Keian
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(This is my first thread I’ve posted so have mercy)
HI everybody, let’s start from the beginning , I noticed my LFS got Nigerian rope fish in stock. I wondered what the heck is that. I then, without a break researched for days about these awesome looking fish. I’ve thought about wanting a bichir but I knew those wouldn’t go great in my predominately rainbow tank.
Fast forward 2 weeks from reading the flyer with new stock. I head down to my LFS and buy 1, a male . Take him home . Instantly hid of course in the driftwood . But I noticed he instantly made friends with the small pictus catfish I keep in there. The cat fish, usually insanely skiddish (because he is solo I presume). Yet he and the rope got along perfectly . Then next day I went out and bought a female rope fish. Brought her home and of course watched her hide . And she too has Made friends with the catfish.
A 3 months later now. The rope fish and catfish are inseparable . And boy do I love keeping rope fish. They are very active , as they are equipped with lungs and gills, so they come to the floating driftwood I have and slither on top, just to breath the air . They hang around the bottom. They constantly look for places to sit and lay around . I’ve had no problems with them being aggressive toward smaller fish. Even some very small madigascar rainbows . Feeding them is even cooler , I’ll put blood worms in my fingers and they’ll eat from my hands. Just awesome fish to own.
I would recommend if you’re looking for a peacefull (from my experience, I advise excersising caution), very oddball , rare fish, that stays very active and is social, get a rope fish!
HI everybody, let’s start from the beginning , I noticed my LFS got Nigerian rope fish in stock. I wondered what the heck is that. I then, without a break researched for days about these awesome looking fish. I’ve thought about wanting a bichir but I knew those wouldn’t go great in my predominately rainbow tank.
Fast forward 2 weeks from reading the flyer with new stock. I head down to my LFS and buy 1, a male . Take him home . Instantly hid of course in the driftwood . But I noticed he instantly made friends with the small pictus catfish I keep in there. The cat fish, usually insanely skiddish (because he is solo I presume). Yet he and the rope got along perfectly . Then next day I went out and bought a female rope fish. Brought her home and of course watched her hide . And she too has Made friends with the catfish.
A 3 months later now. The rope fish and catfish are inseparable . And boy do I love keeping rope fish. They are very active , as they are equipped with lungs and gills, so they come to the floating driftwood I have and slither on top, just to breath the air . They hang around the bottom. They constantly look for places to sit and lay around . I’ve had no problems with them being aggressive toward smaller fish. Even some very small madigascar rainbows . Feeding them is even cooler , I’ll put blood worms in my fingers and they’ll eat from my hands. Just awesome fish to own.
I would recommend if you’re looking for a peacefull (from my experience, I advise excersising caution), very oddball , rare fish, that stays very active and is social, get a rope fish!
