I'm not going to lie. I've wanted a pair of these since the first time I spotted them in a pet store, years ago. But at the time, I was new to fish keeping and didn't have a suitable tank.
I've been running a 15 gallon tank with a few cories and some glowlight tetras, just waiting on the "right" fish. Walked into a fish store a town over that is a little mom-and-pop type operation. The smell turns most people away, because the store has a massive fish room with over 100 tanks, with most of them being open to the air, rather than closed in behind plastic in commercial displays.
Low and behold; I caught sight of these guys in a tank. He only had three pairs left, and they came from a local breeder, so I have my fingers crossed that they'll be okay in my tank. They're barely an inch long, but are already showing some pretty promising colour. They've been in my tank for a few hours, I left the lights off for a few hours, just flicked them on to see if I could see where they were, both were out front, swimming and exploring the plants and driftwood!. Looks like they're settling in well!
Food wise, the tank gets shrimp pellets Monday, Wednesday, Friday (mainly for the corydoras), Algae tabs Tuesday & Saturday (mainly for the otos), and flake every-other-day for the tetras. Should I add anything else to my feeding regime?
How fast do these guys grow? They're barely the same size as my tetras at the moment, and I know they're supposed to get a couple inches bigger.
Is there any other information I should know about these guys as far as care goes? I've done a bit of reading online, but I know that people who have actually owned them can provide a little more insight.
and... now for the pictures! They're not the greatest, but I knew that the second I released them into the tank, they'd disappear for a few hours. I tried to snap a few when they were back out front, but the boy disappeared pretty quick into the plants out of sight, and the girl was zipping around pretty quickly escaping my camera.
I've been running a 15 gallon tank with a few cories and some glowlight tetras, just waiting on the "right" fish. Walked into a fish store a town over that is a little mom-and-pop type operation. The smell turns most people away, because the store has a massive fish room with over 100 tanks, with most of them being open to the air, rather than closed in behind plastic in commercial displays.
Low and behold; I caught sight of these guys in a tank. He only had three pairs left, and they came from a local breeder, so I have my fingers crossed that they'll be okay in my tank. They're barely an inch long, but are already showing some pretty promising colour. They've been in my tank for a few hours, I left the lights off for a few hours, just flicked them on to see if I could see where they were, both were out front, swimming and exploring the plants and driftwood!. Looks like they're settling in well!
Food wise, the tank gets shrimp pellets Monday, Wednesday, Friday (mainly for the corydoras), Algae tabs Tuesday & Saturday (mainly for the otos), and flake every-other-day for the tetras. Should I add anything else to my feeding regime?
How fast do these guys grow? They're barely the same size as my tetras at the moment, and I know they're supposed to get a couple inches bigger.
Is there any other information I should know about these guys as far as care goes? I've done a bit of reading online, but I know that people who have actually owned them can provide a little more insight.
and... now for the pictures! They're not the greatest, but I knew that the second I released them into the tank, they'd disappear for a few hours. I tried to snap a few when they were back out front, but the boy disappeared pretty quick into the plants out of sight, and the girl was zipping around pretty quickly escaping my camera.
