This is the God's honest truth . these fish are the most amazing, amazing fish I have ever had, back as a 20 something year old, I had a 150 Gal fish tank , I had 2 rope fish and a few snakehead , one day I noticed one of my rope fish were gone , I figured one of the snakehead at him , this was the dead of winter , didn;t think much about it . . . .two days later, I was looking for something behind the couch I ran my hands over the top of my radiator , and I felt something that felt like a stick, was hard as a rock , I pulled it out , it was the rope fish ! I was like what the fuck , I figured hard as a rock and hot as hell, this thing was dead, I threw him into my sink , then like 20 mins laterI saw bubbles in the water, then this thing came back to life !! Just unfriggin believably hearty fish !
Can confirm the escape artist thing, first night i had one i found him the next day inside my sump, that means he when over the in tank barrier wall, into the water column, into the pipe out of the tank and into the filter pads, he then made his way through 4 filter zones and into the main water supply where i found him
The first time I seen a bichir was in a tank at a Chinese restaurant with some of the biggest freshwater angelfish I have ever seen I didn’t know what it was at the time but knew as soon as I seen it that it was related to rope fish They look like a cross between a rope fish and a crocodile I know they’re some of the oldest species of fish on the planet🐠💙🔥
@@ukfishguy8133 yeah mate that would be a problem 😅 I wanted a ghost knife fish but I’ve been told by many people that they are aggressive to most fish and I don’t need that again 😅
It's crazy how big the reedfish grows around 2 feet 61 cm and its only needs a 50 gallon tank for one were other types of fish the same size need massive tanks.
I have a 120 gallon do you think they would be fine with a ram cichlids angelfish blood parrot and various mollies/balloon mollies anything to worry about if I decide to add 2?
Probably late on this but they would likely be fine with everything except maybe the blood parrot. Blood parrots can be extremely aggressive and might scare the rope fish. Wouldn't be surprised if they went after the rams too
@@ukfishguy8133 yes, i hope you will nick name water dragon if you are going to a video on them in the future. I just got six of them, without mixing with other fish, sometime they swim so gracefully in the tank. I also put a floating platform in the tank, at times one ore two will, emerge from the water surface and rest on the floating platform.
Like khulis...only bigger and stronger...yeah ..I would never get this fish unless I had a strong lid. I am pretty sure they will jump/escape. I plan to get one, one day so good to know. I had like 10 khulis back in the day and had issues with them trying to escape. That won't be ever happening again. This time though I would prefer a bigger rope fish! ♡
Definitely a dream fish of mine as well! I also once saw a vid about another successful technique to discourage them from escaping that in addition to getting a large aquarium and tight lid, they enjoy having an area outside the water (kinda like Mudskippers😂).
Ah thank you Daniel, appreciate it. Well spotted, it's a Compressiceps Dwarf Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla compressiceps). I've never kept them with anything as small as a Neons, so wouldn't like to say for sure. But they certainly aren't big enough swallow a decent sized Neon whole, they only get to around 10 cm and have relatively small mouths. I hope this helps.
if i keep 4 reedfish, how big my tank should be? as we know 55 galon as minimum if im keeping two, does that mean i need 110 gallons for keeping 4? note: i want keep only reedfish in the tank, not any other fishes.
I have 2 and I love them, but I've been told they will eat anything smaller than their mouths (guppies) but i see yours with guppies.... Has that been an issue for you?
My general rule of thumb with ropefish is nothing under an inch either tall or wide, over the years mine have swallowed a few 2.5" long standard Congo tetras that were maybe 5/8 or so inch tall, some smaller bosemani rainbowfish around the same size height but a bit longer... Half a dozen adult range yellow tail Congo tetras, which do stay smaller around the 2.5 inch mark. Even lost a 7" and a 5" peacock eel to one, thought they'd be ok since I have half banded eels but those are far thicker and more high bodied than the peacocks were, it's possible the peacocks were on the weaker side but they were definitely alive while half way down a ropefish's throat, tried to rescue the larger peacock eel which it did release but it still died shortly after the attack... Another one I had issues with was my long fin Angelfish, I'm guessing they had just mistaken the long trailing fin for a worm or smaller fish or something, never had that happen to my standard fin angels, luckily didn't end up losing the angel but they probably would have killed it dragging it around the tank if I wasn't there to intervene. My ropefish are about 7 years old, in the 15" range and there's 7 of them, so maybe if these fish grow up along with them they may not see them as prey, it's too late for mine though which kinda sucks I'd like to have a school of smaller fish like Odessa barbs, skull Creek rainbows, or Madagascan rainbows or something but everything up to and including the Kribs getting added now would be guaranteed viewed as food in my tank, guess it's up to the individual fish though. They're peaceful but they're still predators, use caution with these fellas.
