Free Tilapia

[ometh]

That person that was falsely offering the tank was just blowing smoke as expected. I think he was offended by no one wanting his plants.

either way... It's a good thing I am overseas and everything is legal here.

get any diamond rays yet? lol

[eklikewhoa]

Waiting for some things to fall into place but I have located some.

[moganman]

Cut it up into small cubes and feed it to the shebangbangs

[eklikewhoa]

Those things get enough crap eating all the seafood I toss into the tank for the puffer.

They steal his shrimp, clams, mussels, crayfish, snails, scallops, etc. I have to feed a ton more daily cause they keep snatching his food.

[Bedlamer]

I am overseas and everything is legal here.

except the temporary importation of motorcycles with displacements over 125 cc. Darn Viet red tape! Well glad to hear all is well. I hope you are enjoying your Asian Arowana, please don't put any puffers in with them. The goats say hi.

[Bedlamer]

Those things get enough crap eating all the seafood I toss into the tank for the puffer.

They steal his shrimp, clams, mussels, crayfish, snails, scallops, etc. I have to feed a ton more daily cause they keep snatching his food.

To increase the puffer's chances of getting a snack, take a piece of PVC pipe and place one end next to the puffers mouth. Drop the seafood in the top end and let it drift down to him. Saw that in a ray feeding video this week. Seemed to work well.

[eklikewhoa]

That would work even less in favor of the puffer.

If you ever see my trophs eat there's no solving this problem. They steal snails from him and these are size of cherry tomatoes.

[Bedlamer]

I saw the snail stealing video. How do you figure it would make it harder for him? Not much to lose by trying it.

[Bedlamer]

Hmmm. Get a cheap plastic mixing bowl in a solid color. Cut a hole in the middle and attach to the end of the pipe. Put it kinda over the puffer without squishing it. If the trophs can't see the food they will be less likely to be trying to snatch it.

[Jozle]

Is he still good for grabs?
I miss my wild caught tilapia, he was originally caught as feed for my strange crawfish. He was 1cm when I first laid eyes, then grew super big and and started biting me. Then he died from stress during the time I spent trying to find out what kind of fish he was.

[eklikewhoa]

Hmmm. Get a cheap plastic mixing bowl in a solid color. Cut a hole in the middle and attach to the end of the pipe. Put it kinda over the puffer without squishing it. If the trophs can't see the food they will be less likely to be trying to snatch it.

that's probably the worst idea I've ever heard... that might for target feeding corals or the like but this MBU is pushing 10" and would be frightened by something like that.

I've been hand feeding which helps and I toss more food into the tank to distract the fish while he tries to eat. I have to feed a ton of shrimp to the tank but he gets his.

[eklikewhoa]

Is he still good for grabs?
I miss my wild caught tilapia, he was originally caught as feed for my strange crawfish. He was 1cm when I first laid eyes, then grew super big and and started biting me. Then he died from stress during the time I spent trying to find out what kind of fish he was.

It's gone now.

[Nickintex]

Was he confiscated or thumped and flushed?

[eklikewhoa]

Was he confiscated or thumped and flushed?

I hid it in your trunk and called parks & wildlife to report an attempted homo smuggler. The republicans are all over it now.

[Bedlamer]

that's probably the worst idea I've ever heard... that might for target feeding corals or the like but this MBU is pushing 10" and would be frightened by something like that.

Well you won't know for sure until you try it. You are just dismissing it out of hand. Do what you think is best. I've always heard puffers are fairly bright for fish--I don't think it would take that long to get him to associate the contraption with food. I'm not saying pin him to the substrate--just put it over his front end a bit to fend the trophs off.