Raven Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 The net is lacking in info and the only source of info I've been getting is from the person I'll be getting fish from. Wondering if people could share what they know please and thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I did have them but found them "nippy". Ended up keeping them in a "species" tank. Not sure if perhaps other fish would've made better tank mates. Anybody else have some input??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince0 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 might help if you google "ameca splendens" which is their scientific name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 They are great for eating hair algae, but they are mean, mean, mean!!!! They were very nippy, they chased my cichlids all over the place...even the mean ones! I will never get them again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandi Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I have a trio of them and yes, they are nippy, chewed the tails of my nice velvet lyrtail swords. But no more nippy then some small tiger barbs. So I put them in my community cichlid tank, and found they did really well. Could hold their own and actually nobody really bothered them or vise versa. And yes, I would always keep them as tank cleaners...they made quick work of all the algea on the plastic plants in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arixonbarnes Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 They shredded my angelfishes' fins. They didn't bother my kribs (but what would dare bother kribs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 ok, ok, good. they will be with the others mentioned below. so if they are semi aggesive thats ok, i wont have to worry what the others will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewels Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 These are going in the 29? Your plants will love you for it. The best way to get them to behave is to make them find their own food. Fat Ameca's are pugnacious - skinny ones wander all day. That action however, would starve your bottom feeders. I find they are re-active; they chase the surrounding airspace. They are active @ all levels. Anyone is fair game. Oddly enough I have had about 100 in a species only 75 gallon and rarely a ripped fin to be seen. . They leave my pl*co's alone, other than @ feeding time. They have no qualms whatsoever wrestling for food. :chair: Very hard to catch standing still - here is a rare pic in focus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 nice looking male. do they nip at the plants? if they ate some of the najas grass i wouldn't mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewels Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks - a happy Ameca can be triple yellow. They maintain the plants. They are a lot like aufwuch eaters that way. They will graze all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terra Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Hi Raven, This is a great website that gave me most of my information: http://www.goodeiden.de/html/splendens3.html There are also many other cumulatively informative websites out there obtained by googling "ameca splendens" as someone previously mentioned. I had guppies and mollies in with my Amecas and only the guppies' tails were nipped. I have them in a species only tank right now and a few in my community 55g to take care of the hair algae overwhelming the tank. They're quite voracious and I wouldn't argue that they will wrestle for food. To watch the breeding behavior is truly entertaining if not fascinating. I haven't been lucky enough to watch the fry drop with their trophotaenia (umbilical cord equivalent) still visible, but highly enjoy seeing a new batch of fry in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 i think i might of seen this one, i had been googling them for a while before making this thread, but found the majority of the info lacked detail.so any more info is a great help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Got a nice pair settling in nicely, when the male colours up a bit more in a few days i'll get some pics up. I can already notice less algae on the glass ^.^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Picture! Female in front, the male is hiding behind her in the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terra Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Great too see them happy in their new home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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