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thefishofdoom
08-21-2005, 2:01 AM
whats the coolest ancient fish there is u think and can keep in a home aquarium.
DeLgAdO
08-21-2005, 2:06 AM
AROWANA BABY!!!!! :headbang2
Sterlet, aros are cool but sturgeons rock.
dialphantom
08-21-2005, 2:08 AM
is arapaima if so thats what i pick
thefishofdoom
08-21-2005, 2:10 AM
i pick bichirs but sturgeons are cool to
piranha45
08-21-2005, 2:22 AM
jardini
DeLgAdO
08-21-2005, 4:04 AM
if you wanna get specific, i pick a silver arowana :headbang2
fishnthings
08-21-2005, 4:31 AM
:headbang2 :headbang2 lungfish, unless a snakehead is ancient :headbang2 :headbang2
jayclarke
08-21-2005, 4:59 AM
agree with above "SNAKEHEAD" if it is ancient!!
FlammingWoodChuck
08-21-2005, 5:09 AM
I would have to say Silver Aro, bichir, lungfish, or SNAKEHEAD
viciouspisces
08-21-2005, 5:51 AM
i'd have to sat the coolest imo-depnding on what part of the world you live (or mega-income)would be a blue based X back arownana! Second Id pick arapaimas gigas.Of course I cant keep or afford either.
you can't go wrong with arowanas, everything a monsterfishkeeper's looking for that fish has got especially asian aros :)
unfortunately, snakeheads aren't ancient fish but i love snakeheads as well :thumbsup:
KurseD
08-21-2005, 7:17 AM
i'd have to go with the arapaimas gigas, though i've never had one.
sohfatfish
08-21-2005, 7:20 AM
Arapaima.. but i wouldnt dare get one.... :WHOA:
Fruitbat
08-21-2005, 7:33 AM
'Coolness' is certainly a matter of opinion. Arapaima gigas certainly has ample amounts of 'coolness' but you'd have to turn your entire house into an aquarium to house an adult! :) The Arowanas also have a high rating on the 'coolosity' scale as do the sturgeons.
For my money, however, you can't beat a bichir (Polypterus) for overall 'coolaciousness' and they're much easier to find a suitable aquarium for than a 15 foot Arapaima or a 20 foot Acipenser.
-Joe
wenjun
08-21-2005, 9:01 AM
Arapaima.. but i wouldnt dare get one.... :WHOA:
if i hav a pond..
i wish to get one.. :grinyes:
pressure
08-21-2005, 9:15 AM
:D for me......gars
beblondie
08-21-2005, 9:34 AM
BICHIRS RULE,the others drool
guppy
08-21-2005, 11:50 AM
BICHIRS RULE,the others drool
Somehow I knew you would pick bichers, lol. I also like the and their cousin the rope fish. and bowfins,,,hell, all the ancients are cool.
piranha45
08-21-2005, 1:24 PM
my lil 9" ropefish is definitely one of the more entertaining fish in my 200g.
WckedMidas
08-21-2005, 1:32 PM
bichirs and lungfish. but you cant forget about all the gars
cougar579
08-21-2005, 2:25 PM
I would say asian aro, and bichers in a close second.
sandtiger
08-21-2005, 8:39 PM
you can't go wrong with arowanas, everything a monsterfishkeeper's looking for that fish has got especially asian aros :)
unfortunately, snakeheads aren't ancient fish but i love snakeheads as well :thumbsup:
I think they can be considered pretty ancient...how far do they date back? 50 million years or so I believe.
My favorite is the lungfish...cannot get much more ancient then that. And lets not forget sharks of course.
sen_jie
08-23-2005, 9:48 AM
its either endy or pdr for mi
Gamble
08-23-2005, 9:57 AM
Lunggers a definate! Lets not forget the :shark: ;)
beblondie
08-23-2005, 10:19 AM
Actually to be fussy instead of ancient fish this forum really should be primitive
fish not ancient fish just thought i'd point that out.Anne
beblondie
08-23-2005, 10:20 AM
shoot her shoot her now
Fish_are_fishfood
08-23-2005, 10:58 AM
Arowanas, but bichirs are mighty fine as well
DanDanUK
08-23-2005, 11:09 AM
YEAH BABY !!! I AGREE !
