Look What I Got
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kanzaris
Fishaholic
He should be arriving Wednesday at the latest
Good Luck
Keep us updated !!!! Going to my LFS today to see how hard it is to get one.
Sabby
What are you going to feed your Vespicula depressifrons? I dont own one myself, but I often visit a LFS that has an excellent selection on brackish fish and they say that their 4 Vespicula depressifrons in their display tank are beyond picky. I have also heard this from other numerous sources. The LFS I go to says that their specimens ignore most livefoods, and have had real trouble getting them to eat. If I remember correctly the only foods that they said are taken are live tubifex worms, live brine shrimp, sometimes bits of silversides, and very occasionally frozen bloodworm and mysis shrimp.
I hope the feeding goes a bit easier for you Synirr, and be sure to post pics when you get your new fish
I hope the feeding goes a bit easier for you Synirr, and be sure to post pics when you get your new fish
OP
OP
Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
I'm going to pick up some live ghost shrimp for it tomorrow and see if it finds those tempting (if not, I have others who will gladly take them ). I've got about 7 different frozen foods in the freezer I can try, though I'm honestly not expecting it to take frozen. Can't get live brine or tubiflex here unfortunately, but I can get blackworms and earthworms and although they're probably a bit small I have grindal worms on hand... I guess we'll see. I can get small super worms and occasionally flightless fruit flies as well. My LFS has feeder molly fry I might try if nothing else catches its fancy.
). I've got about 7 different frozen foods in the freezer I can try, though I'm honestly not expecting it to take frozen. Can't get live brine or tubiflex here unfortunately, but I can get blackworms and earthworms and although they're probably a bit small I have grindal worms on hand... I guess we'll see. I can get small super worms and occasionally flightless fruit flies as well. My LFS has feeder molly fry I might try if nothing else catches its fancy.
OP
OP
Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
He's acclimating, what a cutie! He's so tiny, like 1" long!!! 
EDIT: His colours are coming out now, looks like I got a pretty one!
Looks like those grindal worms won't be too small for him after all
After failing miserably to find info on their natural habitat, I decided to make something up in regard to tank design, since this is a temp tank anyway until one of my 10 gallons frees up for him. I kinda patterned it after that little fish fossil in front of it, with lots of petrified wood. Need to find a good fake plant for it
EDIT: His colours are coming out now, looks like I got a pretty one!
Looks like those grindal worms won't be too small for him after all
After failing miserably to find info on their natural habitat, I decided to make something up in regard to tank design, since this is a temp tank anyway until one of my 10 gallons frees up for him. I kinda patterned it after that little fish fossil in front of it, with lots of petrified wood. Need to find a good fake plant for it
kanzaris
Fishaholic
Hi Synirr
Lovely fish he looks in good condition!!! Try to get some pictures when he is in the tank.
Let us know how you are getting on with feeding him once he is settled.
Sabby
Lovely fish he looks in good condition!!! Try to get some pictures when he is in the tank.
Let us know how you are getting on with feeding him once he is settled.
Sabby
OP
OP
Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
Here he is out of the bag
"Woah, the current is strong here!"
Seems like he's going to be pretty active. He's hiding a lot, but every time I look in there he's in a different place. The grindal worms are going to be the perfect size, which is good news, maybe he'll eat those. I put a few in there but I don't think he saw them, I just left them for him to find later.
"Woah, the current is strong here!"
Seems like he's going to be pretty active. He's hiding a lot, but every time I look in there he's in a different place. The grindal worms are going to be the perfect size, which is good news, maybe he'll eat those. I put a few in there but I don't think he saw them, I just left them for him to find later.
kanzaris
Fishaholic
Hi Synirr
Nice pictures.
He looks a bit like my toadfish but yours is nicer looking.
Sabby
Nice pictures.
He looks a bit like my toadfish but yours is nicer looking.
Sabby
kanzaris
Fishaholic
Hi Synirr
Here is a picture of my Toadfish. What do you think, he looks similar to your wasp fish.
Sabby
Here is a picture of my Toadfish. What do you think, he looks similar to your wasp fish.
