Post "blind cave" fish here!

[HyenaParty]

Woah - these guys are so neat! I wonder how long it'd take these guys to figure out when they've been fed?

 

[vitaly]

some cool olms and others

 

[gottaloveoddballfish]

I love these fish, but i only have the tetras

 

[festaedan]

Typhleotris pauliani

 

[xenacanth9]

I think it's about time we revive this thread.

This is the blind cave eel, Ophisternon candidum. Not a true eel, but rather more closely related to swamp eels. (Synbranchidae)

 

[xenacanth9]

Interestingly, this is currently believed to be the largest blind cave fish

 

[Cowturtle]

Bringing this thread back from the dead becasue it's cool. I've been going and looking for some of the US native cavefish.

Starting with these Hoosier Cavefish from Indiana.

Hoosier Cavefish in the wild!

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Also here's a great species list from Inaturalist.

Cave and Subterranean Fishes of the World

Collection project of all troglobitic fish species (those restricted to caves and subterranean habitats). [Primary Source](https://cavefishes.org.uk/checklist.php?type=cave) edit: Have additionally added the deepwater canyon-dwelling troglomorphic species from the lower Congo ([photos...

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