Need Some Odd Balls

[fishturd]

I have a 40 gallon tank i wanted a few fish with funny personalities Id like for 6 inches to be the maximum size but not small enough for my bichir to eat

 

[rob newland]

African knife?

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

African knife?

He said he wanted the fish to have a maximum size of 6" and African Knifes get to around 12", they would also need a bigger tank than 40 gallons.

Check the pinned topic above which has plenty of smaller oddballs.

 

[rob newland]

Ok
maybe they do .

Just the book i have says 18cm max size.

Maybe 1ft is wild - 18cm aquarium?

I have had mine 2 years and it is only about 5".
Rob

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

Ok
maybe they do .

Just the book i have says 18cm max size.

Maybe 1ft is wild - 18cm aquarium?

I have had mine 2 years and it is only about 5".
Rob

Your probably right as i have never kept the fish i got the info from here http/www.fishforums.net/African-Knife-Fish-t103827.html

 

[The-Wolf]

African Butterfly Fish Pantodon buchholzi

 

[rob newland]

Ok
maybe they do .

Just the book i have says 18cm max size.

Maybe 1ft is wild - 18cm aquarium?

I have had mine 2 years and it is only about 5".
Rob

Your probably right as i have never kept the fish i got the info from here http/www.fishforums.net/African-Knife-Fish-t103827.html

Ok, I checked fishbase .

 

[mlawson]

African Butterfly Fish Pantodon buchholzi

Yep, African butterflyfish make good small oddballs, but they require goodwater quality and mainly live foods.

 

[mlawson]

You could have upside-down catfish in there too giving an African theme.

Mike

 

[Darkehorse]

My standard contingent of oddballs:

Leopard Ctenopma / Leopard Gourami: Ctenopoma acutirostre

Beautiful fish with great personality. I don't agree with some's assessment that this fish is shy and likes to hide. Mine comes to the glass to greet me whenever I'm around the tank (probably after food, but still).

Freshwater Archer : Toxotes microlepis

Cool!

Boesemani Rainbow: Melanotaenia boesemani

Beautiful Rainbows.

Marbled Headstander: Abramites hypselonotus

Not for planted tanks or wimpy fish with long fins, but awesome to watch.


I concur with the others regarding the upside down cat, and African Butterfly fish. Be warned that you may never seen your cat as they spend pretty much all day every day in hiding.

-Darke

 

[Gankutsuou]

the above suggestions are wrong on several reasons

A: Rainbow fish need groups of 6+
B: that archer fish is brackish. Titles of freshwater are given for appeal
C: The leaf fish is okay

I keep an african butterfly fish (two) with my senegal. My senegal once ate a smaller one though....

 

[fishlette]

the above suggestions are wrong on several reasons

A: Rainbow fish need groups of 6+
B: that archer fish is brackish. Titles of freshwater are given for appeal
C: The leaf fish is okay

I keep an african butterfly fish (two) with my senegal. My senegal once ate a smaller one though....

this is not necessarily true all the time. they are found in brackish water in mangroves and estuaries and sometimes further inland in fresh water. here in australia they are found in freshwater rivers as well as in such estauries etc. we have a bunch of archers at work that have been in a freshwater tank now for nearly a year (not many people buy them really). from what i have read they can be kept in both.

 

[Darkehorse]

the above suggestions are wrong on several reasons

A: Rainbow fish need groups of 6+
B: that archer fish is brackish. Titles of freshwater are given for appeal
C: The leaf fish is okay

I keep an african butterfly fish (two) with my senegal. My senegal once ate a smaller one though....

Hey thanks for shooting down my recommendations...

A) Who said he couldn't keep them in a school?
B) Notice I said Freshwater Archer, specifically Toxotes Microlepsis. If you read this thread, you will see that Neale Monks specifically states they are freshwater, and that they are usually the ones found in aquarium stores.

-Darke

 

[rob newland]

I disagree with the fact you wont see your upside down cats much - i see mine all the time - just give them some shade in a visible spot and they will swim under it (upside down).
Rob

 

[Darkehorse]

I disagree with the fact you wont see your upside down cats much - i see mine all the time - just give them some shade in a visible spot and they will swim under it (upside down).
Rob

It must be the personality of mine then. I have a cave in my tank and he never leaves it, except sometimes during feeding. My tank has plenty of shade as have almost the entire surface of the water covered by floating plants.

-Darke