The New "The End-All Mini Monster Thread"

[Thalan]

Scientific Name: Microglanis ihreringi

Common name: South American Bumblebee Catfish, False Bumblebee Catfish

Care Level: Easy

Size: 2-4"

pH and KH range: pH 6-7.5

Temperature range: 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F

Origin: Venezuela and Colombia

Temperament: Peaceful, but will eat whatever will fits in their mouth

Compatible Tankmates: Anything they can't eat, or be eaten by.

Diet: Predators- Goes nuts for brine shrimp but will eat just about anything.

Tank Size for Adult: you could get away with a 10g for a single specimen or maybe a little more, but you may as well go 20g.

Narrative: Mine likes to burrow and squeeze into impossibly small spots. Only comes out to eat and even then lights need to be kind of low.

Reference: Pic and ph/temp info from planetcatfish.

 

[Death Pony]

Scientific Name: Betta simplex

Common name: Simple betta

Care Level: Easy

Size: 1.5"

pH and KH range: pH 6-7

Temperature range: 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F

Origin: Thailand

Temperament: Peaceful as long as they have their own territory

Compatible Tankmates: best kept in a species tank

Diet: Predatory, typical betta fare

Tank Size for Adult: pairs can be housed in a 2.5 gallon tank and breed successfully.

Narrative: a paternal mouthbrooding species of the picta complex. They aren't very colorful, but they are still a pretty fish.

Reference: ibcbettas.com

 

[ryeguy28]

common name: needle nose gar (false gar)

Care Level: easy

Size: 12inch

ph: 6-8

tempurature: -80+

Origin: asia

temperment: passive but a predator

tank mates: any thing to big to be eaten best mates are adult mollies and
none agressive cichlids

Diet: predetory rosy reds are a good food you may be able to get to prepared foods

Tank size: 40 breeder minimum for 1 but a 40 is good for more to

narrative: a very cool predatory fish very much so a lurker and looks very cool

 

[Death Pony]

Scientific Name: Carinotetraodon salivator

Common name: Striped red-eye puffer

Care Level: Easy

Size: 1.5", 5 cm

pH and KH range: pH 6.6-7.6 KH 5-20

Temperature range: 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F

Origin: East Asia

Temperament: Aggressive. What else would be expected from a puffer?

Compatible Tankmates: none, unless it is meant for food

Diet: Predatory. Crustaceans, snails, bloodworms, krill

Tank Size for Adult: 10 gallon

Narrative: An alternative to the usual dwarf puffer. They're a little bit nastier. Produces a lot of waste

Reference: http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=stripedredeyepuffer

 

[ryeguy28]

picture

Common name: nandus mercatus


Care Level: medium/hard it will not eat dead foods

Size: 4inch

pH and KH range: pH 6.6-7.6

Temperature range:75 to 82

Origin: south asia

Temperament: keeps to itself may be agressive

Compatible Tankmates: anything thats not to small to be eatin or agressive

Diet: Predatory only live foods use ghost shrimp and live black worms

Tank Size for Adult: lets say no less that a 20long

narative: quite often mixed up with the nandus nandus
they look not so alike when you realy look at them the nandus mercatus snout is shorter and its darker in coloration

 

[Plec123]

bump

 

[Death Pony]

Scientific Name: Steatogenys duidae

Common name: Centipede Knifefish

Care Level: easy/medium

Size: 8.75"

pH and KH range: pH 6.0-6.5

Temperature range:74-82 degrees F

Origin: South America

Temperament: social and does not like boisterous tankmates

Compatible Tankmates: anything peaceful and big enough not to be eaten

Diet: Predatory. Prefers live or frozen worms, brine shrimp, etc. Will not eat flakes

Tank Size for Adult: 55 gallon

Narrative: A good knifefish for beginners. They like lots of hiding places, such as plants and driftwood. They use an electric organ to navigate through their environment. Does not take well to copper and formalin.

 

[ryeguy28]

why not rbp ? or macs ?

 

[Vincentii]

always nice to read and look at non-Ciclid type posts. nice fish.

 

[hervoicewasgray]

why not rbp ? or macs ?

Because this is the thread for mini monsters.
Something that needs a big ass tank or pond is not mini by any sense of the word.