Sharpy
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Recently caught some very little crayfish and minnows from a large stream by my house, and made quite a nice setup for them in a 15 gallon tank.
I noticed a wierd looking fish when I brought them home, different from the minnows, that just sits on the bottom of the tank, quite interesting looking, two dorsal fins and some darker stripes.
I'm not altogether concerned for the minnows, caught them as a behavioural enrichment of sorts for the crayfish when they get older, but that one is pretty interesting and I wouldnt mind keeping it alive. The crayfish arent big enough yet to hunt them, so I have some time to decide what to do with it. It sits on the gravel though, doesnt swim around like the minnows, so it would almost certainly be eaten I would think.
My question is, would it be terrible to add it to my already established aquarium that has 2 moonlight gourami, 3 dwarf gourami, 4 dojo loaches and a forlowella catfish? Obviously finding out the species will help with the decision, which I'm going to attempt to do tonight (get a picture or two), and of course have a one or two week QT.
Ill post the species or picture as soon as I can
I noticed a wierd looking fish when I brought them home, different from the minnows, that just sits on the bottom of the tank, quite interesting looking, two dorsal fins and some darker stripes.
I'm not altogether concerned for the minnows, caught them as a behavioural enrichment of sorts for the crayfish when they get older, but that one is pretty interesting and I wouldnt mind keeping it alive. The crayfish arent big enough yet to hunt them, so I have some time to decide what to do with it. It sits on the gravel though, doesnt swim around like the minnows, so it would almost certainly be eaten I would think.
My question is, would it be terrible to add it to my already established aquarium that has 2 moonlight gourami, 3 dwarf gourami, 4 dojo loaches and a forlowella catfish? Obviously finding out the species will help with the decision, which I'm going to attempt to do tonight (get a picture or two), and of course have a one or two week QT.
Ill post the species or picture as soon as I can