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	Needle Fish?
BaronOfHell Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Sep-2005	i bought a needle fish from pet smart and it is pretty cool. its acting lazy though. did i make a good desision, he's in a 29 gallon tall tank lighty planted with few rocks 7.0 ph 74-78 degrees f gravel substrate he's with a 2" pleco 6 1/2" asian sun cat i also am feeding him only feeder fish, will he eat any other food like dried or even live nightcrawlers or crickets? also additional car info would be cool Thanks in advance BOH
Posted 12-Jan-2007 07:33
Crazy_Coyote Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	yeah, iv'e never been able too feed it anything besides small goldfish
Posted 12-Jan-2007 07:43
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, They are carnivores. They eat fish. The thrill of the chase and the chomp of the jaws. Live food is what they will thrive on. You might be able to get them to take pieces of fish as it falls past them, maybe. IMO, that tank will become too small, too soon, for it. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 12-Jan-2007 07:58
pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	If goldfish are too large rosy reds will work. I have only ever seen them eat live fish. I agree that you will need a larger tank. Good luck.
Posted 12-Jan-2007 16:56
Crazy_Coyote Hobbyist Posts: 126 Kudos: 103 Votes: 17 Registered: 05-Sep-2005	Edited by Crazy_Coyote mine is not eating. and i put some pretty small goldfish in there. most of the time he staresat the glass and then bumps into it. how can i get him to eat
Posted 13-Jan-2007 01:48
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Nervous fish like Needlefish generally take about a week to settle in completely, and until then it is not uncommon for them to not eat anything. Do you have a scientific name or a picture of your fish? Some species I believe are brackish, and if they are being kept in freshwater that will only add to the stress. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 13-Jan-2007 07:32
BaronOfHell Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Sep-2005	Mine is brackish and is in with 1 tbs per every 5 gallons. mine will not eat either. so he will eventually settle down and eat. also whats with him staring at the glass and then bumping it, are they like betas?
Posted 13-Jan-2007 08:10
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, If you give it some plants to hide in (they are ambush fish) and put some black consruction paper on the sides and back (they can see their reflection), you should resolve the problem. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 13-Jan-2007 09:10
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	1. Take those catfish out (the ptergoplichthyid and the horabagrus). They do not tolerate salt particularly well. 2. Most needlefish marketed are X. cancila, and due to their amphidromous nature, brackish water would be fine, though adults are found in freshwater as well. 3. They grow quite large--you might want to look into investing in a larger tank.
Posted 13-Jan-2007 09:44


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