WTB Vandellia cirrhosa
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ems.driver
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WTB Vandellia cirrhosa
I have looked for quite awhile trying to find this fish!! Anyone who has or know where i can acquire these please let me know!! Thanks for your time!
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racoll
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Re: WTB Vandellia cirrhosa
From the cat-elog page for :
If you are okay with that, then good luck. I guess it is no worse than owning a cat, and allowing the cat out of the house to kill birds and small mammals etc.
Two forum members are listed as registered keepers, so might be worth contacting them.
This fish is an obligate haematophage, and as such cannot be kept in captivity, without causing a lot of suffering to potential prey.Despite recorded attempts to feed this fish chopped fish gills, blood (via a dropper) and conventional foods, it appears this fish is specialised to the point that it can only feed from live fish.
If you are okay with that, then good luck. I guess it is no worse than owning a cat, and allowing the cat out of the house to kill birds and small mammals etc.
Two forum members are listed as registered keepers, so might be worth contacting them.