What's My Flounder?

[chibi]

Can you help me identify my flounder? Freshwater? Brackishwater? Actual species and such if possible?

 

[nmonks]

It's Trinectes maculatus, also known as the hogchoker sole. It's the standard species in the US aquarium trade. Adaptable, but does best in middling brackish water salinity in a subtropical (room temperature) tank. Doesn't do well in tropical aquaria in the long term. Peaceful, hardy, potentially quite long-lived.

Cheers, Neale

 

[chibi]

Thaaanks~!