Fresh Water Flounders

[Bettaman shane]

I have just purchased some fresh water flounders they are very neat looking. The lady at the fish store said they were bottom feeders. But i want to know more about them so i figured this is the place to go any info would be apprechiated THANX ;D ??? :

 

[ryanp15]

Sounds neat! Sorry I have never heard of them. How big do they get or do you know?

    Ryan ;D

 

[clothahump]

[flash=width,height][/flash] 8)Achirus lineatus is a freshwater flounder,Ph 7.3,25c temp,live foods,meaty,egg scatterers,partial shading preffered.

 

[Bettaman shane]

Thanks Clothahump now i know what these things like. Im going to have to drop my tank temp a little bit. And ryan i don't know how big they get the biggest one i have is 1 1/2 inches long

 

[Bettaman shane]

clothahump do you own any of these i am wondering more about them and what it would take to breed them like any water conditiond or anything ??? :

 

[clothahump]

I personally have never kept them,I suggest you treat them in the same way as any other amazonian fish,when they are fully grown feed well with bloodworm or a similar meaty food, then perform a large water change using water about 5c cooler than the normal temp,this should stimulate spawning,Good Luck and let me know if this works. 8)

 

[Bettaman shane]

I will do that but i don't when there fully grown ??? there pretty big so they might be close.