Caryl Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Our club (mainly SallyJ) has looked after the Hospice tank for quite a few years now. They called today to say they were having a problem with cannibalism and could I come and have a look? Get there to find someone (and nobody knows who, it just appeared) had added this... Needless to say, it has been munching its way through the inhabitants. There used to be 30+ black widows (although, to be fair, they are all now quite old and some could be natural attrition) but now there's only about 6. There is 1 penguin tetra left and I discovered a Bolivian butterfly ram and this fish which I am embarrassed to say I am not sure what it is. I thought it was a kissing gourami but someone else has suggested a severum To top it all off the nurse said how her favourite was the little one that usually sat on the log. Bristlenose, I thought. No... :roll: So, if anyone knows of someone who wants a silver shark, or gourami/severum let me know or the shark will be whacked on the head :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 And here is a shot of the tank itself Apparently much enjoyed by patients, staff and visitors (except when they see the shark chomping down another inhabitant!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yup, that's a pink kissing gourami, definitely not a gold severum. I don't think I've heard of silver sharks being particularly aggressive or eating other fish, especially if the black widows are as big as it looks in your pic. Maybe harassing them to death, but even then my silver sharks never even took notice of any other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 This one has been seen in action chasing and chomping down on other fish. Anyway, the tank it is in is too small for it so it is being re-homed :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 That is an awesome amount of anubias! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 A stunning tank and I expect provides many hours of enjoyment . Home peace and tranquility soon resume or should I say tankquility resume Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Everyone is commenting on how much better the tank has been since we re-homed the silver shark and kissing gourami. Staff say the tank is much appreciated and they often wheel patients down and park them in front of the tank so they can sit and absorb the now peaceful scene. Many thanks to Shayne, in Wellington, for sending over more angels to add to our numbers. The staff were all very excited and kept coming to have a look. Here they are waiting for their temperature to equalise... And here is the tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Awesome tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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