Does anyone have any info on these fish? They sound like a truly amazing small fish. What size tank could they be put in? What do they eat?
Info on Indostromus Paradoxus (Armored Stickel back)
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It isn't native. It's other common names are Jungle Tooth pick, Paradoxfish. It is from a few black or back rivers, I can't remeamber which one.
why this in coldwater thread? These sticklebacks aint even coldwater species and dont even come from Europe and Americas but from Asia...and their behavior are very way different from coldwater sticklebacks.
well i have heard on this site about native Sticklebacks being extremely aggressive towards Mosquitofish, etc
its not the wrong place, this isnt just north america, its temperate and cold water to. its not a huge deal, just pm a mod to get it re-moved. btw i dont think anyone knows what you are talkng aboutrainbowfishpc;2312179; said:
Bottomfeeder;2313572; said:
Yeah We do knows what he talking about. And armored stickleback are tropical species, not cold water or temperate sticklebacks. They are very different from coldwater sticklebacks....Therefore it is in wrong place.
Bottomfeeder;2313572; said:
Why do the Moderators here think Common names mean something?
These fish are not Coldwater or temperate at all. These fish are from Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. They where once thought to be closely related to Sticklebacks and Pipefish but are now thought to be more closely related to spiny eels.
These fish are not all that easy to keep and pretty much require a constant flow of small live foods in the form of BBS, adult brine, daphnia, cyclops, black worms etc. They are best kept in small groups in a very heavily planted tank with moderate flow through it. Species tank only or with some small asian Cyprinids. Mine do good with the Galaxy rasbora. Temp should be between 70 and 80 F. Cool fish but not an easy one to work with...
Polypterus;2313933; said:
stickleback can mean any fish that have same name, just like bass, mosquitofish and deer can mean any species but can they live in cold water or in winter? Anyways that name can be any species.