Underwater HD video of Charming Phoenix (S. Prochilodus) feeding by hand! Xacti VPC-CA9 HD

[mamoru0404]

good fish!!

[jeffff18]

those are awesome

are these insignis or taeneris?

and where do you buy them? I found one in MA where i lived and it died on the way home, and i cant find any online?

[nicker1992]

that fish has some big lips :O lol

[aldrinsi]

Wow!So big!So beautiful!!what do you feed your flagtails??mine just not growing!:( really need help on feeding them!:(

[sygoomei]

@aldrinsi I feed these mostly Hikari Massivore pellets, HBH Algae Wafers and bloodworms. It takes many many years to reach a nice 6"+ fish however. Many of the small FF's are now deceased, as one of them grew larger than the rest and within a few days killed all but one male. That male is now in a 10g by itself.

[yuerong88]

nice info i never knew those! u got soo many phoenixs they would cost me a bomb in my area!

[sygoomei]

Don't keep 2 phoenix unless you're keeping a small and a large. When that small one grows up, you'll have to get some small ones like the ones I've got.

The aggression starts in the fall and spring. I think this is a mating time hardcoded into the fish. For the most part you can keep 2 similar sized ones, but things can go bad QUICK. When it does, be ready to separate them.

Phoenix do better solitary or in groups of 6+ or in sets of a large and a/many small.

[Modikapl0x]

You see much aggression between the prochilodus? Do you think two could peacefully live together?