Climbing Perch.

[veil92]

Does anyone have any experience with them at all or know much about them. My fish store has a couple in and they seemed interesting. Just looking for info.

 

[shroob]

Big mouths, not to be trusted with anything that looks as if 'it probably won't fit'. Growing to about 6". They like cover in the tank and can be quite shy especially at first, but should bold up later. They can be persuaded onto dry food, but like anything 'meaty' like shrimp, bloodworms, worms and muscle.

I've heard they can be aggressive with their own species, I havn't personally kept them so I'll wait for someone who has to clear this up.

Oh, their scientific name is Ctenopoma acutirostre.

EDIT: There's a profile on them in this very sight: http/www.fishforums.net/content/Labyrint...otted-Climbing/

I was looking under oddballs, silly me, so thats why I didn't find it yesterday.

 

[severum boy]

That is, assuming that they are spotted, and not the "true" climbing perch, Anabas spp. (I hate common names )
Anabas are a great fish, long lived and peaceful. They tend to get to around 6" long, and do ok in small groups. They dont pick fights with other fish, just stick with themselves. They eat anything: pellets, bloodworm, mussel all sorts really. They have fairly averaged sized mouths so they would be able to take small fish.
Ive only seen them once, and snapped them up when I did, but that was a few years ago and ive not heard of them since.

 

[DarkEntity]

Does anyone have any experience with them at all or know much about them. My fish store has a couple in and they seemed interesting. Just looking for info.

I keep a pair, assuming you mean Ctenopoma Acutirostre. They are fantastic, interactive, and fairly peaceful, Just watch them with smallish fish as they do have a huge mouth

 

[veil92]

I'm really sorry guys. I just looked up the scientific name and in fact I meant Anabas testudineus. Thanks everyone though and especially severum boy.

 

[shroob]

Noooooo, foiled by a common name Ah well, atleast Severum boy answered your question

 

[severum boy]

Ehehehe!
I hate common names for this exact reson, two out of three oddball fish keepers fooled by a common name.

 

[DarkEntity]

Puffers are probably the best example of crappy common names and mis identification

 

[severum boy]

Cirtainly are.
Flag cichlids are another one, there are about 3 totally different species of cichlid all called flag, and the same goes for Cichlasoma cichlids; spiny eels are all given the same name or something completely made up; apple and trapdoor snails both being given the same name of mystery, there are just too many problems with common names.

 

[bike_riding_cichlid]

http/aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball,%20Climbing%20Perch.htm

This is a page on climbing perch Anabas testudineus

I think Ctenopoma Acutirostre are African whlie Anabas are Asian. But I'm not sure

 

[severum boy]

I think Ctenopoma Acutirostre are African whlie Anabas are Asian. But I'm not sure

Correct, all Ctenopoma are from fairly central Africa, wheras Anabas come from south Asia.