Predator? What type do you have?

DMD123

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The definition of predator: an organism that lives by preying on other organisms.

With that definition in mind, do you have a "Predator"? Something that eats other things? Even a Convict could be a predator... So what do you have?
 

DMD123

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The snakehead snapping the 10" bass in half on youtube is one of my favorite.
 

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I dont really consider my 10" Midas a predator but I have lost a couple fish that I knew were too small when I added them as tankmates.

A fish I have been totally intrigued by lately have been puffers. These guys seem all easygoing and peaceful but they are little monsters that tear their meals to pieces. If I can sneak another tank in I might consider getting one.
 

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madness said:
and my soon to be new fish. SHHHHHH :silent: :silent: :silent:
And so we anxiously wait :sleep:

Ok I give what is it? Saber-toothed guppy?
 

Fyurae

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A Sunfish. His color doesn't photograph well, and he has more blue now.

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Nice Sunfish! Many native fish have very nice coloration but tricky to catch it in a picture.
 

Zerc

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if i thought they could handle the hot water id try to put a bass in my tank, but its too hot I think. Maybe too crowded too...
 

Kaosu

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Prickly sculpin...native :p

she lurks allot and is more of an ambush predator but is so awesome to watch her eat an almost 2 inch convict..

though she is fat and lazy now and ignores feeders...and begs for pellets..soon as she sees the pellet and my hand over the water she tweaks and throws her self at my hand ..its startling lol.

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and a good color shot of Fyurae's sunfish when i had him in my out side tank
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Kaosu, have always enjoyed seeing pics of the native Sculpin you raise. And I voted for your picture for the POTM. I thought it was a pretty cool pic.

That picture of the Sunfish really shows it off.
 

Kaosu

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Nice pics Kaosu! Smile
thank you^_^

Kaosu, have always enjoyed seeing pics of the native Sculpin you raise. And I voted for your picture for the POTM. I thought it was a pretty cool pic.

That picture of the Sunfish really shows it off.
Thank you very much..Love my angry little fish she is pushing 7 inches now..and as you can see from the pic she is so fat..cant believe she was under an inch when i got her...I have tons of pics maybe ill update her thread.
 

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I remember going fishing with my dad and we would see all these little baby Sculpin darting around in some of the shallow pools. Never thought to bring any home. Very cool little fish. Closest thing I had to one was a bumble bee goby.

How old is yours and what is the expected lifespan?
 

Kaosu

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DMD123 said:
I remember going fishing with my dad and we would see all these little baby Sculpin darting around in some of the shallow pools. Never thought to bring any home. Very cool little fish. Closest thing I had to one was a bumble bee goby.

How old is yours and what is the expected lifespan?

mm she is almost 2 years old now, from every thing I have read in the wild they can reach 7 years, but its not really documented in a tank setting so im guessing 10+.
 
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