axolotl-danio Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hello my friend recently gave me a inanga whitebait from his pond. I have a few questions? Do i need more than one? what would be a minimum tank size? It loves dried bloodworms but it wont eat flake how can I get it to eat flake or what else should i feed him/her? Do they need any salt in there water? Thanks allot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Cool, how big is your one? I've got 2 in my 50 litre, plus 1 crayfish and they all seem pretty happy. Here's a link to a thread I made recently asking pretty much exactly the same questions as you - may be worth a look. Have you got any photos? Here's mine ;D I'd recommend more than one. In the streams they don't seem to hang out that much, but in the tank they're always within a few inches of each other, so I'd get 2 or 3. You'll probably never see them though, they have amazing eye sight and can easily spot you creeping into the room at night! Waits for Stella... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 he is about 6cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Waits for Stella... :oops: Hi, I'm Stella and I'm a native fish addict.... They are a schooling fish, so they are naturally a bit happier in groups of five or more, but doing that depends entirely on your tank size. That said I have had inanga in groups of 1-3 and they were fine, just you miss out on the schooling which looks cool (best seen in a long tank, 3-4ft plus). Depth is no worry in a tank for natives. I have found full grown koaro and shortjaw kokopu (20cm long) in streams between 5 and 10cm deep! Length, length, length Mine just spat out flake in a billion pieces. I wouldn't bother. Options: Bloodworm is convenient, but not really highly nutritious for a growing fish (your fish will double in size in the next year). There is a bit here about bloodworm: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/feedin ... 34539.html Grab a net and start raiding farm troughs and streams for critters. Live food is great fun and what they would be eating normally. Oxheart: I use this as the staple for all my fish. Cut off all the fat, cut into thin strips, freeze in a single layer (so it doesn't all stick together) then cut into tiny mouth-sized pieces. Not sure if your fish is big enough for this to be practical, possibly. Though you wouldn't believe the size of the food natives can suck down! Trout pellet crumble - native fish aren't huge fans of dried food, but some can be trained to take things like trout pellets and go nuts for them. Salt - not necessary. Some like to as a 'preventative' but I think it is better to focus on keeping the water quality as good as possible and not rely on permanent medicating just in case you get slack. Get stuck into the search function, there are a few good threads on inanga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 You'll probably never see them though, they have amazing eye sight and can easily spot you creeping into the room at night! It is funny that.... mine were reasonably visible, but if you did anything too sudden and scary they would scatter and hide briefly. Mine would mostly cruise or sit in one spot in the (slow) current. Maybe you are just scary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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