xenacanth9's Fish of the Day

[The Masked Shadow]

DAY 27
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/hingemouth-fish-phractolaemus-ansorgii/

Hingemouth
Phractolaemus ansorgii

Size: 8”
pH: 6.5-7.0
Tank size: 40G/Individual
Country of origin: Countries throughout Central Africa
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Relatively peaceful, though predatory
Temperature: 80-85° F

Description

Phractolaemus ansorgii, the sole member of its subfamily, is a seldom-kept fish that is known to breathe air. They are closely related to the subfamily Kneriinae, and both belong to the family Kneriidae.

I was considering getting these for a long time.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 28
https://bwaquatics.com/collections/...ellica-wild-betta-fish?variant=37481904996504

Slender Betta
Betta belica

Size: 3.5”
pH: 4.0-7.0
Tank size: 10G/Individual
Country of origin: Malaysia, Indonesia
Diet: Most dry, frozen, and live foods small enough will work
Temperament: Aggressive, though could possibly be kept in a community tank under the right circumstances
Temperature: 77-85° F

Description

A far, far rarer alternative to the common Betta splendens as well as more common “wild types.”. Slightly larger than splendens, though slightly smaller than macrostoma. Clear sexual dimorphism, as shown above. (Left: male, right: female) One of the two members of the belica complex. Serves as the belica complex type species.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Love the variety in wild fighting fish. Never really would have learned of it were it not for this thread.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 29
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/south-american-neeedlefish-potamorrhaphis-guianensis/

South American Needlefish
Potamorrhaphis guianensis

Size: 1’
pH: 6.0-7.5
Tank size: 75G/Individual
Country of origin: Countries throughout South America
Diet: Live foods, can be weaned onto frozen and even dry
Temperament: Peaceful towards similarly sized tankmates
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Potamorrhaphis guianensis is one of the relatively few freshwater needlefish in the trade. These fish are much rarer than Xenentodon cancila, which is generally considered the most common needlefish in the aquarium hobby, freshwater or marine. Marine needlefish, despite making up the majority of needlefish species in the world, are almost nonexistent in the aquarium industry.

 

[xenacanth9]

Month one is almost over, thoughts?

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 30
http://www.jonahsaquarium.com/jonahsite/picegilberti03.htm

Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma gilberti

Size: 1”
pH: 6.0-8.0
Tank size: 5G/1 small group
Country of origin: United States, around the Gulf of Mexico
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Occasionally territorial
Temperature: 50-86° F

Description

Closing month one the same way it was opened, I present to you another pygmy sunfish from the genus Elassoma: Elassoma gilberti, the Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish. These fish are even smaller and rarer than the aforementioned species. As for the link, it does not take you directly to where you can order these fish. Go to their fish list for details on availability. I would also like to use this opportunity to apologize for a mistake I made in the first post: The sunfish pictured there appears to be Elassoma okefenokee, not Elassoma evergladei. I was not previously aware of this.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Month one is almost over, thoughts?

Loved it. I learned of tons of new fish.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 31
https://aquariumfish.ecwid.com/Premium-Ocellated-Pufferfish-p44460563

Ocellated Pufferfish
Leiodon cutcutia

Size: 6”
pH: 6.5-7.5
Tank size: 40G/Individual
Country of origin: Countries throughout Southern Asia
Diet: Live and frozen foods. It is imperative that you provide some sort of hard food
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.000-1.005

Description

Kicking off month two is Leiodon cutcutia, formerly Tetraodon, a rarely-seen Asian pufferfish. These fish are similar in size and appearance to some Pao species, though are generally more active and outgoing than said genus. Cutcutia is the only described species of its genus, at least as for the time I wrote this profile. This is a species that is rarely talked about on this forum, that I feel deserves more attention.

 

[xenacanth9]

Anyone got a favorite fish so far?

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Anyone got a favorite fish so far?

My commision ?

Followed by the watermelon tetra!