hsherman1986
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Hey guys. I just got my hands on one of these guys, totally unexpected. Gotta love my neighbor, she bought one, and had it chanse everyone in her tank relentlessly, so she called me up and asked me if i would take him. I figured he would go in my 55g cichlid tank. I think he will behave with my 4.5" firemouth in the tank with him (all she has in her tank are guppies and neon tetras).
Now, she has been battling some sort of fungus/mystery killer in her tank, so the shark is in QT until I am sure he is disease free (not risking my entire tank over this little guy).
I did do some reading up on these guys before I agreed to take him to make sure that I could house him properly, and once I decided that I could, I went over there and picked him up.
Now, I just want to know what experiences you guys have had with these guys. If you have any input at all, let me have it, the good, bad, and ugly! Am I going to have problems with him in my cichlid tank, does he have any "special needs" that I will need to address? Is he prone to any sort of sickness other than ich (i would assume he is prone to that, he looks scaleless)? If you have any other tips on kepping this little guy happy, just let me know.
TIA guys!!
EDIT: Here is a pic. Notice the airstone in the pic to the right? He is right next to it, jsut to give you an idea of his size. Also , one more question, how fast will he grow?
Now, she has been battling some sort of fungus/mystery killer in her tank, so the shark is in QT until I am sure he is disease free (not risking my entire tank over this little guy).
I did do some reading up on these guys before I agreed to take him to make sure that I could house him properly, and once I decided that I could, I went over there and picked him up.
Now, I just want to know what experiences you guys have had with these guys. If you have any input at all, let me have it, the good, bad, and ugly! Am I going to have problems with him in my cichlid tank, does he have any "special needs" that I will need to address? Is he prone to any sort of sickness other than ich (i would assume he is prone to that, he looks scaleless)? If you have any other tips on kepping this little guy happy, just let me know.
TIA guys!!
EDIT: Here is a pic. Notice the airstone in the pic to the right? He is right next to it, jsut to give you an idea of his size. Also , one more question, how fast will he grow?