AROWANA BABY!!!!! :headbang2
Nate_N_Nicole
08-23-2005, 11:10 AM
Asian Arrow :asianarow :thumbsup: Foshow
redtailfool
08-23-2005, 11:32 AM
Any kind of aro is breath taking at 2 feet plus. Silvers are magnificent at large sizes.
Blacks are harder to find and the blue on the fins are nice. Jardinis get huge and the
gets the big neck at 2 feet plus too. Dont even get me started on asian aros.
vzgoth
08-23-2005, 4:44 PM
Sharks and Jellyfish baby! :thumbsup:
I think they can be considered pretty ancient...how far do they date back? 50 million years or so I believe.
My favorite is the lungfish...cannot get much more ancient then that. And lets not forget sharks of course.
well, i've had this conversation before.. check out this thread: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2207&highlight=ancient
so although i'm with you on this one, still snakeheads aren't ancient ;)
Although I can't see owning a tank big enough anytime soon one ancient that alway grabs the eye is the american paddlefish.
Although I can't see owning a tank big enough anytime soon one ancient that alway grabs the eye is the american paddlefish.
we had some paddlefish available here before, but i've heard that they are very difficult to feed because they are filter feeders.. it would have been a pain in the butt looking for things to feed these guys :)
ahmiao
08-24-2005, 10:04 AM
we had some paddlefish available here before, but i've heard that they are very difficult to feed because they are filter feeders.. it would have been a pain in the butt looking for things to feed these guys :)
it got to be the aba aba!
used to have a 3ft specimen!
You can feed them flake food that is thoroughly wet if you feed brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, mysids etc at the same time. there a display tank in Bismark ND that had one. I did wonder where they got all the brine shrimp and mysids, I can't imagine raising enough to feed a couple lbs each day to one fish.
it got to be the aba aba!
used to have a 3ft specimen!
huh? i dont get it, what got to be the aba aba :confused:
thefishofdoom
08-25-2005, 12:37 AM
its a fish
a fully grown arowana would be the coolest. just love the way they swim and turn. :) esp when they turn around when they are diving down. :)
its a fish
yup i know what an aba aba is.. i'm just confused with his answer, after quoting me, check below:
"Quote:
Originally Posted by kido
we had some paddlefish available here before, but i've heard that they are very difficult to feed because they are filter feeders.. it would have been a pain in the butt looking for things to feed these guys
itQUOTE=ahmiao]it got to be the aba aba!
used to have a 3ft specimen![/QUOTE]
what's an aba abd? another name for knife fish?
fishy_dude
08-25-2005, 9:52 AM
Y wad an ez question.. 2 me it will be GARS!! =p coolest, ancient plus intruiging fishes eva.. =)
guppy
08-25-2005, 12:49 PM
it got to be the aba aba!
used to have a 3ft specimen!
I don't think Gymnarchus niloticus (aba aba) are classed as ancients.
I was wrong, they are ancients. hard to find though, big bastards.
str8dum
08-25-2005, 3:33 PM
Arapaima
Just1nK4ng
08-26-2005, 4:48 PM
Silver Aro, bichir, lungfish, or SNAKEHEAD
spryandspringy
08-26-2005, 4:52 PM
Perhaps I'm being sentimental, but "Weird Harold", the "reed fish" I had in one of my first tanks when I was about seven years-old has left a soft spot in my heart of bichirs.
:hearts:
Y wad an ez question.. 2 me it will be GARS!! =p coolest, ancient plus intruiging fishes eva.. =)
FINALLY someone with some good taste posted in this thread! LOL! I consider gars to be the coolest primitives, and just plain coolest fish around. :D But right after them are bichirs and knives tied, then aros, sturgeon, lungfish, paddlefish, bowfin, african aros and Arapaimas... All of them are awesome in my mind. :D But gars first! :D
sandtiger
08-26-2005, 10:58 PM
Sharks and Jellyfish baby! :thumbsup:
Jellyfish aren't fish dude.
