Jayhawk
06-01-2003, 10:21 PM
I just picked up an African butterfly fish for my 20 long. The tank houses a pair of kribs (whom I'm watching closely, but they really ignore anything that doesn't live near the bottom and anything weird - you know, like my spastic bristlenose which seems to freak them out :p ), a bristlenose pleco, and 3 cherry barbs. I've also read the ABF and kribs are from the same biotope - although the same can't be said about the bristlenose and the cherry barbs (unless you call it a Waldo Petstore Biotope - then it is perfectly kosher since they all came from there!). Also, before anyone says anything, the tank is very well covered - glass top with a piece of plastic even over the cut out for the HOB filter water return.
Wow, the ABF is one cool fish :D ! It reminds me of a dwarf arrowana/dragon crossbreed (I do know it is related to arrowanas) that I can actually keep in a smaller tank. Right about now, I'm more enamoured of the ABF than my kribs which says a lot about the ABF because I'm a certified cichlidiot.
Anyway, anyone ever breed these little guys? I'm tempted to buy a 29 gallon tank so I have extra height to play with and go find the little fella a girlfriend and see if I can breed them.
Eric
Wow, the ABF is one cool fish :D ! It reminds me of a dwarf arrowana/dragon crossbreed (I do know it is related to arrowanas) that I can actually keep in a smaller tank. Right about now, I'm more enamoured of the ABF than my kribs which says a lot about the ABF because I'm a certified cichlidiot.
Anyway, anyone ever breed these little guys? I'm tempted to buy a 29 gallon tank so I have extra height to play with and go find the little fella a girlfriend and see if I can breed them.
Eric