Pirate Perch (?? Spelling)
#1 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 09:24 AM
#2 Guest_hmt321_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 09:45 AM
#3 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 12:03 PM
they definatly eat minnows, in fact they ate several sail fin shiners in my 40 gal, the sailfins were every bit as large as the pirate perch
Uh Oh !!
#4 Guest_drewish_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 12:40 PM
#5 Guest_hmt321_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 01:35 PM
Unless well fed, pirate perch will eat anything they can fit in their mouth. We've lost a few fish to pirate perch before realizing this.
can you get them to eat floating or sinking pellets? mine would eat blood worms and brine shrimp. the pirate perch were eventually eaten by the red spot sunnie (i can't say that i was all that upset about it) the Red Spot later caused the sailfins to jump out of the tank (2 were MIA, i think he/she? ate them)
#6 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 03:54 PM
#7 Guest_teleost_*
Posted 07 January 2007 - 06:00 PM
If you don't want to keep them, I run a pirate perch shelter on the side
I can arrange for transport to myself or another forum member that wants them.
#8 Guest_ShinersRock_*
Posted 08 January 2007 - 01:08 AM
#9 Guest_edbihary_*
Posted 08 January 2007 - 01:17 AM
#10 Guest_ShinersRock_*
Posted 08 January 2007 - 01:24 AM
#11 Guest_dsmith73_*
Posted 08 January 2007 - 07:25 AM
#12 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 08 January 2007 - 02:42 PM
A 10g would work with him, right?
Ten gallon, one pirate perch, no problemo. While you are at it throw some shiners in just a little smaller than him and let me know the outcome.
#13 Guest_teleost_*
Posted 08 January 2007 - 11:07 PM
If you need a few breather bags and Amquel, let me know. I'll be happy to send a few your way. Please send them off to anyone that wants them first. I'll do my best to find a home as well since I just received a new group.
#14 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 09 January 2007 - 07:00 AM
Pirate perch are one of my favorite aquarium fishes. They can be a little difficult to feed or no problem at all. I've had some fish eat pellets while others prefer frozen foods. I would advise you feed them shrimp pieces with tongs or a stick at first then you can try sinking pellets later. I've kept groups of three pirate perch in a 55 gallon tank along with many small fishes including gambusia. Since pirate perch tend to stay on the bottom the topminnows and similar fishes are usually fine with them. If well fed they stay away from medium size notropis. I've never had problems with compatibility, even with monster pirate perch and gambusia in the same tank. Wild fish can be a bit snappy at first but this snappy behavior goes away quickly.
If you don't want to keep them, I run a pirate perch shelter on the side
I can arrange for transport to myself or another forum member that wants them.
I have another person that I have on the first list for some of these Pirates but you can have the ones he does not want when he decides if he wants the small ones or large ones.
Daniel
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