xenacanth9's Fish of the Day

[xenacanth9]

DAY 184 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://lonestarrareexoticfish.com/products/papua-catfish

Berney’s Catfish
Neoarius berneyi

Size: 1.5’
pH: 6.5-8.0
Tank size: 125G/1 small group
Country of origin: Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Relatively peaceful, though predatory
Temperature: 70-80° F

Description

Neoarius berneyi is a mid-sized catfish similar in many ways to the popular Columbian shark catfish, Ariopsis seemanni. This species, despite coming from a family of mainly marine catfish, is completely freshwater. Despite being similar to other, more commercially available catfish, Neoarius berneyi is still an interesting species worth keeping.

 

[Friller2009]

DAY 184 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://lonestarrareexoticfish.com/products/papua-catfish

Berney’s Catfish
Neoarius berneyi

Size: 1.5’
pH: 6.5-8.0
Tank size: 125G/1 small group
Country of origin: Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Relatively peaceful, though predatory
Temperature: 70-80° F

Description

Neoarius berneyi is a mid-sized catfish similar in many ways to the popular Columbian shark catfish, Ariopsis seemanni. This species, despite coming from a family of mainly marine catfish, is completely freshwater. Despite being similar to other, more commercially available catfish, Neoarius berneyi is still an interesting species worth keeping.

These guys are mouth booders.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 185 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/product/synaptura-vilosa/

Velvety Sole
Brachirus villosus

Size: 5”
pH: 7.0-8.0
Tank size: 40G/Individual
Country of origin: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Peaceful, may be bullied by larger fish
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Brachirus villosus is a somewhat rare, true freshwater sole. Like all flatfish, including the aforementioned species from this thread, these fish require a fine sand substrate to burrow. Harder substrates such as gravel may damage their delicate skin. This species is not known from brackish waters.

 

[xenacanth9]

Next one's brackish!

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 186 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://livefish.com.au/smooth-puffer-fish-15cm

Smooth Pufferfish
Tetractenos glaber

Size: 6”
pH: 7.5-8.0
Tank size: 40G/Individual
Country of origin: Australia
Diet: Live and frozen foods. It is imperative that you provide some sort of hard food
Temperament: Aggressive, though may tolerate large, fast fish
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.005-1.010

Description

Tetractenos glaber is a brackish pufferfish found often in Australia’s coastal waters and estuaries, which is occasionally reported in freshwater. While this fish can spend a certain amount of time in freshwater, brackish water is basically required for long-term maintenance. NOTICE: The link provided above is to a website based in Australia. Most entries previous to this one contain US links. If you live outside of Oceania, this fish may be particularly expensive to ship.

 

[xenacanth9]

Next one is a really interesting fish I've been wanting to do for a while, but couldn't find for sale until recently.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 187 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://www.best4pets.in/collections/exclusive-fish/products/flag-tail-alligator

Bartail Flathead
Platycephalus indicus

Size: 2’ [Sometimes larger, though this is usually just in the wild]
pH: 7.5-8.5
Tank size: 180G/Individual
Country of origin: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Live and frozen foods. It is imperative that you provide some sort of hard food
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.010-1.025

Description

Platycephalus indicus is yet another brackish species. This unique lionfish relative comes from the surprisingly large flathead family, Platycephalidae. They spend most of their time buried beneath the sand. Despite their incredibly vast natural range, information on this species in an aquarium setting is fairly limited. NOTICE: The link provided above is to a website based in India. Most entries previous to this one contain US links. If you live outside of India, this fish may be particularly expensive to ship.

 

[Friller2009]

DAY 187 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://www.best4pets.in/collections/exclusive-fish/products/flag-tail-alligator

Bartail Flathead
Platycephalus indicus

Size: 2’ [Sometimes larger, though this is usually just in the wild]
pH: 7.5-8.5
Tank size: 180G/Individual
Country of origin: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Diet: Live and frozen foods. It is imperative that you provide some sort of hard food
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.010-1.025

Description

Platycephalus indicus is yet another brackish species. This unique lionfish relative comes from the surprisingly large flathead family, Platycephalidae. They spend most of their time buried beneath the sand. Despite their incredibly vast natural range, information on this species in an aquarium setting is fairly limited. NOTICE: The link provided above is to a website based in India. Most entries previous to this one contain US links. If you live outside of India, this fish may be particularly expensive to ship.

Never heard of them being kept in aquariums. Popular angling fish.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 188 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://aquaticarts.com/products/red-tailed-goby

Blue Stream Goby
Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Size: 4.5”
pH: 6.0-7.5
Tank size: 40G/1 small group
Country of origin: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Samoa, American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Wallis/Futuna
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Peaceful, though slightly predatory and territorial
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Sicyopterus lagocephalus is a small, widespread goby native to several parts of Africa and Oceania, as well as certain areas of Asia. Males of this species develop a brilliant blue color upon maturing. This species is able to climb walls using modified fins, forming a suction cup. This feature is similar to that of clingfish, goby relatives of the family Gobiesociformes.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

This looks fun!