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12-07-2006, 10:14 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Dec 2006
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|  killifish just ate my tetra! I just added a killifish to my tank, the guy at the pet store kinda talked me into and the fish looks amazing, however my fiance wanted to get some red fin tetras to add to the tank as well. They were really small and she looked in there today and saw half of the tetra hanging out of his mouth. We watched him finish the fish, he told me they like live foods and not to keep small fry in the tank with him but these fish were like 3/4". and i noticed he dosent really eat the flake food i feed my other fish what do i do? |
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12-07-2006, 10:20 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Coolville, Ohio
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| I would get rid of it before it eats the rest of your small fish. Its always a good idea to research fish before getting them. If you don't this stuff happens.
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12-07-2006, 10:26 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida
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| I would return him. That way you keep your small fish. MAHA
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12-12-2006, 09:56 AM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near Chicago, IL
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| Keep the killie, get rid of the small fish - haha. And yes, with the large mouths that killifish have, they can eat anything up to the size of a small Volkswagen. I keep mine with Rainbowfish, C. Loaches, BN Plecos, and Ottocinclus. Although the Ottos were very small when I got them, they never bothered those fish. I did have one of my Killie fry grow faster than the rest. One day, all the small fry were no longer in the tank, but the large killie was (i.e. he ate them all).
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12-12-2006, 10:36 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Yup...I had a killie eat full grown guppies. I second keep the killie. Also one other thing to be aware off if the store didn't tell you...these fish are HUGE jumpers. If you decide to keep him make sure your tank is fully covered. They can and will jump high and far. I had one jump up and hit me in the face while I was doing a w/c......yum 
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12-12-2006, 11:22 AM
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| Large Fish Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near Chicago, IL
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| I 2nd the jumper thing. I opened my tank for feeding and one of my female killies made a direct leap for me, bouncing off my chest (I was about 2 feet away from the front) and hitting the floor. I quickly netted the fish and put it back in the tank and all was fine.
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12-12-2006, 05:12 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: A little town outside Kansas City, Kansas
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i also say keep the killi. awesome fish.
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12-12-2006, 08:56 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Dec 2006
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| yes im going to keep it, its colors are amazing its a really cool fish...all is well since that incident..i am feeding him bloodworms and he loves them!!
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12-14-2006, 04:07 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA
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| I have had 2 golden wonders jump. Unfortunatley happened both times when I was not there and they dried up. And I do have a lid, but they somehow get up and out around the filter. If I made the hole any smaller, the filter would not fit through. |
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12-15-2006, 02:21 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washington, DC
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| I have a huge killi that jumps up to my hand everytime I feed him. One of these days he's not going to land back in the water and hopefully the cat won't be there to toss him around like she did the others. :s
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