Ctenopoma acutirostre (Leopard Gourami)

[kingjamescrab]

Are these aggressive

[SirDontHack]

@kingjamescrab No, but anything that can fit in there monster of a mouth will get eaten.

[monstercichlidkeeper]

awesome!!! i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!i want one!!

[mmmmmarcus]

rainbowfish are cool too! It's awesome how they splash the surface when feeding.

[Florrezmax]

Are those rainbowfish in the back? How hard is your water if I may ask?

[MrStewPadasle]

@garble11 nope =)

[garble11]

brackish water fish?

[Manwe7777]

@garble11 Well, I have had one Ctenopoma Acutirostre in a brackish water tank for 2 months, with several Silver and Green Scats, two Monodactylus and this guy is ok and growing :)

[MrAquadore]

Good video and great leos! Yes, you are right...they are really interesting fishes! Have a good time with your tank ;)

[RWSouth1]

Getting one today and cannot fecking wait.

[shampoo02]

what size tank would you say for one to be healthy ? 

[mosaicglass]

I like their eyes

[fatwoul]

I have 10 ctenopoma, but as mine get older/bigger, their leopard colours fade. I was told that this is because they are in a dark, safe environment, but I am worried that it may be a bad thing. Could it be their diet? What do you feed yours? What's your water chemistry like? Thanks

[anessa]

I'll have to post a new video. They are 5 inches now and really amazing. We have them eating sinking pellets with the occasional guppies for hunting practice. They took a couple of years to get to full size. They are not at all agressive in our tank. We have lots of plants and cover so they are very comfortable in their surroundings. That might help.

[ALNEAL]

@anessa

What do you feed them on? Is any of it live food?

[Randymyr]

Two questions. How big do you think the fish they're housed with would need to be ? I own an african brown knifefish and would like to house these with him.

also, when full grown, would they eat freezedried bloodworms? I hear they do when small, but I want to make sure for when they're older.

[irbenson]

Wow those are pretty big

They remind me of an oscar for some reason :P

[dEsSiCaTa]

I've heard of some predatory type fish recognising their owners individually for food, do these get any degree of tame?

[Ryanmartin2002]

@dEsSiCaTa

Mine does. He certainly know when it is feeding time and when it is not.

[Macgruber13]

these look fantastic! will that be compatible with a Senegal Bichir and two green sevrums

[drkingslend]

@Macgruber13 Maybe. I had 2 Senegal Bichirs with a 4 inch Leopard Ctenopoma and they got along fone. But when I then added some congo tetras, a clawed frog and 2 african butterfly fishes the bichirs went on a killing spree and killed everything but the Ctenopoma. Maybe they leave him alone because he was with them from the start.. so try at ur own risk man but be sure you can return the cteno if need be

[charcoless7]

how long until myn will get that big?

[Tigerpuffer]

I cant wait for mine to get that big! Mine is 2", and currently in a planted divided section of my 30g, and is feeding well on frozen bloodworms :)

[cichlidlove4]

are these fish aggresive?

[nauris708]

I WANT ONE

[Aoristen]

In the background you can see a fish with a red tail fin. Can you tell me what kind it is?

[yesmanboy]

its a stupid fish can you relate?

[GRUNTEX100660]

any idea how long these live? I've had mine going on 3 years.

[Tinnesen89]

whats the REAL deal about this bush/gourami/leaf fish fish? what is it, is african bush fish the real name, couse its no gourami neither is it a leaf....WHAT THE HELL IS IT x), realy want to know as i will trie to get one or two...thanks...

[jonchall8]

It's an Anabantoid, meaning it's related to bettas, and can breathe air with its labyrinth organ.

Grows up to 8". Predatory towards small fish. Fits in with most tanks that don't contain small guppies or very aggressive cichlids.

[Tinnesen89]

ok thanks alot, much apriciated.

[drkingslend]

Theres a bunch of names for them, like african bushfish, leopard bushfish, leopard gourami etc, theyre anabantids which means theyre related to bettas and gouramis, theyre like the gouramis of africa

[Tinnesen89]

ok thanks man, realy apriciate it....i will now get some as i have buyd a 1125 L tank ;) greets Tinnesen89

[anessa]

Thanks for posting the responses, Tinnesen! I don't check in often enough.

[Tinnesen89]

no prob there anessa :)

[drkingslend]

What size is your tank?

[anessa]

I keep them in a 46 gallon bowfront tank.

[drkingslend]

whooaaa, thats the first time Ive ever seen leopard gouramis that size. They look awesome!

[nickgio13]

mine is about 8 inches long and 1 inch wide.

[14cichlid]

how aggressive would you say these would be with African cichlids

[gioako]

Gourami?? haha This is an error

[alivebratv]

hi there nice fish look at my gaint blue red tail gourami its a puppy but it can grow really big

greetz

[anessa]

We started out having them in a 10 gallon when they were small. Now they live in a 46 gallon, heavily planted tank. They need lots of plants for cover. They come out a lot more if there are a lot of plants because they feel more comfortable. We feed them flake food, small sinking pellets and we raise guppies for the occasional treat. It is amazing to see them hunt their prey.

[Umbreon4evah]

you should feed them white cloud mountain minows my fish like them!!!

but i bought them so were taking them back

[imninalu]

I have one two but it was too territorial for my community tank and even went for my ghost knife fish and they' re quite big! i had to separate the leopard ctenopoma it into another tank with two catfish, but they all hate each other but are compatible enough!

[anessa]

That is interesting because we have no problem with these ones. I had read that they can be agressive but we haven't seen it. They are about 3 inches long now. We don't know if they are male or female.

[imninalu]

my fish is about 5inches and am thinking of trying to put it back in original tank again to see what happens. i reckon if they are in a big enough tank they are probably less territorial although mine was in a 3foot tank. they havent really got teeth so can t do too much damage apart from a bit of bullying, but i m only going by my experience and other ctenopama s might be better as this is the first one i ve kept. good luck with them

[RAmenFSM]

it flaps its pectoral fins around a lot; my polypterus delhezi does the same thing.

[RAmenFSM]

6-7 inches

[xbeckieboox]

i was told to just get 1 bushfish, how do they get on with each other ?

[anessa]

Ours are fine together. No agression. I think it depends on the gender of the fish and some are possibly just more agressive than others. We lucked out.

[Umbreon4evah]

ahh wow they look awesome and how big do they get???? coz they look similar to the leaf fish a li'l!!!

[anessa]

Yes, they are similar to Leaf fish.

[hrhamm123]

these things are so awesome were did you get them because I am maybe going to breed gouramis

[anessa]

They are not really gouramis.

[ugnac]

those are nice fish, how much do they cost?

[RAmenFSM]

Nice fish, but I've got no clue where you came up with the name Leopard Gourami...