Does anyone know if Climbing Perch (Anabus Testudineous) will thrive in brackish water? I've done research and most of the material I've found suggests that they can do well in either fresh or brackish in captivity but I was wondering if anyone had any practical experience with this fish. Brackish set up necessary because they would be going in with archerfish, so if anyone has any practical experience with mixing these fish with other species, I'd be grateful for any advice on that too. Thanks!
Brackish Water for Climbing Perch?
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I've kept 30 of them in freshwater and had great results. I'm not too sure on brackish. Believe me, you'll know if they dont like the salt when they jump ship and start walking around! LOL!
I've actually read that Ctenopoma species, also called Climbing Perch (related to the Betta) will live in both fresh and brackish water, as they can be commonly found in Southern Asian estuaries.
Dunno if thats the same fish, as you listed a different Latin name, but pictures in this matter would be most helpful.
Dunno if thats the same fish, as you listed a different Latin name, but pictures in this matter would be most helpful.
Yes definitely. They are found all over my Country, Singapore. In ponds, brackish rivers etc. I have one that is 5 inches long. I got it for SGD3 (USD2). They are great fish to keep. I bought it to help eat up the uneaten food at the bottom.
Neale Monks says in his book that they can live up to 1.005, although I would avoid this - they're more commonly found in freshwater, so I'd stick to that.
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I had a spotted climbing perch in a brackish tank of about .03 ish and it was ok , untill i started to increase the sg slowly over months for my scats. It died at about sg .07 ish,so up to about .03 should be ok
I had a spotted climbing perch in a brackish tank of about .03 ish and it was ok , untill i started to increase the sg slowly over months for my scats. It died at about sg .07 ish,so up to about .03 should be ok
Hey everyoneSalmonAfrica;3429709; said:
I've been keeping my A. testudineus in water with one teaspoon per gallon of kosher salt. I keep a number of different labrynth species in that mixture and it's been working for years. The Perch are new arrivals...I had them imported from Thailand over the summer...which leads to a question of my own: This is a supposed pair ( hard to be sure at 3 ") They are separately housed. One eats like a pig and is growing nicely...nearly 5" now. The other, which I think is the male is on the shy side and very picky about eating...hasn't grown nearly as much. They are both offered Rangen floating Salmon pellets, crickets, frozen bloodworms, goldfish, etc etc.The big one eats everything, the other nearly nothing, won't eat crickets at all, barely touches dead goldfish ( can't catch live ones). He seems perfectly healthy overall....he's just not eating, and the other is way outgrowing him. Breeding size starts at 4"-5" or so....he's nowhere near that big. I'd been hoping for eggs around Christmas and unless he starts eating, that's not likely to happen. I'm about ready to write him off as a 'poor doer' and simply replace him. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing them. Thanks
GMB
I keep a spotted climbing perch C acutirostre in my low end brackish tank without problem for nearly 3 yrs.
I keep a running list of "possible new fish" in my head and was sure I had read that these perches in general do OK in BW, so I bought this guy when I saw him in the LFS. He was easily the largest specimen I had ever seen. Since then, I have looked for the sites that had supported the buy, with few finds. My anecdotal evidence says it's OK as he has thrived, but Monks has chastised me and I don't really promote the idea.
PS I wil be keeping him.
I keep a running list of "possible new fish" in my head and was sure I had read that these perches in general do OK in BW, so I bought this guy when I saw him in the LFS. He was easily the largest specimen I had ever seen. Since then, I have looked for the sites that had supported the buy, with few finds. My anecdotal evidence says it's OK as he has thrived, but Monks has chastised me and I don't really promote the idea.
PS I wil be keeping him.