M@tt Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Just thought I would share a video from yesterday. I have 3 if these guys in my 125g and hope to have another 10 by the end of this year. M@tt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@tt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Going after the feeders bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art by Stef* Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow! Very interesting. First time I ever seen these guys in action. The pointy schnoozes on them are like heat seeking missiles. Kinda feel bad for that poor gup in the first video. He needed a caption over his head, "I'm SO screwed!" Everything gotta eat. -Stef* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Very cool!! Wow they open there mouths so wide!! What else have you fed them? I know you said ghost shrimps to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 They must have HUGE mouths. And FAST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@tt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 They have what's called satchel mouths that can open to nearly the same width and height of their body. I am feeding them feeder guppies, endlers and ghost shrimp. I also have a group of 12 mollies in there that are getting ready to drop fry. I am trying my best to setup a sustainable feeder colony before I get the rest of these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 If you have a large tank, you can get a LARGE group of endlers... but I don't see much quality food in endlers... unless you feed them a special diet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@tt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 The down side to keeping endlers in the display is that the leaf fish can eat the adult males and females. That's why I am trying to go with mollies due to their larger adult size. I have a 10g setup for the endlers and will be moving the guppies out side to a container pond when it warms up a little but more. I will post some further information about my tank later. For a quick reference it's a 125g that I drilled and built my own overflow on the far right end of the tank. I milled the overflow teeth but still have a issue with feeders going down through the plumbing and to the filter. I am going to try to put some SS mesh from Han over the teeth to prevent this. My concern is the flow(1200gph after head) will be to strong and that the mesh will not allow enough flow through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Very nice looking and unusual . Did you buy them online ? Not a fish you see for sale . Can they be fed fortified crickets ,wonder if they can be bred? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@tt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 I actually got ten from a local friend that specializes in breeding oddball's. He has had 2 or 3 batches so far. He has his latest batch growing out as we speak. I will be getting all 4 from that group The African and Asian leafs are much more readily available but the South Americans are very scarce I am hoping to eventually build my group up to 10-12. At that rate I will burn through 3-4 dozen feeders per week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Those are REALLY sweet! It is interesting how they appear to float right up to their food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 I did not know there were African and Asian leaf fish just assumed all were from south America . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@tt Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 My statement above had a autocorrect error. I got three from the local breeder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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