Sabby
Lovely toadfish sabby!
Since these fish inhabit all fresh, brackish, and marine waters they are tolerable of many salinities. Fish that inhabits all 3 kinds of water (FW,BW,SW) tend to prefer their SG somewhere in the middle, around 1.012. Though they prefer it around 1.012, you can possibly go to something around 1.008, which will allow growth of Java fern. If you lowered the SG to around 1.008 you can achieve the aquascape below.
Vespicula depressifrons inhabits waters around the Philippines and New Guinea. All brackish habitats are pretty much the same in terms of the natural "aquascape" (I use that word lightly). Something like this would be pretty accurate in terms of the natural habitat that a Vespicula depressifrons might live in (or as accurate as one can replicate in aquaria):
Substrate- A large layer of silver sand with a good amount of dark pea gravel sprinkled on top.
Rocks- A few large-ish rounded gray-ish rocks and a few rounded small to medium gray-ish rocks.
Flora- Java fern is the only plant that would survive in an SG around 1.010. Lots of Java fern will replicate a very natural aquascape as it will have brown around the edges at this SG and not look so artificially perfect, like many of our plants dosed with ferts and supplied with ample c02.
Wood- Curio wood wouldn’t exactly be most common wood in this particular habitat (more like bogwood and possibly driftwood) but would make an awesome aquascape. A few beautiful pieces of curio wood would be great.
Water Chemistry- With the SG in the area of 1.008 you can do the java fern, if your tank is well buffered you can use peat/black water extract which is quite common in naturally brackish waters and I think looks great in brackish tanks, and your rocks and other decor will have some algae growth on them, also very natural and realistic looking.
Hope this gives you a good mental image of what I am trying to descripe. I know, I think too much about aquascaping!
I was reading your other post in the pictures forum about your failed attempt at finding information about their habitat. Since Neovespicula depressifrons is the same to your Vespicula depressifrons in terms of location, I think I can suggest an aquascape if you wanted to go all natural.
Since these fish inhabit all fresh, brackish, and marine waters they are tolerable of many salinities. Fish that inhabits all 3 kinds of water (FW,BW,SW) tend to prefer their SG somewhere in the middle, around 1.012. Though they prefer it around 1.012, you can possibly go to something around 1.008, which will allow growth of Java fern. If you lowered the SG to around 1.008 you can achieve the aquascape below.
Vespicula depressifrons inhabits waters around the Philippines and New Guinea. All brackish habitats are pretty much the same in terms of the natural "aquascape" (I use that word lightly). Something like this would be pretty accurate in terms of the natural habitat that a Vespicula depressifrons might live in (or as accurate as one can replicate in aquaria):
Substrate- A large layer of silver sand with a good amount of dark pea gravel sprinkled on top.
Rocks- A few large-ish rounded gray-ish rocks and a few rounded small to medium gray-ish rocks.
Flora- Java fern is the only plant that would survive in an SG around 1.010. Lots of Java fern will replicate a very natural aquascape as it will have brown around the edges at this SG and not look so artificially perfect, like many of our plants dosed with ferts and supplied with ample c02.
Wood- Curio wood wouldn’t exactly be most common wood in this particular habitat (more like bogwood and possibly driftwood) but would make an awesome aquascape. A few beautiful pieces of curio wood would be great.
Water Chemistry- With the SG in the area of 1.008 you can do the java fern, if your tank is well buffered you can use peat/black water extract which is quite common in naturally brackish waters and I think looks great in brackish tanks, and your rocks and other decor will have some algae growth on them, also very natural and realistic looking.
Hope this gives you a good mental image of what I am trying to descripe. I know, I think too much about aquascaping!
kanzaris
Fishaholic
Cool lookin' critter you've got there, how big do those get?
Hi Again
They grow up to 12 inches and salinity will be above 1.010. My one is about 4 inches. What is funny that every time I see him ( He hides a lot) his head seems to get bigger but he is not growing that much in lengths. This was an impulse buy. (Never do that again learned my lesson) That's why I think that I will not be able to keep a Wasp Fish as my puffer will nip the fins.
Is your fish eating ???
Sabby
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