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[Leichardti]

Hey guys, I have a Tandanus that's about 3 inches long, and was just wondering if its possible to keep snails about the same size as an apple snail with him. The reason I am asking is I've heard the odd rumor of them being snail killers. The snails would be Waterhouse snails from Aquagreen at a length of 2cm and are native.  So would my Tandanus  be ok with some?  Snail.jpg   51.33KB   4 downloads

 

Thanks in advance!

Edited by Leichardti, 18 February 2016 - 05:54 PM.

[malawiman85]

Maybe for now... probably wont end well though. Tandanus grow quickly and yep they sure do like to eat snails.

[Leichardti]

Crap! Well whats something else I may be able to put with him that's native and wont get eaten by a barra?

[malawiman85]

As in non-fish?

[jjm66smokey]

_{What about the seven-spot archerfish, Toxotes chatareus?}

[Westie]

why did you write that so small?

[jjm66smokey]

Something weird on the work computer I think!

[malawiman85]

If you want fish, just about any large fish thats not to agro. Barcoo grunter, how about an eel, sleepy cod, archers, scats if you arent growing plants, coal grunter, salmontail cat, etc... pretty much anything big other than a murray cod, toga or mangrove jack.

[Leichardti]

Lol, I think I may just do another tandanus.

[sandgroper]

Where is my bloody magnifying glass, can never find anything when you need it.

[malawiman85]

Be careful. If the barra outgrows the tandanus he will eat them in a flash. Barra arent agro but they do have freakishly large mouths. I took a photo and posted it up in the "native displays" thread of just how big their mouths are.
Ice lost his Murray Cod when it tried to eat his tandanus. The tandanus spiked the cod as it was being eaten. Bloody unfortunate.

[ice]

Wasn't even a big cod yet either, only about 2cm longer than the tandanus that it tried (and failed) to eat.

[Leichardti]

Whaaat?! Theyre both the same size but ill watch the growth

Edited by Leichardti, 18 February 2016 - 05:54 PM.

[malawiman85]

Barra mouths... HUUUUGE!

 

[Leichardti]

I knew they had mouths like that, but didn't know they try eat something just abit smaller!

[ice]

If it fits, it'll end up in there!