The New "The End-All Mini Monster Thread"

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Originally posted by Stump:
Scientific name: Catoprion mento

Common name(s): Wimple Piranha

Origin: Guyana and Mato Grosso of the Amazon

Care level: moderate

Temperature: 22-25 degrees C (72-77 degrees F)

PH Range: 5.8-7.2

Diet: carnivore; will do well on meaty foods such as crayfish, fish, and shrimp

Size for adults: 3"-5"

Compatability: They are able to get along with other fish when young, but will turn aggressive as they mature and should be housed with other wimple Ps.

Tank size for adult: No less than a 20 Long.

References: aquariacentral.com; aquascapeonline.com


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Originally posted by Death Pony:

Scientific Name: Cottus bairdi

Common name: Mottled Sculpin

Care Level: moderate

Size: 3-4"

pH and KH range: pH 7.0

Temperature range: 40-62*F

Origin: North America, shallow streams with a fairly fast current and highly oxygenated

Temperament: territorial, especially among other sculpins

Compatible Tankmates: daces, shiners, etc.

Diet: Carnivore. Insect larvae, smaller fish, crayfish

Tank Size for Adult: 10 gallon

Narrative: An oddball North American native species. They like cold waters with a currents, similar to trout environments. The water must be highly oxygenated. For a substrate, use round river stones with larger ones on top for shelter.

References: http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature...tusbairdi.html
http://www.nativefish.org/articles/goodbad.php
 
Originally posted by FSM:

(Picture is mine)



Scientific Name: Crenicichla minuano

Common name: none

Care Level: Easy

Size: 15 cm/6 inches

Temperature range: Can tolerate a wide range of temperatures; in their native habitat, water temperatures get cool in the winter and hot in the summer.

Origin: Uruguay

Temperament: Mildly aggressive

Compatible Tankmates: Gymnogeophagus, other moderately aggressive cichlids, etc. Anything large enough not to be eaten and peaceful enough not to be a bully.

Diet: Insectivores in the wild, but will readily eat pellets, flakes, frozen/FD and live foods.

Tank Size for Adult: 40 breeder for an individual, may work for a pair.

Description:
Uncommon, attractive, small pike cichlid from Uruguay, supposedly very peaceful. Eats anything and is very simple to keep.

My pair was first put in a planted 29, but the male chased the female relentlessly. They are now in a 75 and doing great. The female is completely peaceful; the male challenges a small carpintis occasionally. No aggression towards non-cichlids

References: Personal experience, Ken Davis (guy I got them from), Mostly Cichlids
 
Originally posted by Stump:
Scientific Name: Polypterus mokelembembe

Common name(s): Moke Bichir, Moke

Origin: Central Africa; Congo River Basin

Adult Size: 30.5cm-35.5cm; 12-14"

Adult Tank Size: 40 Breeder (36x18x16)

PH: 6.0 - 7.5 is ideal

Temperature: 23-30 C (75-86 F)

Feeding: A carnivore; must be fed meaty foods. Fish, shrimp, bloodworms, krill, squid, beefheart etc. will work well.

Temperment: Generally a peaceful fish, it will mostly mind it's own business

Compatability: Other similar sized bichirs will usually be best. Most fish that aren't overly aggressive or small will work.

Comments: This fish is rarely imported.

references: polypterus.info; Polypterus Primer 3.0 in our Polypterus forum.

Photo Courtesy of Cohazard
 
Originally posted by Cade:


Archocentrus nigrofasciatus

Black Convict

Easy/Moderate

6"/15cm (females usually smaller)

KH 9-20, pH 6.5-7.8

Temperature range: 22-27c(72 to 80f)

Origin: Central America

Temperament: Aggressive/Highly Territorial

Compatible Tankmates: Tough similar sized cichlids(Firemouth, Salvini), pleco's, larger cichlids

Diet - Omnivorous - does well with flake or pellet food supplimented with fresh green vegetables and protien rich foods like bloodworms, brine shrimp and beef heart.

