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Okay, I know I've asked you all about puffers, and other fish, but this is the one I wanted to put in my tank originally. I really, really wanted to get a butis butis, but I couldn't find any at the biggest fish store I know of around here, and I don't think I can order one. They said they hadn't gotten any in a long time. I didn't know about the purple striped one until after I talked to them, but I had my heart set on the butis. So I guess my question is, is there any place in the states that sells them, and can anyone tell me everything they know about them (butis or purple) because it's really hard to find anything more than basic info on them that hasn't been repeated over and over. (I tried google, I quit at page nineteen :look:)
 
The name "gudgeons" is just a southern hemisphere name for gobies, particually sleaper gobies (Eleotridae species).

I have both the Butis butis and Morgurnda adspersa, both are predatory living fish that will happily make a snack of any living creature that they can fit into their mouth, as the name "sleaper goby" suggests they tend to lay motionless on the substrate until prey swims above them when they will suddeny shoot upwards and take the unfortunate victim into their huge mouths, both species are capable of swallowing fish of up to 3" in length when full grown.
The Butis is a teritorial loner that doesnt like the company of its own kind much, to keep more than one you will need at least 20 gallons per fish, they can also be difficult to feed and ofen will only take live food. The Morgurnda again is territorial but should be kept in a small group, up to 6 can be kept in a 30 gallon species tank, they are gluttonous fish and rarely refuse any food offered, Morgurndas are also reasonably easy to breed though raising the fry is difficult as they are canibals when small!
 
Well I don't know if you saw this but here is an quote form PFK mag:
Common name: Crazy fish
Scientific name: Butis butis
Origin: Found across the Indo-Pacific from Fiji to the coast of East Africa.
Habitat: Usually found in weedy rivers, swamps and mangroves. Found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments.
Water: These were being kept in a centralised system containing freshwater with salt added to a rate of around 3g/l. They should adapt to freshwater if done slowly.
Diet: A micropredator which eats shrimps, prawns and fish. The one shown here accepts flakes.
Size: Up to about 15cm/6”.
Aquarium: Needs a tank of about 90cm/36” or more, containing some shelter from plants or bogwood. Do not keep Butis with fish small enough to eat.
Notes: The eleotrid, also known as the Bony-snouted gudgeon or Duckbill sleeper, is a master of disguise and colouring will depend on the substrate and its surroundings. It often hangs motionless in mid-water. It’s capable of an amazing turn of speed. There are five Butis species: B. amboinensis, B. gymnopomus, B. humeralis, B. koilomatodon and B. melanostigma.
Availability: On sale at Maidenhead Aquatics in Harlestone Heath. Shops who import their own fish should be able to order it.
Rarity rating: Rarely seen.
Price: £6.50 for a 5-8cm/
2-3” fish.
 
what is PFK magazine, and can you buy it in the store?
 
Practical Fishkeeping is the UK's best-selling fishkeeping magazine, I don't know if it is available in the Us or Canada, but I'm sure you could probably get a subscription.
 
Thanks for the info CFC, and Pufferpack, yup, I read that article about four or five times... :thumbs: If I could I'd like to get the butis, I don't mind having just one and I can handle the live food thing, I was planning on feeding live anyways. My problem is I don't know where to get one except on Aquabid but I've never bought anything on the net and definitely not from an auction site, so I'm at a bit of a loss.
 

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