the web is correct. All the things I read...

Quote from Richard Hardwick od Wharf Aquatics, and PFK ' If anybody wants the tropical freshwater equivalent of a great white shark, then the red snakehead is it'!! Red Snakeheads usually grow to a size (usually about 9 months old), where they will slaughter anything and everything in their...