Laura - 2008-07-25 I have had mine for almost 11 years! He ate all of my tropical fish when I first got him or her from the pet store. He has killed a giant catfish as well as another lungfish over the years. He mostly eats live baby rats. Sometimes he eats nightcrawlers, grubs, goldfish, frozen or dry fish food if I am out of stuff, and has had chunks of fresh caught salmon. He lets me hold him. He drew blood in my finger as well as my 2 year old son's finger--scary more than painful. He got out of the tank once for maybe a half an hour and was okay. My 2 toddlers let me know.
Atkin - 2008-03-18 Ive had one of these for a few years. He was named Jeremy by a friend of mine who worked with me at the aquatics.
He is just over 2 feet long and right now lives happily in a Juwel Rio 180 with an oscar, a golden severum and a couple of plecs.
I may move him to a larger tank with perhaps some tinfoils and silver shark since they are mostly surface feeders and move too quickly for him but for now he's happy with the misfits.
Scott - 2007-10-20 Great fish!! Keep it with my feeder guppies in a 55 gal tank. Enjoys worms and clams. Quiet fish and easy to keep as long as he's not hungry.
Jennifer - 2007-03-21 I have had one of these for several months and I have never seen it come to the top for air. I have a large castle that it likes to hide in, and I hardly ever see it. Kind of dissapointing considering how exspensive it was!
The South American Lungfish may not be pretty, but it is a pretty amazing fish nonetheless!
I have had mine for almost 11 years! He ate all of my tropical fish when I first got him or her from the pet store. He has killed a giant catfish as well as another lungfish over the years. He mostly eats live baby rats. Sometimes he eats nightcrawlers, grubs, goldfish, frozen or dry fish food if I am out of stuff, and has had chunks of fresh caught salmon. He lets me hold him. He drew blood in my finger as well as my 2 year old son's finger--scary more than painful. He got out of the tank once for maybe a half an hour and was okay. My 2 toddlers let me know.
Ive had one of these for a few years. He was named Jeremy by a friend of mine who worked with me at the aquatics.
He is just over 2 feet long and right now lives happily in a Juwel Rio 180 with an oscar, a golden severum and a couple of plecs.
I may move him to a larger tank with perhaps some tinfoils and silver shark since they are mostly surface feeders and move too quickly for him but for now he's happy with the misfits.
Great fish!! Keep it with my feeder guppies in a 55 gal tank. Enjoys worms and clams. Quiet fish and easy to keep as long as he's not hungry.
I have had one of these for several months and I have never seen it come to the top for air. I have a large castle that it likes to hide in, and I hardly ever see it. Kind of dissapointing considering how exspensive it was!