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 Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:23 pm
i saw 2 at petco today but they looked sickly so i didnt get any but i had no idea you could keep these as pets!!!! they are one of my favorites and i see them alot since im a geology nut and go through caves all the time. well i love these little guys and would love to have some but i know nothing about their care other than they are probably cold water fish
so whats their care?
and any websites i can order some of these guys from?
and for anyone who doesnt know what im talking about
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/images/080108-cave-fish_big.jpg
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:15 pm
I've seen these in aquarium books for years, but never in a store. I think their care would be like normal tetras though, a large school would do nice.
I doubt they'd have high food demands, but since they are blind I wouldn't keep them with agressive fish. Or fish that could steal their food before they can find it.
It'd probably be best to feed them pellets instead of flakes.
I also suspect that they may be light sensitive, and you'd have to use a lamp of a lower wattage.
Personally I think they'd look nice in a tank with other albino fish, and black sediment.
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:39 am
i know, ive already got some black gravel for my 10gal cause i was going to use it as a puffer tank but now i dont know which i want more ^.^
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:21 am
I suggest a tank with black gravel and just dark pieces of slate as decoration and a low intensity light (no plants). By the way, they can be aggressive despite being blind, and they will n** at other fishes' fins. So be careful about tankmates.
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Ammonia Spike Vice Captain
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