xenacanth9's Fish of the Day

[xenacanth9]

DAY 90
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/jungle-perch-kuhlia-rupestris/

Jungle Perch
Kuhlia rupestris

Size: 1’
pH: 7.5-8.0
Tank size: 180G/1 small group
Country of origin: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Predatory, though relatively peaceful
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.000-1.015

Description

Opening February is Kuhlia rupestris, a widespread and euryhaline perch-like fish belonging to the family Kuhliidae, of which Kuhlia is the only described genus. Kuhlia is a relatively small, though fairly widespread genus found throughout much of the world’s warm waters, ranging everywhere from freshwater to marine. Kuhlia rupestris in particular, despite spawning and developing in marine conditions, usually spend their lives in freshwater or brackish environments.

 

[xenacanth9]

Need two closing entries for week 20, suggestions?

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Gymogeophagus Terrapurpurra

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 91
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/shortfin-papuan-eel-catfish/

Shortfin Papuan Eel Catfish
Neosilurus brevidorsalis

Size: 8"
pH: 6.5-7.5
Tank size: 40G/Individual
Country of origin: Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Predatory, though relatively peaceful
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Neosilurus brevidorsalis is a very interesting and rarely-traded catfish found in Oceania. These fish are rather hardy. They belong to the family Plotosidae, which consists of somewhat eel-like catfish found in freshwater, brackish, and marine conditions. Roughly half of this family is found primarily in freshwater.

 

[Deadeye]

Need two closing entries for week 20, suggestions?

C. Asselus

 

[latapy10]

Need two closing entries for week 20, suggestions?

odontamblyopus rubicundus aka eel goby

 

[Deadeye]

odontamblyopus rubicundus aka eel goby

Wow those are cool…reminds me of a gulper eel (even if it doesn’t really look much like them) or a wolf eel!

 

[latapy10]

Wow those are cool…reminds me of a gulper eel (even if it doesn’t really look much like them) or a wolf eel!

i had one in pure freshwater without any issues.

 

[thefishtrooper]

Whoa love the unique look of that bottom fin for the catfish. Never seen that for sale before

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 92
https://exoticfishshop.net/product/cuban-gar/

Cuban Gar
Atractosteus tristoechus

Size: 3’ [Sometimes larger]
pH: 6.0-8.0
Tank size: 350G/Individual
Country of origin: Cuba
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Predatory, though relatively docile for its size. More aggressive than Lepisosteus gars.
Temperature: 65-75° F
sg: 1.000-1.005

Description

Closing month three is Atractosteus tristoechus, one of the rarest gars available. These hardy, primitive fish are known exclusively from Cuba, and are closely related to Atractosteus spatula, the alligator gar, which is not only the largest gar in the world, but also one of the largest freshwater fish in general. Like all gars, these fish are known to sometimes breathe air.