Post by ZenZan on May 30, 2005 20:37:19 GMT -5
Scientific Name: Pantodon Buchholzi
Family: Pantodontidae
Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Minimum Aquarium Size: 15 Gallons
Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C)
Diet: Carnivore, Provide meaty foods, food sticks, pellets, flake. Food must float.
Tank Space: Top, Usually does not tolerate other top dwellers
PH: 6.5 -7.5, lower PH (6.5-7.0) preferred
GH: 3-10
Life-span: Unknown
Breeding: Egg Layer. The anal fin of males is convex and the central rays form a tube, while in females the anal fin has a straight edge.
Care Difficulty: Average to Hard
Temperament: Peaceful
Breeding Information: Hard, after spawning around 200 eggs are laid. The eggs float on water surface. Hatching occurs in less than two days. The fry are hard to feed requiring small live foods that float past them because they won't eat anything that doesn't float near and in their eye sight.
General Information: Pantodon Buchholzi likes floating plants and driftwood and rocks that reach the waters surface. It requires high quality water and doesn't like to much current at the water surface. Do not keep with small fish as it will eat them. This fish can jump and can glide up to six feet so keep the aquarium covered!
Family: Pantodontidae
Adult Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Minimum Aquarium Size: 15 Gallons
Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C)
Diet: Carnivore, Provide meaty foods, food sticks, pellets, flake. Food must float.
Tank Space: Top, Usually does not tolerate other top dwellers
PH: 6.5 -7.5, lower PH (6.5-7.0) preferred
GH: 3-10
Life-span: Unknown
Breeding: Egg Layer. The anal fin of males is convex and the central rays form a tube, while in females the anal fin has a straight edge.
Care Difficulty: Average to Hard
Temperament: Peaceful
Breeding Information: Hard, after spawning around 200 eggs are laid. The eggs float on water surface. Hatching occurs in less than two days. The fry are hard to feed requiring small live foods that float past them because they won't eat anything that doesn't float near and in their eye sight.
General Information: Pantodon Buchholzi likes floating plants and driftwood and rocks that reach the waters surface. It requires high quality water and doesn't like to much current at the water surface. Do not keep with small fish as it will eat them. This fish can jump and can glide up to six feet so keep the aquarium covered!
