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Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 2:36 am
by rtc
Anyone keeping Chelonodon patoca ?
Need a share here....
Currently i am keeping him in freshwater with much salt......putting him with tetraodon palembangensis....same size bout 8-9 cm
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:10 am
by Bogwoodbruce
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:08 am
by splitadams
sg of 1.005 - 1.025
ph. 7.5 - 8.2
hard to very hard water
tank mates arent very suitable but people have kept them with scats monos and theyre own
i was told its a euryhaline fish
and can adapt to almost all water conditions quite easily
but your filter cant
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:11 am
by rtc
i am listening...
anyone.. ?
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:22 am
by splitadams
oh and temp should middle at 25 degrees celcius
[HELP] Eating Problem
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:09 pm
by rtc
tho he's very active and looks healthy, he won't eat since the time i owned him which is for a week....
i have tried died foods (frozen blood worm, shrimp, fishes) live insects, live fishes....
as previously mentioned, i put him with tetraodon palembangensis which doesn't have eating problem....
i love him so much, i can't afford losing him.....
help...
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:46 pm
by Myaj
If you can't afford losing him, I wouldn't keep him with a lurker. Also, the palembangensis won't appreciate the salt.
Do a forum search on the scientific name, there will be plenty of info in past posts.
Re: [HELP] Eating Problem
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 4:36 am
by splitadams
try feeding him snails, when i first got mine the only thing he would eat was trumpet snails crushed but now lives on a vaired diet of bloodworms, squid, mussel, crayfish, ghost shrimp and any type of snail the pet shop can throw at me
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:44 am
by Bogwoodbruce
Been looking around for my info for you and found this
Comes from africa, madagascar, india, sri lanka, south east asia; so does seem to be a widespread species so some diversity in markings and patterns will be apparent, and they can reach 30cm/12".
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 2:53 am
by splitadams
theyre also a burrower so a sand substrate is good, even tho ive never seen mine do it
hows he going? has he eaten yet?
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:09 am
by rtc
splitadams wrote:theyre also a burrower so a sand substrate is good, even tho ive never seen mine do it
hows he going? has he eaten yet?
hasn't eat yet....
i am giving him fish vitamin for appetite...
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:09 pm
by Troender
I know of someone keeping patocas, and he experienced that they didn't do well in FW, but needed BW.
Re: Chelonodon patoca
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:34 am
by LilGreenPuffer
Soaking his food in crushed fresh garlic and tank water, or a product like Garlic Xtreme, could help. For some reason, many fish can't resist the taste of garlic.