Saltwater Livebearers?

[Butch]

Are there some saltwater livebearers that's smaller (no sharks, rays, other bigger fish) that you can kept in 55gal?I know seahorses.

I do know guppies and mollies does existed in saltwater. But im curious what's other smaller livebearer fish?

 

[Lynden]

Not a large amount of ray-finned livebearers can be found in SW, but mollies in my experience not only survive, but do better in salt than they do in fresh. They will birth every month or so.

 

[shibby]

bangaiis

 

[Butch]

bangaiis

I don't know what it is but I don't think its livebearer, just mouthbrooder.

What is other livebearing fish that has rays and its smaller that you can kept in aquarium?

Botula, are they livebearing fish?

 

[helterskelter]

LOL sorry for this post but it's a bit salty for my self but Coelacanth are livebearers..... getting them though is impossible.

 

[Lynden]

Not mentioning the fact that they are not ray finned fish, exist in incredible depths and need a cold, pressurized tank and are critically endangered.

 

[andywg]

Family Bythitidae are livebearers (their common name is Livebearing Brotulas).

Of the two species that are encountered in the aquarium trade you have the Yellow Brotula (sometimes known as Lycopod Goby or Yellow Eel Goby - Dinematichthys riukiuensis) or the Black Brotula (Black Widow - Stygnobrotula latebricola). The fish grow to 10 and 7 cm respectively and can both be housed in tanks as small as 10 gallons.

The fish are extremely crtpic though, and seeing them is a challenge in anything but a fairly plain tank.

 

[Lynden]

Forgot about those... to be honest the only source I have of those is a Q&A from "Aquarium fish magazine". Other than that I have never heard of them. It may be difficult to obtain some.

 

[Butch]

Brotulas...they seems very interesting, are they easy to breeding? And what they eating? What is their care and requirements? I think I have been bitten by them and now im fell in love with them!

 

[Lynden]

Appears to be very little reliable info on these... try a google search.

 

[andywg]

Brotulas...they seems very interesting, are they easy to breeding? And what they eating? What is their care and requirements? I think I have been bitten by them and now im fell in love with them!

Eating habits are not well known as they tend to disappear, but normal marine fare (such as forzen foods or flakes) seems to go well. They are not particularly hard to care for, though I have seen nothing relating to their breeding in the aquarium. Finding them may in the trade not be too easy, and in an ideal tank for them, you will almost never see them.