[GSAS-Member] Another auction fish coming to the meeting

["Connie Carlson" <nwconniec@hotmail.com>]

There are some that may not know about my Belonesox obsession - I finally 
received some from a guy in Illinois a month or so ago, and they are doing 
great.

One of the males is getting pushed around by the other male and probably 
needs a new home though...  any takers?  I was planning on bringing him to 
the meeting if for no other reason than to let everyone look at these really 
cool fish!

BUT, if anyone wants first dibs on him, please speak up.  He is an 
almost-adult ~4-inch male.  Know what you are getting into though; these 
fish are FAST and hungry predators, and will eat any fish small enough to 
fit into their fascinatingly expandable jaws, not unlike snake jaws I have 
discovered.  Even small goldfish have been gulped down with enthusiasm.  And 
they need at least a 30 gallon tank, although if you just keep the male you 
might be able to get away with a well-planted 20 gallon.  The guy that I got 
them from said he has been raising them for years, and a 30-gallon was 
plenty big for a trio.  I have had all five juvenilles in my 30-gal long 
tank, and they are just now a) starting to display breeding behaviours, and 
b) starting to push the smaller male around.