FRESHWATER STONE FISH!

[Michael101]

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My fish shop has brought in freshwater stone fish! I have never even heard of one, it looks amazing! Can anyone tell me more about them, maybe some of you own one? Pics would be great too thanks...
Michael

 

[Moontanman]

(i have no idea where this thread should be placed?)
My fish shop has brought in freshwater stone fish! I have never even heard of one, it looks amazing! Can anyone tell me more about them, maybe some of you own one? Pics would be great too thanks...
Michael

Is that the fish that looks like the marine oyster toad fish?

 

[Mudfrog]

They are brackish, I kept mine at 1.008-1.010. They are fairly hard to keep from what I understand, you usually don't see them successfully kept for too long. Mine ate itself to death, had two feeders lodged in it's throat

 

[benzjamin13]

I had one for a month. Died. They are brackish water fish and not freshwater per say...you know...anything brackish is considered "freshwater" to make it seem more "easy" to keep.

 

[Cichlas]

There are a few different species labelled at freshwater stonefish/toadfish. Mine is an allenbatrachus grunniens (aka grunting toadfish). Mine has been in total fresh since I bought it 2½ years and still going strong. Mine gets a dozen feeder goldfish every month or two. He will pick them off over a few weeks and then be fasted for a while before the next lot. This seems to work well so far. There is much debate over fresh/brack/salt, and for me fresh has worked out well, with steady growth since I got it. I have heard of many more dying, including those in brackish and salt, so you will I guess have to make your own choice on how best to care for one. I did have two, which spawned but unfortuntely the spawn was not viable and the female toadfish also died during spawning

 

[Mudfrog]

There are a few different species labelled at freshwater stonefish/toadfish. Mine is an allenbatrachus grunniens (aka grunting toadfish). Mine has been in total fresh since I bought it 2½ years and still going strong. Mine gets a dozen feeder goldfish every month or two. He will pick them off over a few weeks and then be fasted for a while before the next lot. This seems to work well so far. There is much debate over fresh/brack/salt, and for me fresh has worked out well, with steady growth since I got it. I have heard of many more dying, including those in brackish and salt, so you will I guess have to make your own choice on how best to care for one. I did have two, which spawned but unfortuntely the spawn was not viable and the female toadfish also died during spawning

Wow.. you still have that guy? Big props to you. I want to try another one very badly but my LFS sells them for $35 each now and it's just too much of a gamble with these guys.

 

[The Ippster]

they are also extremely poisonous correct?

 

[Miguel]

Some are poisonous...Mine also died after a couple of months, but I guess it was because they did not get to the food on account of the tank neighbours.....

 

[Gucci]

I have two fat Allenbatrachus grunniens for about a year now in pure freshwater. They do great.

 

[Mudfrog]

they are also extremely poisonous correct?

Not extremely poisonous.. some could make your arm go numb for a little while from what I read but nothing life threatening..