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Souter
05-09-2006, 1:47 AM
I work at a big als and a few months ago we came across a small venemous fish called a prehistoric monster fish. I haven't seen them around anywhere else. I wan't to get one now as they are cool and venemous. does anyone know anything about them?:headbang2
Oddball
05-09-2006, 8:46 AM
Welcome to MFK!!!
Do a search here using 'Thalassophryne'. There's a ton of info already on MFK on the monster fish (including breeding them). It's full name is: Thalassophryne amazonica (if you want to google more info).
Souter
05-10-2006, 10:09 AM
Alright cool.:grinyes: :grinyes:
killerchevelle
05-11-2006, 8:59 PM
cool
Stone Like Fish
05-12-2006, 1:30 AM
Didn't know they were venomous, COOL!!!
fishnthings
05-12-2006, 2:00 AM
ive seen em on here alot before
it looks like a frog fish or whatever you call em.. The ones that just sit at the bottom of the tank and look like a turd. Them but the body is longer
limz_777
05-13-2006, 11:35 AM
yea its a frog fish.
lil_blue
05-13-2006, 11:39 AM
i wonder if theyre strictly nocturnal
that would be a fish id want to show off
GoodMike
05-14-2006, 12:02 PM
they are strictly...not moveable. i had one, and it picked a spot, burried itself, and didnt move. the say it is venomous in the fins or somthing, but i handled mine and i never had a reaction of anykind. cool lookin fish, but boring.
moxxommox
05-15-2006, 5:53 AM
:) that's cool =)
Angaturama
05-16-2006, 8:13 PM
How much do they go for?
kriztu
05-16-2006, 8:47 PM
well if you do get invenomated, what are the effects? neurotoxic or cytotoxic?
SexyBeast
05-31-2006, 2:24 PM
Snakeheads must be part of the prehistoric leagues. Does anyone knowanything about these eat-everything-and-anything monsters? :confused:
KillerKlover
05-31-2006, 2:29 PM
Dang i don't care if they are boring how much do they cost!
USMCtanker
05-31-2006, 3:01 PM
Didn't know they were venomous, COOL!!!
ya i had no idea
landser
06-03-2006, 9:46 AM
I have had several monster fish but I have never verified that these are in fact poisonous in fact I suspect this could be conjecture I had mine for two years untill a recent tragic accident wiped 80 fish out of existence in my living room plus 300 feeders. They will eat when ever the opurtunity presents itself i.e. a fish passes to close to there mouth if any one knows where to get some i am desperately looking for more and also true leaf fish I realy enjoyed them the monster fish eat in an explosive fashion. Mine were kept in a 55 gallon with a bottom covered in black sand about 2 inches deep. i would not keep them with aggressive predators or ones that will hog the live food because they will not go after the live food they wait for lunch to come to them. if some one could show me the articles on breeding I would love to read that i do not think there is a large amount of information realy on the species it seems to be largely over looked for some of the more flashy bell and whistle predators in the industry. Personaly I like the ninja stealth predators and I am actualy looking for more varietis of fish that are ambush predators
meepster
07-14-2006, 4:45 PM
ITS NOT A FROG FISH. Its a stonefish. Stonefish are not frogfish. Stonefish are venomous (if consumed)
FROGFISH ON THE OTHER HAND are interchangable with ANGLER FISH and MONKFISH which are saltwater and aren't venomous and are edible.
Blacksunshine420
07-14-2006, 6:02 PM
Actually the freshwater stonefish does have a nickname of a toadfish. Not frongfish.
This particular fish does belong to the toadfish family. not sure if that can be used interjectionally with Scorpion fish because it would seem they share similar characteristics.
However the freshwater stone fish itself looks very little like this particular fish. So I think it may just be a commonality in terms that are used for these type fish.
oh yeah is this Eric?
kove32
07-15-2006, 11:26 PM
Awesome fish!
kapiolani
08-18-2006, 10:53 PM
whoa that fish was totally camouflaging!!
messiner
08-19-2006, 10:04 AM
Dang i don't care if they are boring how much do they cost!
ive sold them for 20 bucks for a 3iner. boring but can be hand fed.
roybryan
11-16-2006, 4:24 AM
I have had a couple you better not have them with other aggressive fish or it will starve because they do not come out and get food. I kept mine with a arrowana barracuda and a baby tsn and they died sudenly and all of the other fish was healthy. so be careful
or feed them with a stick
dredcon
11-16-2006, 8:43 AM
Snakeheads must be part of the prehistoric leagues. Does anyone knowanything about these eat-everything-and-anything monsters? :confused:
Snakeheads have a prehistoric appearance, but they are in one the most advanced groups of teleost fishes - order Perciformes. They are very similar to they ancient bowfin in order Amiiformes, which has characteristics of both ancient fishes and the more derived teleosts.
WolfFisho1
11-22-2006, 5:08 PM
they are very attractive fish. but would not be my first pick for a predatory fish. but nice overall:headbang2
FishSkins
11-22-2006, 5:09 PM
cool ..hey you must love big als for a job
PrehistoricMonsterFish
11-24-2006, 9:48 AM
What range of foods have anyone got their amozonica to eat?
also how often do you recommend feeding them?
filiportela
12-08-2006, 9:03 PM
very cool, i just added it to my want list eheheh;)