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Old 02-02-2012, 07:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Any one have one? I am thinking about two for my 10 gal along with a5 whiteclouds. Does any one have any info on them?
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Old 02-02-2012, 11:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I have several and most of them reach about 8 inches. In a 10 gal no more than one. They eat algae and love to linger in live plants.
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theres no way i would ever put an 8" fish in a ten gallon..
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I agree!
I might do two in a 29 gal and move the oto's into the ten gal...

But two in a ten gal is too much (even one would be borderline... )
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One would be borderline, but they are a narrow fish that moves very little so would be content in a 10 gal with lots of plants, and that 8 inches is a very skinny fish.
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for a 10g id rather go with some oto's if you can find em
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I breed them in 10 gal tanks, but after eggs are laid I remove the female. I leave the male in with the eggs and fry and once they reach juvie stage I remove the little ones and put the female back in again.
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I got one!

He is in the 10 gal for now, and is only about three inches. hes pretty small... He will once he reaches about 5 inches or so be swapped on up to the 20 gal, and up from there as he grows, and depending on how he is doing. hes a pretty laid back little guy still acclimating to the tank and spends most of his time hiding behind the heater (which makes me nervous...)
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It's normal for them, They will hide most of the time and not move very much.
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I'd consider 40 gals to be about the minimum for farowellas. IMO it's cruel to put a fish this long in such a small tank.
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