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07-04-2008, 10:14 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vidor, Texas
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|  Needlefish hi yall, i just have some general questions about needlefish. im considering gettin some, when my other fish get to big for them to be eaten  has anyone here eve kept them? i know they get a little bit big, so i'll need a decent sized tank. how agressive are they? my fish are pretty peaceful, so im not worried about the needlefish gettin picked on, but visa versa. anyway, i'd really just like to hear about any advice or experiences yall might have  thanks yall
__________________ 29 gallon 1 male convict, 1 female convict(breeding pair), about 50 babys, 1 albina chocolate plecos no plants, about to give away convicts and turn over custody of tank to my girlfriend. 20 gallon 1 or 2 african leaf fish(they dissapear)  , 1 striped peacock eel, 1 rapheal catfish, 1 rubberlipped plecos, 2 convict fry, meant as feeders never eaten |
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07-05-2008, 09:47 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: kansas city, ks
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| i think the biggest i have seen is 9" and he ate roseys. they tend to just hang out at the top and im ure they wouldnt need that big of a tank cause their not that active, but may want a second opinion they are not aggressive to the point where they go after fish and terrorize them but they do eat smaller fish what tank were yo thinkin about puttin him in
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07-05-2008, 10:00 AM
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| MFT Staff  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Needle fish? Are you talking about needle nose gar? If so i've kept those...but thats the only needlefish i know of for FW. Mean SOB's. They are top predetors for sure.
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07-05-2008, 07:47 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vidor, Texas
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| im thinkin about puttin them in a 29 gallon if i decide to get them. what the minimum tanksize for them, in your opinion? and i dont think theyre needlenose gar, ive seen quite a few gar whilst fishing and stuff, and i think these are a different species. they do resemble gar though, so they may be. thanks for all the help guys, and any additional imput is appreciated
__________________ 29 gallon 1 male convict, 1 female convict(breeding pair), about 50 babys, 1 albina chocolate plecos no plants, about to give away convicts and turn over custody of tank to my girlfriend. 20 gallon 1 or 2 african leaf fish(they dissapear) , 1 striped peacock eel, 1 rapheal catfish, 1 rubberlipped plecos, 2 convict fry, meant as feeders never eaten |
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07-06-2008, 01:47 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vidor, Texas
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| gotta say thats pretty close
__________________ 29 gallon 1 male convict, 1 female convict(breeding pair), about 50 babys, 1 albina chocolate plecos no plants, about to give away convicts and turn over custody of tank to my girlfriend. 20 gallon 1 or 2 african leaf fish(they dissapear) , 1 striped peacock eel, 1 rapheal catfish, 1 rubberlipped plecos, 2 convict fry, meant as feeders never eaten |
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07-06-2008, 01:52 AM
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| MFT Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Thats a picture of a gar. They can get pretty large. Won't be able to keep them in a 29gal long i wouldn't think. I don't know their growth rate though.
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07-06-2008, 09:40 AM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: kansas city, ks
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| in cptivity they rarely get up the their max size
__________________ 12g SW: 1 false-perc 29g: 15 panda corys, 2 black skirt tetras, 2 otos, 1 swordtail, 5 platys 58g SW: yellow watchman goby, 6-line wrasse, 3 firefish gobys, scopas tang 75g: 21 kuhliis, 10 discus, angel, BGK, 2 otos, 4 BNs, 2 platies plus 3 cats, a dog, and 2 baby bunnehs |
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