xenacanth9's Fish of the Day

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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.

This is like may favourite goby ever. just need some time to color up

 

[xenacanth9]

Final day!

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 189 [OCEANIA NATIVES WEEK]
https://coburgaquarium.com.au/products/mangrove-jack

Mangrove Red Snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Size: 2.5’ [Possibly larger]
pH: 8.0-8.5
Tank size: 500G/Individual
Country of origin: Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles, Yemen, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis/Futuna
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F
sg: 1.010-1.025

Description

Closing Oceania natives week is Lutjanus argentimaculatus, a very robust brackish to marine predator that is very widespread throughout the eastern world. Despite their relatively short length, this species is very thick and robust, and therefore needs a larger tank than many others its size. Due to the extremely aggressive nature of this species, few or no tankmates are recommended. This species makes an incredibly interesting centerpiece predator. 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]

What is your favorite of the past 7 fish? Any you haven't heard of? Any you're considering keeping?

 

[Deadeye]

The puffer looked really cool and the flathead was a really interesting one.
Haven’t heard of any of these species.
Realistically I’d most likely keep the goby (or some other of the genus).

 

[Friller2009]

What is your favorite of the past 7 fish? Any you haven't heard of? Any you're considering keeping?

Probably the toadfish or mangrove jack. I remember that my uncle used to have a decent size jack in his 6ft and it was always picking fights with the sooty grunter.

Mangrove jacks are definitely on the one day list, in a nice big tank ~3000 gallon with a bumblebee grouper.
Toadfish are common round where I am and you always see them hanging out in the shallows near rocks. Anglers hate them because they bite the hooks and lures in two.

I have kept jolly tails before, but the kick the bucket when it gets over 28 Celsius.

Berney’s. Catfish would be fun to keep. When they get bigger their faces just look more and more like a grumpy old man who’s lost his teeth and hearing aids.

Lots of great species mate! Keep up the good work. Rhads/ornate rainbows are cool and pretty unique fish.

 

[FJB]

All of them are amazing. You do a great job with this series.
The goby was supercool to me.

 

[xenacanth9]

Thanks, everyone

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 190
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/aba-aba-knifefish-gymnarchus-niloticus/

Aba Aba Knifefish
Gymnarchus niloticus

Size: 3’ [Possibly larger]
pH: 6.5-8.0
Tank size: 500G/Individual
Country of origin: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Gymnarchus niloticus is a giant and widespread African knifefish. Having the ability to reach around 5.5’ in the wild, this species is truly a force to be reckoned with. Due to their large size and extremely aggressive nature, these knifefish should be kept in large, species-only systems. Few, if any tankmates are recommended.

 

[Friller2009]

DAY 190
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/aba-aba-knifefish-gymnarchus-niloticus/

Aba Aba Knifefish
Gymnarchus niloticus

Size: 3’ [Possibly larger]
pH: 6.5-8.0
Tank size: 500G/Individual
Country of origin: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan
Diet: Live and frozen foods
Temperament: Aggressive
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Gymnarchus niloticus is a giant and widespread African knifefish. Having the ability to reach around 5.5’ in the wild, this species is truly a force to be reckoned with. Due to their large size and extremely aggressive nature, these knifefish should be kept in large, species-only systems. Few, if any tankmates are recommended.

So annoying that these guys are on the noxious/banned list here. They’re awesome and very unique looking.