I would also like to add to the list along side sharks and lungfish, sturgeons and paddlefish.
sandtiger
08-26-2005, 11:00 PM
Oh yeah, lets not forget the coalacanth.
aapl76
08-26-2005, 11:03 PM
need a turbo huge and thick tank to house my all time favourite...arapaima :)
RockyGoldy
08-26-2005, 11:04 PM
need a turbo huge and thick tank to house my all time favourite...arapaima :)
Dude..got one piece with me now..hehehe....took some vids already of it feeding..
the vid would be in MFK soon...
thamunsta
08-26-2005, 11:13 PM
a goliath public sized tank balanced with one of each and every ancient fish on earth one fw and the other sw ...........might need a few public sized aquariums for alla those bad boyz :D
pressure
08-26-2005, 11:37 PM
wah bro rocky , must be exicitng to see it whack his lunch....
Oh yeah, lets not forget the coalacanth.
You know, I don't think that anybody mentioned the Coelacanth until you did, LOL... and they are very possibly the king of primitive fish. :headbang2
RockyGoldy
08-26-2005, 11:40 PM
wah bro rocky , must be exicitng to see it whack his lunch....
Ofcourse...not even lunch...dinner and night snacks!
But this dude grow an inch since i took over!
aapl76
08-27-2005, 2:06 AM
Dude..got one piece with me now..hehehe....took some vids already of it feeding..
the vid would be in MFK soon...
yah mannnnn...can't wait to see her.... :)
wism_chan
08-28-2005, 12:22 AM
ASIAN AROWANA
sandtiger
08-28-2005, 12:47 AM
You know, I don't think that anybody mentioned the Coelacanth until you did, LOL... and they are very possibly the king of primitive fish. :headbang2
Naw, the true kings are lamprey and hagfish.
mrjones221
08-28-2005, 2:00 AM
where can i buy a snake head? Or something close to it? :cry:
where can i buy a snake head? Or something close to it? :cry:
if your from the US, unfortunately it would be difficult to get snakeheads there.. but you could try pike cichlids, they have the personality and the look of a snakehead ;)
Naw, the true kings are lamprey and hagfish.
I'm going to have to stick with Coelacanth. Though lampreys and hagfishes are more primitive, the coelacanth was only known from fossil records until 70 years ago. But I have a feeling that you knew that. :D I dunno though, it is a tough one between them.
Caveman
08-28-2005, 4:01 PM
Arowana or Bowfin for me.
darkemotion
08-28-2005, 9:49 PM
:asianarow :arapaimag :babyblack they are in 1,2,3.:thumbsup:
sandtiger
08-28-2005, 11:28 PM
I'm going to have to stick with Coelacanth. Though lampreys and hagfishes are more primitive, the coelacanth was only known from fossil records until 70 years ago. But I have a feeling that you knew that. :D I dunno though, it is a tough one between them.
Yeah, I knew that. They are all pretty cool and often ignored. Then again, you cannot keep a coelacanth in any kind of aquaria.
Yeah, I knew that. They are all pretty cool and often ignored. Then again, you cannot keep a coelacanth in any kind of aquaria.
Yeah. :( But, there is someone in Africa building a specialized tank for one, it'll be interesting to see how it goes. :D
Peanut_Power
08-29-2005, 12:33 AM
whoa!! Gonna have to be pressurized and all!! crazy! Now Danny ol' boy..if you get one of those bad boys...u will be in a league of ur own!! LOL!!
LOL, it's some millionaire down there... I forgot the dimensions, but it's this HUGE tank, and it is pressurized. I'll try to find the article.
Peanut_Power
08-29-2005, 12:38 AM
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!! Why doesn't he just screw the ceolo...and go for giant squid!! LOL!! They catch babies all the time...when they come up at night to feed on the plankton...lol...that would be crazy kewl!!
LOL! Bro, I hate to tell you, but those are different species of large squid, not Architeuthis... as far as I know they've yet to catch or even see a living one. :P
cuban jey
08-29-2005, 1:25 AM
my favs are bowfin and bichirs and gars i like the dinosoaur looking fish and i think its pretty cool how they take air
my favs are bowfin and bichirs and gars i like the dinosoaur looking fish and i think its pretty cool how they take air
Haha, that's kind of my way of thinking too. :D
Peanut_Power
08-29-2005, 1:51 AM
HAVEN'T U EVER WATCHED THE BEAST!?! HELLO!! GIANT SQUID!! at least i think thats the name...lol..it has the head guy from CSI!! lol.....:P
cuban jey
08-29-2005, 1:55 AM
nah peanut that was all in your head buddy :screwy:
Peanut_Power
08-29-2005, 2:00 AM
lol
it was quite possibly the ***est movie i've ever tried not to watch...lol...