Tank - 29gl min/40gl. recommended

Pound for pound one of the toughest SA cichlids there is, especially during breeding. Extremely well priced and available due to ease of breeding. I love these fish!
 
Originally posted by BichirAddict:



Scientific Name: Trichogaster pectoralis

Common Name: Snakeskin Gourami

Care Level: Easy

Size in Aquaria: Around 6"-8"

ph and kh range: ph 6.0-8.3

Temp Range: 72-86F

Origin: Tropical Far East

Temperament:Shy-Timid

Compatiable Tankmates: Anything thats non-aggressive

Diet: Omnivores will eat just about anything

Tank Size:40 gallons

References:Personal Experience,Animal-World
 
Originally posted by
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Scientific Name: Periophthalmus barbarus

Common name: african mudskipper, nigerian mudskipper

Care Level: (Medium) if you are willing to make the setup for it

Size: 13-15 cm (5-6 inches)

pH and KH range: hard brackish, 8 point something can very.

Temperature range: (78 to 82F) humid

Origin: africa

Temperament: aggressive. especially to other mudskippers

Compatible Tankmates: have heard of crabs and other mudskippers if your tank is big

Diet: eats worms frozen and live, crickets, and other prepared foods.

Tank Size for Adult: 20 gal. for single

Narrative: i love them very strange looking and fun too watch hop on land. they do need land. i give mine 25% water 75% land

References: my mudskipper and books
 
This is the last of the articles from the original thread. Originally posted by me, plec123:


scientific name: Abramites hypselonotus

common name: Abramite, Marbled headstander

care level: fairly easy

size in aquaria: males and females to 13.75cm (5.5")

pH and kH range: pH: 6-7.5, kH: preferably soft

temp range: 72-82*F, 22-28*C

origin: widespread throughout the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers

temperament: A well behaved community fish, but territorial to conspecifics.

tankmates: most peaceful or semi-aggressive fish, including members of its own species if they are kept in a school of 7-8 individuals.

diet: herbivorous. Will except veggies, fruits, and flakes, but may except some meaty foods such as bloodworms and aquatic insects. It will also graze on algae, but should in no way make up a large part of its diet.

tank size for adult: 38gal for single individual, 55gal for school of 7-8 individuals.

Narrative: This is a very interesting fish. It shows the usual headstander behavior, and often assumes the head down position while looking for food on the substrate and decor. It is very intolerant of members of its own species but they can be kept together if they are in a school of 7-8 individuals. It will happily eat aquarium plants if not well fed.

References: mongabay, my own previous knowlege.
 
i know u said dont post if u dont have anything to add, but the reason it went south before, and is going to now, is because mini-monster referers to the monster fish that are small. not gouramis(though i like them) and pearl danios. while its nice of u to do this so we can try and get it a sticky, u ruin the thread with stuff like that. no offence to those peeps who originally posted them(death pony i think u did one, ur cool man, no offence)
 
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I know that. i simply took all the old profiles so i wouldnt offend anyone, even though not all of them are monsters. im sure we could use profiles of non-monster fish if they are interesting nonetheless and are not commonplace.

my only request is that we stay away from cichlids in this thread.

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Scientific name:Gnathonemus petersii

Common name: elephantnose

Care level: fairly difficult

Size in aquaria: 10"

pH and kH range: pH: 6.5-7.0, kH: 0-10

temp range: 74-80*F, 23-27*C

origin: Slow moving murky waters in africa near the Niger River.

Temperament: relatively peaceful, but aggressive to members of its species.

compatible tankmates: not its own species, and not loaches. the electric field produced by the elephantnose disturbes scaleless fish such as loaches.

diet: bloodworms, blackworms, brine shrimp, and possibly pellet foods.

tank size for adult: 50gals

narrative: elephantnoses are very delicate fish and should only be added to an established aquarium. they need a sand or fine gravel sunstrate, as they bury their snouts into the substrate while looking for food.

references: liveaquaria.com, badmanstropicalfish.com
 
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