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Old 18-06-2017, 01:10 AM   #1
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Default Hydrolycus armatus 4"

Here's my 4" Armatus Payara eating its 4th gold fish!! Really happy to have had the chance to catch him in the act 😁

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Old 19-06-2017, 10:15 AM   #2
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My all time favourite together with goliath tiger fish.
Its a fast grower at this stage, beware of the rest of the comm become food.
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Old 19-06-2017, 11:02 AM   #3
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Waa! Then got to separate them before year end I Guess!
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Old 19-06-2017, 12:00 PM   #4
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if it attempt to eat the clown loach and the loach spring out the movable spine set beneath the eyes that can be deadly if the armatus is swallowing it.
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Awesome looking fella
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Old 19-06-2017, 01:28 PM   #6
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okok dont worry will definitely separate my armatus to an individual tank for show case!

WIll a 3x1.5x1.5 be sufficient to hold a single armatus?

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if it attempt to eat the clown loach and the loach spring out the movable spine set beneath the eyes that can be deadly if the armatus is swallowing it.
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okok dont worry will definitely separate my armatus to an individual tank for show case!

WIll a 3x1.5x1.5 be sufficient to hold a single armatus?



Thank you !
It will but for maybe for 4-6 mth if u feed live feeds.
It will be skittish if alone in the tank, I find that tankmates help so I comm it.
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Old 19-06-2017, 05:03 PM   #8
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Ohh good, i was just about to ask Armatus better in a group ? like get a few more armatus? or will they kill each other?
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i com 2 pcs at size 10' and 8" before no issue.
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Old 21-06-2017, 10:40 AM   #10
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Ok Swee I will get one more!
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