Becca
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I picked up some great fish at the open house a couple of weeks ago and, I must say, Josh recommended a highly amusing characin, the Marbled Headstander, for my 55 gallon.
You'd think, in that tank, that the Guianacara sp. I'd pined over, or the impulse-buy-adorable Amazon puffers would take the cake, but these big "tetras" have proven to be an amusing front-runner.
They may be the most entertaining fish I've ever owned. They've also given me something useful to do with the duck weed that has inundated the 29 gallon. Rather than throw it away, I can dump it in the 55. Watching them nibble the leaf then slurp up the root like spaghetti is hilarious. They also swim upside down and backwards at times, trying to get into the best position to snag a snack.
Thanks to Josh for recommending these guys! If they were really "schooling" fish, I'd be tempted to fill out the rest of the tank with them.
They have left a few sprigs of java fern alone, and also seem to have no interest in Riccia, which is a shame, since I like that about as much as duckweed. I might try adding some anubias to the tank this week just to see what happens.
Really cool fish
You'd think, in that tank, that the Guianacara sp. I'd pined over, or the impulse-buy-adorable Amazon puffers would take the cake, but these big "tetras" have proven to be an amusing front-runner.
They may be the most entertaining fish I've ever owned. They've also given me something useful to do with the duck weed that has inundated the 29 gallon. Rather than throw it away, I can dump it in the 55. Watching them nibble the leaf then slurp up the root like spaghetti is hilarious. They also swim upside down and backwards at times, trying to get into the best position to snag a snack.
Thanks to Josh for recommending these guys! If they were really "schooling" fish, I'd be tempted to fill out the rest of the tank with them.
They have left a few sprigs of java fern alone, and also seem to have no interest in Riccia, which is a shame, since I like that about as much as duckweed. I might try adding some anubias to the tank this week just to see what happens.
Really cool fish