Ctemopoma ID Help? (elongated specie)

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Come to think of it,mine did escape a few times.I found it wiggling on the floor one time and the next time it got out I found it dead.I'd like to see another one but I don't recall seeing them again after my purchase....It was an active little fish,always exploring the tank.I don't remember it bothering other fish but it did snap down feeder rosey reds.
 

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Yeah,and I don't think I found how it got out.I'm going back to maybe 1995,sheesh I don't think the store I bought it from is even open anymore.
 

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Nice, you'll have to get some pictures when it colors up, it'll look beautiful. When I was looking through pictures for an ID, I saw some Anabas, but I completely disregarded it 'cause it wasn't Ctenopoma :duh: haha good call krichardson.
 

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Thanks but a call I might not have made had you not corrected me lol.....I even thought that the name might have been changed as my labyrinth fish book is old.It was printed in 92.
 

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Thanks guys once again! I'm excited to have this uncommon fish in my tank. It's in quarantine at the moment. Supposedly it is maxed out on size at 5". All i know is that it may get wider due to my loaches and dats in the tank eating cut tilapia and shrimp.
 

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Good find,enjoy it.
 

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Krichardson _ You seem to have had every fish imaginable and lots of knowledge. I just put an albino red eye giant gourami thread up with pics. You know anything about this variant and can you chime in on my GG thread? Thanks a bunch!
 

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Climbing Perch - Can live out of water for 24 hours and walks on land with spines near gills. Here's a video. Enjoy!


[video=youtube;wRD4oyo7IVM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRD4oyo7IVM[/video]
 

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Krichardson _ You seem to have had every fish imaginable and lots of knowledge. I just put an albino red eye giant gourami thread up with pics. You know anything about this variant and can you chime in on my GG thread? Thanks a bunch!
I have kept quite a few fish over the years and when I got into the hobby there was no internet so I bought and read as many books as I could.I have not kept GG's of any kind though.My old buddy who got me into fishkeeping had a huge Osphronemus but back then I thought they were ugly.My feelings about them have changed recently and I think I might try one soms day.
 
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