we have two fbn and because they look quite different in shape at least, we have assumed one is male and one female. i've done so much reading not only around here, but in various places online, i'm not sure i remember, but i think the females are generally bigger/fatter?
anyways... we have one that is just over 2.5cms in length and looks healthy. the other is around 3cms and was very skinny, the bones (hip bones i guess) were protruding when we got it. it looked different, almost like it had a slightly "spiney" look to it, but i guessed this is because it was so skinny! it has a looong skinny tail that ends in a point, whilst the other seems to be more a more rounded shape. i have studied pics of the c.orientalis and believe these are the closest match - and the pet shop said so too
sorry for the long description, but i've tried to take pics but they just turn out as blurred black blobs!
we decided to get a tank mate and yes, i had read up on what is recommended and what isn't. just as a tester, we got just one ghost shrimp. we have lots of hiding places, rocks, a log and a few plants. at first ghosty was all over the place. skinny was stalking him lots, and ghosty started hiding in the plants.
today he went missing. after searching the plants etc., i notice skinny newt is no longer skinny!
my god, how it ate that shrimp i have no idea! now it looks twice the size of the other newt. is this normal behaviour for a fbn? i know they eat brine shrimp, but this is much bigger! i'm worried that skinny is perhaps aggressive, or maybe i'm over-reacting and he's just a real hungry chap
do you think it's possible - as he's such a glutton, that he might try to eat the other newt?
thanks for any advice.
anyways... we have one that is just over 2.5cms in length and looks healthy. the other is around 3cms and was very skinny, the bones (hip bones i guess) were protruding when we got it. it looked different, almost like it had a slightly "spiney" look to it, but i guessed this is because it was so skinny! it has a looong skinny tail that ends in a point, whilst the other seems to be more a more rounded shape. i have studied pics of the c.orientalis and believe these are the closest match - and the pet shop said so too
sorry for the long description, but i've tried to take pics but they just turn out as blurred black blobs!
we decided to get a tank mate and yes, i had read up on what is recommended and what isn't. just as a tester, we got just one ghost shrimp. we have lots of hiding places, rocks, a log and a few plants. at first ghosty was all over the place. skinny was stalking him lots, and ghosty started hiding in the plants.
today he went missing. after searching the plants etc., i notice skinny newt is no longer skinny!
my god, how it ate that shrimp i have no idea! now it looks twice the size of the other newt. is this normal behaviour for a fbn? i know they eat brine shrimp, but this is much bigger! i'm worried that skinny is perhaps aggressive, or maybe i'm over-reacting and he's just a real hungry chap
do you think it's possible - as he's such a glutton, that he might try to eat the other newt?
thanks for any advice.