I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That's what I figured. It's too bad that there isn't very much info on them.
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Re: I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I got him in today, and here is what he looks like, he is settling in just fine:
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Congratulations! That's a great-looking puffer!!
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Awesome man! He looks a lot skinnier than mine, you'll probably want to treat it with PraziPro ASAP.
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Re: I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks, he is actually already fat lol he is just sitting on the leaf which is why he looks really skinny, but he is nice and healthy, but how would I treat a fish with prazi pro? Do you put it in the tank or in the food?
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I soak a raw shrimp in PraziPro for half an hour, but it would probably work with worms too.
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Oh ok, can you poor the chemical directly in the tank?
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Re: I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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No, he has to eat it
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Oh ok, I will try my best to get him on something lol he is looking at bloodworms but isn’t going for them yet
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AdamSafi wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:54 pm Oh ok, I will try my best to get him on something lol he is looking at bloodworms but isn’t going for them yet
If you just wiggle the shrimp, it will attack and eat it due to their predatory instincts.
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Yeah I tried to do that today with a silver side, but he did not go for that at all, I will try again tomorrow lol he already ate like 10 guppies
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AdamSafi wrote: Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:28 am Yeah I tried to do that today with a silver side, but he did not go for that at all, I will try again tomorrow lol he already ate like 10 guppies
That's odd, mine will attack anything the second it moves, including the plants in his tank. It's possible that yours is just naturally less aggressive, and that's why you've had success with tankmates.
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Re: I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Considering these are ambush predators that are piscivors in the wild, I wouldn't trust them with ANY fish you value!

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Pufferpunk wrote: Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:43 pm Considering these are ambush predators that are piscivors in the wild, I wouldn't trust them with ANY fish you value!

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Yeah I was surprised too when he said he kept his with a blood parrot and an African scat. Again I think that I will try something in the Ctenopoma family, as my Duboisi NEVER goes up to the top of the tank, and Ctenopoma rarely move.
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Re: I found another Duboisi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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They are fish as well and if you do not feed them enough they will got for other fish without any hesitation, but good thing is now he is eating bloodworms without any issues, but if the fish are smaller that is it the life of that fish is over lol
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