Hopefully not, occasionally they swallow too much air and it gets trapped in their body. If the air is trapped towards the back of the fish it'll float tail up. Hopefully it'll be able to release the trap gas.
@@ukfishguy8133 i just got one. its been 5 hours or so. so far so good.... i caught my channa staring intently at the ropefish probably going "hey! it breathes! i eat? wait.. this... wow its long. i eat? wait. its long. i eat? wait, lemme stare at it some more... i eat?".... so far so good. thank god!
@@ukfishguy8133 hey its been 2 weeks, and ive gotten even more ropefish! 1 each for my 10 snakeheads of all sorts of subspecies - andrao's, FNI's, pulchra's, bleheri's, orna's, and obscura's! they all seem to love em! so glad that they all have company and not be so lonely!
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This is the God's honest truth . these fish are the most amazing, amazing fish I have ever had, back as a 20 something year old, I had a 150 Gal fish tank , I had 2 rope fish and a few snakehead , one day I noticed one of my rope fish were gone , I figured one of the snakehead at him , this was the dead of winter , didn;t think much about it . . . .two days later, I was looking for something behind the couch I ran my hands over the top of my radiator , and I felt something that felt like a stick, was hard as a rock , I pulled it out , it was the rope fish !
I was like what the fuck , I figured hard as a rock and hot as hell, this thing was dead, I threw him into my sink , then like 20 mins laterI saw bubbles in the water, then this thing came back to life !!
Just unfriggin believably hearty fish !
I have baseboard heating, my radiator fins are about 2 " above the floor , and the heat was on
I still can;t believe he came back to life
That’s incredible! I love these fish
Can confirm the escape artist thing, first night i had one i found him the next day inside my sump, that means he when over the in tank barrier wall, into the water column, into the pipe out of the tank and into the filter pads, he then made his way through 4 filter zones and into the main water supply where i found him
The first time I seen a bichir was in a tank at a Chinese restaurant with some of the biggest freshwater angelfish I have ever seen I didn’t know what it was at the time but knew as soon as I seen it that it was related to rope fish They look like a cross between a rope fish and a crocodile I know they’re some of the oldest species of fish on the planet🐠💙🔥
❤ Nice plant setup and description on rope fish. Where you are in UK ?
great video
Ah thanks very much. Appreciate it 😊
I’ve only had one rope fish in my life but it was one of my favorite fish I will have another one💯🐠💙🔥
I learnt the hard way about these being predatory.
Those poor neon tetras didn't stand a chance
Ah sorry to hear that ☹
Thank you for the information mate I just got 3 of Them there so cool now I know more about them
Ah that's great to hear mate. They are amazing fish! Keep that lid shut and enjoy them 🥰
@@ukfishguy8133 yeah mate definitely I also got some elephant nose fish there also cool if you don’t have I would mate
@@logicbros6295 that's a great shout, i love them! Unfortunately I have a ghost knife fish. They would have electrical battle and fight ☹
@@ukfishguy8133 yeah mate that would be a problem 😅 I wanted a ghost knife fish but I’ve been told by many people that they are aggressive to most fish and I don’t need that again 😅
Cool
It's crazy how big the reedfish grows around 2 feet 61 cm and its only needs a 50 gallon tank for one were other types of fish the same size need massive tanks.
Can you put these with blue crayfish?
What a beautiful tank. Can you tell me what the colorful fish with the long tail and spots is?
Ah thanks James, really appreciate it. They are kribensis 😊
I have a 120 gallon do you think they would be fine with a ram cichlids angelfish blood parrot and various mollies/balloon mollies anything to worry about if I decide to add 2?
Probably late on this but they would likely be fine with everything except maybe the blood parrot. Blood parrots can be extremely aggressive and might scare the rope fish. Wouldn't be surprised if they went after the rams too
I had a pair of reed fish, when my friend ask me what their name, i cooked up the name "Water Dragon". They do look like Chinese Dragon.
They do indeed. We could set a new trend here Chiang. #WaterDragon
@@ukfishguy8133 yes, i hope you will nick name water dragon if you are going to a video on them in the future. I just got six of them, without mixing with other fish, sometime they swim so gracefully in the tank. I also put a floating platform in the tank, at times one ore two will, emerge from the water surface and rest on the floating platform.
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Like khulis...only bigger and stronger...yeah ..I would never get this fish unless I had a strong lid. I am pretty sure they will jump/escape. I plan to get one, one day so good to know. I had like 10 khulis back in the day and had issues with them trying to escape. That won't be ever happening again. This time though I would prefer a bigger rope fish! ♡
Definitely a dream fish of mine as well! I also once saw a vid about another successful technique to discourage them from escaping that in addition to getting a large aquarium and tight lid, they enjoy having an area outside the water (kinda like Mudskippers😂).
@@luismayor3422 oh I see!
You can also keep the water level lower.
Kinda like dojos too
Nice setup! Could you tell me the name of that smallish pike cichlid, and if you can keep them with Tetras as small as neons?
