South American Lungfish

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    Wow ok nice and big is a herbivore or carnivore I'm not sure if that's the right wording ?
     
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    I guess it's a carnivore - eats fish, worms, shellfish
    Well maybe not in the true sense.
     
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    Alright u guys get a better selection of fish than I have locally I have to go to the city if I want something exotic
     
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    Tank progressing nicely.
    Lungfish settled in well.
    And have added a few South American cichlids to fit in with the theme.
    The Moillies were my daughters choice :blushing:

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    Is the lungfish not going to eat the mollies?
     
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    Looks very Amazonish.. Like it a lot. You going to add some plants?
     
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    South American Lungs (unlike the African species) are ok with other fish.
    So far, it's been ok, and doesn't seem too bothered by the other fish in the tank
     
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    Thanks
    Plants not going to stand a chance. Only floating will be ok.
     
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    hi @Reedfish congrats on the fish. please post a few more pictures of him. good luck with this. I am sure its a big change from discus.
     
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    He is a big boy
     
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    @dash,
    Thanks.
    Will post updates as things progress.

    I am missing the Discus.
    But not the water changes!

    I went to the lfs that I took them to on the weekend.
    One sold already
     
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    Lungfish doing well.

    A few photos:
    [​IMG]

    Here it is eating an algae pellet:
    It chews and spits out a few times before swallowing.
    A bit grim to watch when it's fish fillets
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    IMG_4438.jpg

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    Thanks.
    It's the best fish I have kept.
    Really entertaining to watch.
     
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    I can imagine it is so do u have any other fish in the tank with it ?
     
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    Yes, there are some of the Tetras that were there from the Discus setup.
    And I have also added some Severums, Angels, and Bandit Cicihlids.
    So far, he has left them alone. In fact, often when I feed it, the other fish snatch those half chewed bits out of its mouth.
     
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    Oh ok cause the reason I asked one would think he is top of the food chain and any other fish would be food
     
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    The African Lungfish are very predatory and you can't keep them with other fish.
    But SAL are supposed to be fine with other fish (and mine so far has been ok). In fact, it is quite slow at feeding time. I had a Platydorus catfish with him that I had to take back to the lfs. Every time I fed, the catfish snatched the food, and the lung was left with the scraps, not the other way round :eek:
     
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    If they had to name this fish after a body part, a lung is not the first thing that springs to mind for me!?

    How ow about a full tank shot @Reedfish?
     
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