I have two cappies...they are so beautiful. Their fins are long, flowing, and flawless. They terrorize my plants a little bit, but they are a treat. I have them in a tank with a variety of fish, one of them semi-aggressive, and the cappies seem to hold their own. They are just very nice fish with voracious appetites!

I have enjoyed raising Red-Cap Orandas for about a year and I have found a solution to one of their problems. These fish are prone to intestinal and buoyancy problems. I have found that feeding them chopped green peas with the skin removed helps to keep them "regular." I can hand feed mine - they love to be handled. For the buoyancy problems, they will totally exhaust themselves trying to stay upright; sometimes they uncontrollably float to the top, to the bottom, or capsize. I cut the top and bottom off of a small plastic water bottle, smoothed the edges out as much as possible (they can be pretty sharp, but we haven't had any injuries yet), and laid it in the bottom of their tank and purged out any bubbles. My brilliant fish figured out that if they go in their "room" they can rest without floating up to the top and out of control. They have both tried to fit inside at once. This is also good for when their dorsal fin dries out from having to sleep at the top. I make no claims, except that it has worked for us.

Just got my fish today. BEAUTIFUL! so happy. Will buy all my online fish thru Liveaquaria.com