Ah thank you Daniel, appreciate it. Well spotted, it's a Compressiceps Dwarf Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla compressiceps). I've never kept them with anything as small as a Neons, so wouldn't like to say for sure. But they certainly aren't big enough swallow a decent sized Neon whole, they only get to around 10 cm and have relatively small mouths. I hope this helps.
I was also going to ask about the pike cichlid😂 thank you both for the Q and A
What size pvc pipe do you have? I couldn’t hear you when you said it
35mm Gmoney 👍
if i keep 4 reedfish, how big my tank should be? as we know 55 galon as minimum if im keeping two, does that mean i need 110 gallons for keeping 4?
note: i want keep only reedfish in the tank, not any other fishes.
Can keep them in a tic tac container
What are those beautiful fish with the horizontal black stripe and long spotted tails!?
Kribensis 🥰
Hi May I know the rainbow fish name at 2:47, orange fin.
Really sorry, I don't actually know. They were sold to me just as "wild Australian rainbows" 😬
My Reedfish love earthworms
I have 2 and I love them, but I've been told they will eat anything smaller than their mouths (guppies) but i see yours with guppies.... Has that been an issue for you?
Awesome, I'm really glad you're loving them!
That's very true. I don't keep mine with anything smaller than a platy. Those are platies in the video 🙏.
My general rule of thumb with ropefish is nothing under an inch either tall or wide, over the years mine have swallowed a few 2.5" long standard Congo tetras that were maybe 5/8 or so inch tall, some smaller bosemani rainbowfish around the same size height but a bit longer... Half a dozen adult range yellow tail Congo tetras, which do stay smaller around the 2.5 inch mark. Even lost a 7" and a 5" peacock eel to one, thought they'd be ok since I have half banded eels but those are far thicker and more high bodied than the peacocks were, it's possible the peacocks were on the weaker side but they were definitely alive while half way down a ropefish's throat, tried to rescue the larger peacock eel which it did release but it still died shortly after the attack... Another one I had issues with was my long fin Angelfish, I'm guessing they had just mistaken the long trailing fin for a worm or smaller fish or something, never had that happen to my standard fin angels, luckily didn't end up losing the angel but they probably would have killed it dragging it around the tank if I wasn't there to intervene.
My ropefish are about 7 years old, in the 15" range and there's 7 of them, so maybe if these fish grow up along with them they may not see them as prey, it's too late for mine though which kinda sucks I'd like to have a school of smaller fish like Odessa barbs, skull Creek rainbows, or Madagascan rainbows or something but everything up to and including the Kribs getting added now would be guaranteed viewed as food in my tank, guess it's up to the individual fish though. They're peaceful but they're still predators, use caution with these fellas.
0:48 what fish is that, that swam by
Kribensis 😃
Beautiful. How many litres is your tank and what fishes do you have in it
Thank you very much :-). It's 123L and full of rainbowfish, platys, angelfish, corys and kribs :-)
What type of fish is @1:49?
Hello 😊. That's my female Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher). Her stomach goes really red when she's ready to spawn. She's stunning! 🥰
My rope fish is head down tail up for a while now barley breathing . Will it die ?
Hopefully not, occasionally they swallow too much air and it gets trapped in their body. If the air is trapped towards the back of the fish it'll float tail up. Hopefully it'll be able to release the trap gas.
@@ukfishguy8133 he died the next am
What are the dimentions of this tank?
Hi Jesse, it's a 123L Fluval Flex 😊
can i keep these with a snakehead (channa ornatipinnis)?
I'm not sure, but I would guess not.
@@ukfishguy8133 i just got one. its been 5 hours or so. so far so good.... i caught my channa staring intently at the ropefish probably going "hey! it breathes! i eat? wait.. this... wow its long. i eat? wait. its long. i eat? wait, lemme stare at it some more... i eat?".... so far so good. thank god!
@@thekaizer666 Good man! Glad they're ok :-)
@@ukfishguy8133 hey its been 2 weeks, and ive gotten even more ropefish! 1 each for my 10 snakeheads of all sorts of subspecies - andrao's, FNI's, pulchra's, bleheri's, orna's, and obscura's! they all seem to love em! so glad that they all have company and not be so lonely!
the substrate should be sand or very large gravel because these fish can accidentally swallow a chunk of gravel and they will die.
are they related to eels?
No. If I'm not mistaken, they're related to Bichirs.
Really scary if I take only one my mother will kill me , but I'll take bro what will be the largest size
Friendly Fish ...???
Yes Sanjay 😁. Just don't keep then with anything they can fit in their mouth eg small tetras, guppies etc 👍
bichir but snake edition
they look just like marine serpents.
Yo there's a snake in u r tank
Haha they do look like snakes 🐍 🤣. But I promise you they are fish 🐟 🙌