LOL! Of course I saw it, it's based on one of Peter Benchleys novels... the creator of Jaws! But the theatrical version was pretty poor. :D
Peanut_Power
08-29-2005, 2:12 AM
Understatement...lol.......oh no!! SHOOT IT!! pause....SHOOT....IT.......lol...geez...if the acting got any worse it would drive me crazy! Pretty hot chicks though! :P RedHeads I believe? No?
isdang kanal
08-29-2005, 4:17 AM
arapaima rocks
arowana if not a bunch of pacus... awesome..
Steve_89
08-29-2005, 8:37 AM
Id have to go with arowanas.
A MONSTER Aus Lungfish would be nice though :drool:
arowana if not a bunch of pacus... awesome..
Pacus aren't primitive, but are indeed very cool... I just lost a 2 and a half footer while moving cross country... awesome fish, very personable.
sandtiger
08-29-2005, 6:02 PM
lol
it was quite possibly the ***est movie i've ever tried not to watch...lol...
Did you ever watch Creature? Based on another PB book. Worse then Beast.
zeroneox
08-31-2005, 12:50 AM
Anyone keep spoonbill fish before?? It is alot ancient fish. But these guys got season so not always can get in here. Got a few before... eat plakton.. but very hard to keep.. the most last for 1 week.
Did you ever watch Creature? Based on another PB book. Worse then Beast.
Yes, I have to agree that it is was worse than Beast... A LOT worse. :p
antonyg2
09-02-2005, 7:07 AM
an awesome pic of the aba aba is right here in the photo Lounge
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5582
cheers,
BIG REDD
09-04-2005, 8:04 PM
ARIPAMA
ColdfireAro
09-05-2005, 7:03 PM
AROWANAS
:headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2
There're so cool with the thier swiming, size, shine, colour amonst other things.
Too bad they cost so much.
redtailfool
09-05-2005, 7:11 PM
yeah arowana does it for me also.. :)
zhuangsw
09-05-2005, 8:20 PM
arowana is so common, haha, any1 thought of the sturgen?
i would love to keep a giant 3 feet sturgent in a big glass tank... if only i could afford.. haha
Try a sterlet, they are the smallest I think @ around 3' max, the greens around here get about 9' and the white sturgeon get 5 meters plus, if they are over 72"s though you have to turn them loose. Get a fingerling, keep it a couple years then when it gets to big, eat it, they are tasty.
DarthLungFish
09-07-2005, 11:11 PM
The coolest Ancient Tropical Freshwater fish to have is THE SOUTH AMERICAN LUNGFISH. This fish can breath air and can stay dormant for up to 3 years out of the water. You can also do 100% water changes and not effect the health of the fish. They can grow up to 5 feet in length and have quite the appetite. I have owned my Baby for the last two years and he is a hand full. He is a amazing fish to have and watch eating small little ghost shrimp. Mine is only 13 inches long and about the diameter of a empty soda can. They can live up to 25 years in captivity. A very cool fish to own, if you can get your hands on one!
zhuangsw
09-08-2005, 4:04 AM
Try a sterlet, they are the smallest I think @ around 3' max, the greens around here get about 9' and the white sturgeon get 5 meters plus, if they are over 72"s though you have to turn them loose. Get a fingerling, keep it a couple years then when it gets to big, eat it, they are tasty.
hey bro, i had one about a year ago, but it died off soon, they aint very hardy fish rite? they need pretty good water peremeters, i heard..
neways, i dont really see them in singapore lfs anymore, are they getting rare? due to overfishing?
