Does anyone have information on crocodile toothpick fish I want to keep them but they are hard to find info on and what size tank they need.
Crocodile toothpick fish
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Scientific name is Indostomus paradoxus and I know nothing about them, they occasionally come up at LFS or on importers list.
Maybe This article can help a little bit.
Maybe This article can help a little bit.
What a coincidence! Xen actually does have one on it!
www.monsterfishkeepers.com
This thread page 4 under the name Armored Stickelback! I remember reading about these.
xenacanth9's Fish of the Day
DAY 6 https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/dusky-narrow-hatchetfish-triportheus-angulatus/ Armored Stickleback Indostomus paradoxus Size: 1.25" pH: 6.5-7.5 Tank size: 10G/1 small group Country of origin: Myanmar Diet: Mostly small, live foods. Temperament: Very peaceful and fragile. Easily...
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This thread page 4 under the name Armored Stickelback! I remember reading about these.
Yes-- Day six. However, it is technically a different species, I. paradoxus, rather than I. crocodilus. Same general care, though.
i have kept them for a month and then they died. i tried it 2 times both times they only survived a month max.
I would not recommend them to anyone unless you have a breeding tank for daphnia's. They (just like seahorses and needlefish) have almost no stomach.. that means that they need to constantly eat and they only eat life food.. so thats a big problem. I tried to keep them in a shrimptank, and while the shrimp were still thriving the crocfish died. they even had food.
its still a mystery to me but i think they are almost impossible to keep long term alive unless you breed your own daphnia.
I would not recommend them to anyone unless you have a breeding tank for daphnia's. They (just like seahorses and needlefish) have almost no stomach.. that means that they need to constantly eat and they only eat life food.. so thats a big problem. I tried to keep them in a shrimptank, and while the shrimp were still thriving the crocfish died. they even had food.
its still a mystery to me but i think they are almost impossible to keep long term alive unless you breed your own daphnia.
