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

["Bryan Nichols" <nicholsbryan@gmail.com>]

Connie,
Of the reading that I have done on the net and of your posts these fish
sound truly fascinating! I've been considering the undertaking seriously if
not only for the fact that I have a great over abundance of endlers :P. One
question I have is: how often do you feed these guys? Once a day? Twice a
day? More often? Less often? I have a 55 Gallon that I have been considering
setting up that would fit a fish like that nicely.

-Bryan

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Connie Carlson <nwconniec@hotmail.com>wrote:

> 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.
>
> From what I have read they are not very aggressive towards other
> similar-sized and bigger fish, and have left the clown plecos (and a large
> tadpole) alone as far as I can tell.   Anything food-sized though, all bets
> are off.  They are also very tolerant of water conditions as long as the
> tank they are in has lots of cover/plants.
>
> Link to more info, and a pic or two:
> http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Belonesox_belizanus.html
> They are the largest, by far, of the Poeciliidae live-bearers, if that
> helps
> any.
>
> These particular fish have been bred in captivity, and actually have much
> better coloring than those pics.  They even have a thin turquoise fringe on
> the base of the tail, and the caudal black spot is much bigger than the
> photos, as you shall all soon see next week.
>
> Any other questions, feel free to ask.
>
> I am looking forward to the meeting!
>
> Cheers,
> Connie
>
>
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