View Full Version : Black Ropefish?
gobucks1
08-17-2008, 11:17 PM
http://bluegrassaquatics.com/aquatics/odd-balls/black-ropefish.html
Is this just a melanistic morph or a different species or just a marketing ploy?
ironmunki
08-17-2008, 11:19 PM
looks like a different species to me as some of them are real thick. i've seen something like that in a lfs near me and they had them labeled as blackworms.
gobucks1
08-17-2008, 11:34 PM
Yeah, they do look thicker and their heads look smaller, maybe it is a different species.
beblondie
08-17-2008, 11:42 PM
any one notice the vid was shot in black and white? And for the record there is only 1 species of Erpetoichthys calabaricus
gobucks1
08-17-2008, 11:46 PM
any one notice the vid was shot in black and white? And for the record there is only 1 species of Erpetoichthys calabaricus
It doesn't look black and white, when their "noses" break the surface you can see some reflections of color. Or maybe i'm just imagining it. I may order some anyway, just to see what they look like.
way too thick of a body and the movement is more serpentine than a ropefish.
aidenb
08-18-2008, 12:13 AM
those look like caecilians (Typhlonectes natans) which are amphibians, they also have a hard time competing with fish for food so they are best kept in a species tank.
Infblue
08-18-2008, 12:46 AM
:iagree: caecilians. not a fish at all...
proaquatics
08-18-2008, 12:50 AM
rubber worms sweet lil guys!!!
cool to watch and own
dbcb314
08-18-2008, 2:27 PM
yep, wrong scientific name given, but these are commonly called rope fish as well
another reason why common names usually suck
Cohazard
08-18-2008, 3:51 PM
Tezr and myself talked about these a while back, yes they are Typhlonectes natans.
Wouldn't it be sweet if they were melanistic ropes?? :D
I kept a large 20" one with my bichirs and cichlids and it competed just fine for food. It was eating hikari gold sinking just like everyone else, and it was a good eater.
gobucks1
08-20-2008, 6:06 PM
Tezr and myself talked about these a while back, yes they are Typhlonectes natans.
Wouldn't it be sweet if they were melanistic ropes?? :D
I kept a large 20" one with my bichirs and cichlids and it competed just fine for food. It was eating hikari gold sinking just like everyone else, and it was a good eater.
Really? That sounds cool, was it mean?
Cohazard
08-20-2008, 6:19 PM
No it was actually really dumpy and almost oblivious to anything going on that didn't involve finding food. there were times it would tie itself in a knot around the spray bar, or if it ate floating pellets, ti would float for a few hours haha
Very cool animal, I recommend it.
gobucks1
08-20-2008, 6:23 PM
hmm, if i get this 125 i might get one of these guys.