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Panther
SELECTION
Did you mail order this fish and would you recommend mail order this fish? Are there captive-raised/bred specimen available and where? Selected from a local distributor
Any tips on how you picked a healthy specimen of this species from LFS? What do you think is the ideal size to get? 2"
Are there any noticeable differences in body shape, pattern or color among the same species or between juvenile and adult of this species? no idea
Is there a way to tell the sex of this fish? no idea
ACCLIMATION AND INTRODUCTION
Any special tips about the acclimation and introduction of this fish? same as other fish
Any special needs for this fish or special considerations for young specimen? none
Should this fish be the first or the last to introduce to a tank? depends on what the "other" fishes are
COMPATIBILITY
What tankmates do you have with this fish?Is it a reef or FO tank? Fish and some inverts. Mono, Niger Trigger, Figure 8 Puffer, planning to add eel, scat, and dwarf lionfish later
Have you had more than one of this species in the same tank? If so, is there a certain male/female ratio or group number worked for you (to have a harem or pecking order)? Do they school?I only have one, so no idea on more than one
Have you had other species of the same genus/family in the same tank? no
What’s the stocking order (considering the above factors) that worked for you?no idea
Did this fish hurt/eat any of other fish (or vice versa)? No because it is currently the smallest fish in the tank. The next smallest fish is the slightly larger Figure 8 Puffer. All the other fishes are at least 8x the size of the panther.
Did this fish hurt/eat Cnidaria (corals, mushrooms or anemones)?No
Did this fish hurt/eat ornamental crustaceans (shrimps, hermits, crabs)? No
Did this fish hurt/eat Mollusks (snails, clams, oysters, mussels)?No
Did this fish hurt/eat Echinoderms (sea cucumbers, sea stars, urchins)?No
Did this fish hurt/eat Worms (feather dusters, flat worms, etc)?Did not eat anything other than the food that I gave it
FEEDING
How did you get this fish to eat at first? Just frozen cubes
If this fish only accepted live food, how did you wean it over to prepared food? Does it eat dry food (flakes or pallets)? Did not have to do live food.
What’s the diet? Nothing special
How much and how often do you feed? One a day and some times skipping a day.
How does this fish eat?(grazers, active or sedentary predators, sand sifters, etc)
Does this fish eat any microalgae or macroalgae in your tank? If so what type of algae? No
GROWTH RATE AND LIFE SPAN
What is the initial size of your fish and maximum size it reached? 2"How fast did it grow (how much growth over a given period of time)?
What size tank did this fish live in? 55G with 5G Sump(or how soon did this fish outgrow what size tank)? What do you think is the minimum tank size required for an adult specimen of this fish? At least 100 Gallons, bigger if there are other fishes in the tank.
If this fish went through body pattern change from juvenile to adult, was the change complete? How long did it take?
How long have you kept this fish? If you no longer have this fish, what was the cause?
What is the longest lifespan and the maximum size of this fish in home aquarium and/or in the wild reported? Check the books.
DISEASE AND TREATMENT
What disease has this fish had? How did you treat it, for how long? What's the effect of the treatment?
BEHAVIOR
Does this fish change body color under any circumstances?
Does this fish dig the substrate often? No
How active is this fish? Is this fish shy?
How territorial or aggressive is this fish? How does this fish interact with tankmates?
Did this fish ever jump out of the tank? No
How does this fish sleep?
Does this fish allow cleaners to clean? If so which cleaner and how often?
How does this fish interact with human?
Did the fish release toxic substance that killed other creatures in the tank? Of course not.
Any other interesting observation of this fish?
REPRODUCTION
If you have a mated pair, how did you get them to pair up?
Any information of spawning in captivity?
SUMMARY
Your overall assessment of this species -
How sensitive is this fish to poor water quality on a scale of 1-5? 3
1 - very tolerant, may survive a cycle in a new tank
2 - quite tolerant, may survive accidental ammonia or nitrite spike
3 - not terribly sensitive to reasonable pH, salinity or temperature changes
4 - sensitive to any significant water chemistry changes, and may show stress during such changes
5 - very sensitive to water quality, may easily get stressed and get sick with any change in water chemistry
Do you think we should not keep this fish (for what reason)?
Would you recommend this fish to beginners? No
Is this fish best kept in mature/established (6 months or older) tank?
Any other recommendations/comments?
REFERENCES
Do you have any links to web sites, online articles or any other source of information about this species that you would recommend?
If you have any picture(s) of this fish you took, please post it here and share with us!
This survey is too long and most of the answers other than personal experiences can be found in all the books.
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