Great info Troy and Dave
I also love this fish and kept them in my community tank. Mind you they can eat small fish. I had a school of serape tetra’s, Jurupari’s, synodontis cats, clown loaches, and gaurami’s. One of my favorite tanks.
They can get big 8-12”. Mine went nuts for frozen bloodworms. But ate flake and pellets too.
Here is a nice page for you…
http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_...ican_black.htm
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