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#1 Voodoo

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 11:00 AM

So after a week or so of contemplation I decided to move my bullrout out of the tank he is in on his own in with my other natives (scat monos archers tandanus). I was going to swap him out with the senegal birchir and butis butis that are also in my native tank.

 

All went well - as I changed the three fish over and fed everyone until they wouldn't eat any more.

 

Turned off the lights in my bedroom and was still watching some tv so there was still some light in the room. Within minutes of the tank light going out i notice a large shadow creeping his way up to the top of the tank. I notice the monos and scat are shoaling together and moving around alot more than they normally do. The archers are at the top of the tank swimming as normal.

 

Than SPLASH!!! bullrout leaps out of the water in his pursuit of archers. He didn't eat it but that was the end of that experiment - all fish have been returned to their original tanks



#2 Androo

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 11:05 AM

Video? With jaws music playing in the back ground

#3 Voodoo

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 11:29 AM

haha yeah - it was just like that!!



#4 dicky7

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 02:06 PM

prolly took years off the lives off  the Archer fish



#5 Voodoo

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 02:19 PM

i hope i didn't stress them out too much :unsure:



#6 malawiman85

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 03:14 PM

HAHAHA... I would have tried something similar too eventually... Better you than me.



#7 Voodoo

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 03:23 PM

I thought you might like that one mate - I'm just thankful that i didn't lose any fish



#8 malawiman85

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 07:54 PM

Yep probably lucky... as im sure you have seen, they are seriously efficient predators.

#9 Voodoo

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Posted 15 June 2015 - 02:29 PM

he was pretty hungry when i took this pic - cruising around the tank and colours changing whenever he saw me in the room

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#10 Voodoo

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Posted 18 August 2015 - 01:19 PM

am i the only one with a planted bullrout tank? hahaha

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Posted 18 August 2015 - 01:56 PM

Haha that's awesome! I watched a doco the other day of a couple of fish nerds that milked a stonefish! It was unreal! :)

#12 Voodoo

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Posted 18 August 2015 - 02:06 PM

yeah i am always nervous when i have to replant stuff that he knocks out - nervous fun to hand feed it whitebait though :)



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Posted 18 August 2015 - 05:36 PM

Haha yeah I know that feeling!! I used to hand feed my lionfish, venomous creatures are awesome! :)
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#14 Voodoo

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Posted 04 February 2016 - 09:34 AM

it was feeding time at the ranch last night - my photography skills are terrible at the best of times let alone when I'm trying to feed it as well

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Posted 05 February 2016 - 06:52 AM

Haha no surprises there :)



#16 malawiman85

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 03:17 PM

I watched a doco the other day of a couple of fish nerds that milked a stonefish! It was unreal! :)


Not weird at all...

am i the only one with a planted bullrout tank? hahaha


How do you go with him in a planted tank?

#17 Voodoo

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 05:25 PM

planted was great - although most of the plants have come out of that tank - its not because he did anything to them either



#18 malawiman85

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 06:13 PM

My little ones are going in a semi planted tank. I dont anticipate any problems other than them being a bit big and clumsy occasionally. I cant wait to plant this tank out.

#19 Voodoo

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Posted 23 June 2016 - 08:53 AM

yeah i found mine to be quite gentle around the plants - i imagine with the smaller ones any hiding places will be appreciated



#20 Voodoo

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Posted 09 August 2016 - 01:50 PM

took a quick snap on the weekend after he ate a couple of prawns

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