> I had the good fortune to discover a tank full of Mogurnda Mogurnda at
> my local fish shop yesterday. I'd like to get some information for
> myself and the shopkeeper on the general temperment, water chemistry
> requirements, preferred foods, how to sex them (this is a biggie!) and
> anything else you may feel is relevant.
General temperment = nasty, don't keep them near smaller fish and they
will also tear up biggerones too after having peacefully lived with them
for six months or more.
water chem = doesn't care
food = prefers real food, live or dead, can also be trained to eat
prepared foods.
sex = look at their weanies, males tend to be longer and more pointed,
females tend to be short and plump (or should I say Adrian like and
excited!?). You need a few of them to be able to do this, just look for
a difference and you will probably get it right. Also depends upon what
kinda condition they are in, if they are unhappy their weanies won't be
showing very well.
Tootles
Peter J Unmack peter.unmack at asu.edu
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