Godzilla
09-08-2005, 9:51 AM
I would say Lungfish, snakehead, or arowana. just because I dod not own any of themn at the moment :)
guppy
09-08-2005, 11:36 AM
Sterlets are fairly common and are farm raised, fairly cheap in England. they actually get pretty hardy when larger but are delicate when small. The reason(s) they don't do well in most tanks is that they need low temps and lots of O2, much like trout. 60-70 degrees F. would be great with extra aeration. They also get out competed for food when small. I you can keep rainbow trout you can probably keep sturgeon. I checked out a couple sites not that long ago that had sterlets, stellate sturgeon, and siberian sturgeon for sale in the U.K.
He_Man_81
09-08-2005, 7:32 PM
mine would have to be any of the larger gars...
Float
09-10-2005, 12:10 AM
AROWANA BABY!!!!! :headbang2
agreed
toxicfish
09-10-2005, 2:09 AM
I would also have to say aro!!! :headbang2
Leicharti188
09-10-2005, 6:34 AM
Aussie Lungfish !
big rules, so would have to be Aparima gigas,commonly known in thailand as amazon snake head,to( all you snake head lovers they actually sell here live, at the food market for $2-3kg)
Aro's are the greatest,asians no1,Jardini no2, then silvers no3.
At chatuchuk in bankok,(I live in Phuket Thailand) silvers are available at 3+in for$4 ,here in phuket about $15, Jardini I can get here 3+in $25, and asian you can spend $thousands depending on size and colour ,aparimas are readily available at 2ins up starting at $4and going up according to size
Vince
09-10-2005, 10:04 AM
big rules, so would have to be Aparima gigas,commonly known in thailand as amazon snake head,to( all you snake head lovers they actually sell here live, at the food market for $2-3kg)
Aro's are the greatest,asians no1,Jardini no2, then silvers no3.
At chatuchuk in bankok,(I live in Phuket Thailand) silvers are available at 3+in for$4 ,here in phuket about $15, Jardini I can get here 3+in $25, and asian you can spend $thousands depending on size and colour ,aparimas are readily available at 2ins up starting at $4and going up according to size
$4.00 for an pima!!! Wow, lost of people in asia own makeship ponds (holes in the ground get filled with water), although some also get those exquisite ones. Does anyone know if a 72"x30"x30" enough space for one Pima?
zhuangsw
09-12-2005, 5:59 AM
Sterlets are fairly common and are farm raised, fairly cheap in England. they actually get pretty hardy when larger but are delicate when small. The reason(s) they don't do well in most tanks is that they need low temps and lots of O2, much like trout. 60-70 degrees F. would be great with extra aeration. They also get out competed for food when small. I you can keep rainbow trout you can probably keep sturgeon. I checked out a couple sites not that long ago that had sterlets, stellate sturgeon, and siberian sturgeon for sale in the U.K.
ic, thanks for the information. ya boy the small ones keep dieing. till the lfs in sg, dont dare to bring them in, coz they would be hard to make any profit out of them, due to the really high death rate..
dont really see them in sg lfs now..
its good u guys have easier time keeping them, coz ur climate over there is cold, compared to sg. haha
defintely to be arowana, to be precise... i think the beautiful VF
thefishofdoom
01-03-2006, 12:12 PM
i think im gonna bump this up to see if any of the new members have some ancient fish to tell but the celocanth is awesome if only live in the home aquarium
RobD23
01-03-2006, 12:27 PM
There is a theory that Snakeheads are one of the oldest fish on the planet... Before human existance possibly before the dinasours all the continents were attacked... asia and africa were right beside each other. This is way Snakeheads are native to only asia and africa and although they have inhabited other countries they are merely immigrants. So i'm going to have to say Snakeheads are the coolest ancient fish... :thumbsup:
Steve_89
01-03-2006, 7:19 PM
A MONSTER aussie lungfish.
Sterlets are fairly common and are farm raised, fairly cheap in England. they actually get pretty hardy when larger but are delicate when small. The reason(s) they don't do well in most tanks is that they need low temps and lots of O2, much like trout. 60-70 degrees F. would be great with extra aeration. They also get out competed for food when small. I you can keep rainbow trout you can probably keep sturgeon. I checked out a couple sites not that long ago that had sterlets, stellate sturgeon, and siberian sturgeon for sale in the U.K.
pretty much every garden centre that sells fish have sterlet/sturgeon pools with loads for sale for ponds.
for me though it has to be the asian arowana