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can I have soem information about my panthedon like food and if he needs floating plants which I have quite a bit but do I need more and do I need to put feeder guppies in and I heard they can glide out of the tank real easy I have it covered where no way he can jump out but whne Im doing water changes will he jump out at me and cut me or soemthing?

thanks

You mean Pantodon?

Anyway, to answer...
1. The primary diet of the African Butterflyfish is, of course, insects. If you wish to supply this, you may, however some people have success weaning them onto pelletized floating carnivore pellets, if I'm not mistaken.

2. They do not need floating plants, but it makes sense to me that they'd feel better with it. However, there's no need to get too much if the fish is able to keep hidden how it wants.

3. As answered, you do not need feeder guppies. They will eat them, but you don't need to chance with disease as this fish accepts other foods.

4. The fish will probably avoid jumping during a water change, and it will most definitely not cut you. Jumping is not an aggressive behavior; the fish will most likely jump either to catch food or escape a body of water it finds not to be satisfactory (which is the case with many fish).

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they like a section of floating plants to sit in they wont cut u but they do bite its rather a unquie feeling dont worry they cant hurt u
they hunt by vibrations in the water as they r almost blind it seems
they can b weened onto pellits but love pin head crickets
they do jump when excited ive had myn in a open topped 33 gallon for over a year with no problem however it is not recommended to do that ive raised myn since he was bout 2" long now with tail hes just over 5" eats crickets flys pellitsfeeder guppies n anything else i hand feed him
they do better alone in a tank
they r really only active during feeding times but they r a great fish