Quick update about Douglas the Mbu
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:54 am
Douglas has been here for a fortnight now so I thought I'd post an update.
Well,he's great
He's feeding well,I'm hand feeding him so we are really getting to know each other and the smaller fish in the tank wait round his mouth for any bits of prawn,mussel or whatever,so everyone's happy.
He's definitely filling out too,he was a bit skinny in the shop and had a slight kink just before his tail,but there's no sign of that now and he's lovely and rotund (but not too much!)
He is absolutely fine with his tankmates and seems to really enjoy having room to move around and investigate.
I've been monitoring the water conditions closely and they have remained stable so the filtration is coping well,it's a large sump 6'x2'x18" powered by 2 powerful pumps,but I think I'm still going to add a canister as well,bit of a 'belt and braces' situation.
The only problem I have is getting a decent photo of him as he tries to jump out of the tank anticipating food everytime he's sees me near
So here are two crappy pictures,one of his belly
and one of the view of his lovely face out the water that I have when I feed him 
Well,he's great
He's feeding well,I'm hand feeding him so we are really getting to know each other and the smaller fish in the tank wait round his mouth for any bits of prawn,mussel or whatever,so everyone's happy.
He's definitely filling out too,he was a bit skinny in the shop and had a slight kink just before his tail,but there's no sign of that now and he's lovely and rotund (but not too much!)
He is absolutely fine with his tankmates and seems to really enjoy having room to move around and investigate.
I've been monitoring the water conditions closely and they have remained stable so the filtration is coping well,it's a large sump 6'x2'x18" powered by 2 powerful pumps,but I think I'm still going to add a canister as well,bit of a 'belt and braces' situation.
The only problem I have is getting a decent photo of him as he tries to jump out of the tank anticipating food everytime he's sees me near
So here are two crappy pictures,one of his belly
and one of the view of his lovely face out the water that I have when I feed him 