So I recently ran across a GREAT deal on a 55 g. tank. In the beginning I just wanted the stand so I was going to buy the whole thing but when I went to get it, they offered the fish too. I was somewhat hesitant since I just wanted to swap out the stand and sell the "new" setup to a friend. Once I found out what was to become of the fish...I took them too.
1 - Pleco (12-14 inches...she's a monster!!)
1 - some sort of cave fish they said. While trying to research, I think it's a Mexican Tetra?? It has no eyes, not that they are missing...but there is no socket. It's very strange looking at a fish w/ no eyes!! From what I could find, they will eat a normal tropical diet.
2 - now here is the mystery fish. They are about 7 inches and I hope the pics below work well enough. As soon as I approach the tank, they go bannanas thinking i'm going to feed them. The previous owner said they fed them live fish, but they seem to eat anything I've thrown in. Shimp pellets, dried whole shrimp, tropical flake food, algae waefers, and even the cucumber I threw in for the Pleco. They are eating machines. I do have some smaller fish that I hoped would hide in the plants until I could figure something out...but they haven't taken one out yet and the little guys don't bother hiding.
I'm thinking they only ate live since that was the diet offered?
They are really cool dudes and I'd like to feed/care for them properly...any help in IDing them would go along way towards that.
thanks everyone!
1 - Pleco (12-14 inches...she's a monster!!)
1 - some sort of cave fish they said. While trying to research, I think it's a Mexican Tetra?? It has no eyes, not that they are missing...but there is no socket. It's very strange looking at a fish w/ no eyes!! From what I could find, they will eat a normal tropical diet.
2 - now here is the mystery fish. They are about 7 inches and I hope the pics below work well enough. As soon as I approach the tank, they go bannanas thinking i'm going to feed them. The previous owner said they fed them live fish, but they seem to eat anything I've thrown in. Shimp pellets, dried whole shrimp, tropical flake food, algae waefers, and even the cucumber I threw in for the Pleco. They are eating machines. I do have some smaller fish that I hoped would hide in the plants until I could figure something out...but they haven't taken one out yet and the little guys don't bother hiding.
I'm thinking they only ate live since that was the diet offered?
They are really cool dudes and I'd like to feed/care for them properly...any help in IDing them would go along way towards that.
thanks everyone!
