Indostomus Crocodilus and Indostomus paradoxus?

**pohleroid** · 8th May 2014, 16:37

Are these species available in singapore and does anyone know where to get them?

I would really like to get either/or for my planted tank.

Thanks!

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species...us-crocodilus/

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species...mus-paradoxus/

**Urban Aquaria** · 8th May 2014, 16:41

You can get them from LFS like C328 (usually in the tanks where they sell their otos and dwarf cories), Y618 (in their sakura/fire red shrimp tank) or Green Chapter (usually found randomly in a number of their tanks).

Have to really look closely to find them in the tanks though, they are very small and camouflage very well.

**pohleroid** · 8th May 2014, 17:05

Originally Posted by Urban Aquaria

You can get them from LFS like C328 (usually in the tanks where they sell their otos and dwarf cories), Y618 (in their sakura/fire red shrimp tank) or Green Chapter (usually found randomly in a number of their tanks).

Have to really look closely to find them in the tanks though, they are very small and camouflage very well.

Thanks. Are they expensive? i don't remember seeing them at Y618 actually. Perhaps i haven't been looking hard enough. They usually sell them in bags?

Also im abit concerned if i can comm them together with my apisto pair.

**seudzar** · 8th May 2014, 19:28

I think your apisto will eat them up. Lol

**Urban Aquaria** · 8th May 2014, 19:37

Originally Posted by pohleroid

Thanks. Are they expensive? i don't remember seeing them at Y618 actually. Perhaps i haven't been looking hard enough. They usually sell them in bags?

Also im abit concerned if i can comm them together with my apisto pair.

If i remember correctly, they are usually around $1-$2 each... they are kept in the tanks and it can be quite difficult to spot them, very often you'll mistake them as just tiny floating sticks or twigs.

Yeah, if your apistos are large enough to eat cherry shrimps, they will be able to eat these fishes too.

**pohleroid** · 8th May 2014, 23:06

Thanks guys. i think i might head down this weekend and get some for my smaller tank. hopefully they like hiding amongst hairgrass!

**stormhawk** · 11th May 2014, 23:07

They are not meant to be kept with other fishes, except small species like Boraras etc. Apistogramma can easily bite and snap off their tails, which are rather fragile. They are excellent in shrimp tanks as seed shrimp controllers. They must be given live food as frozen and dried foods are usually not eaten by these micropredators.