Wasn't talking to you haha, but it definitely does at this point.
Your favorite tankbuster miniatures
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No offence to anything but the suggestions are getting weirder and wilder LMAO
Tigrinus catfish with a zebra pleco, loach with a lungfish…HMMMM
my suggestions would be:
1. Florida gar instead of alligator gar
2. Peacock eel instead of fire eel
3. Kelberi bass instead of temensis bass
4. Marbled goby instead of apurensis catfish
Take my example given, marbled goby and apurensis catfish. both look quite similar, both are ambush predators, have relatively similar activity levels.
dojo loach and a lungfish…imagine going to a fish store looking for a lungfish and pulling up with a loach instead lmao ?
Tigrinus catfish with a zebra pleco, loach with a lungfish…HMMMM
my suggestions would be:
1. Florida gar instead of alligator gar
2. Peacock eel instead of fire eel
3. Kelberi bass instead of temensis bass
4. Marbled goby instead of apurensis catfish
Take my example given, marbled goby and apurensis catfish. both look quite similar, both are ambush predators, have relatively similar activity levels.
dojo loach and a lungfish…imagine going to a fish store looking for a lungfish and pulling up with a loach instead lmao ?
Finally some decent ones!
although I think the goby is a stretch. I’d say psuedopimelodus buffonis is closer to apurensis
although I think the goby is a stretch. I’d say psuedopimelodus buffonis is closer to apurensis
I've kept both of these and never really thought about how similar they are in lifestyle and behaviour, but the resemblance is actually quite startling. Even their colouration is not too dissimilar.
I love 'em both...but there's one problem with respect to this thread. Their similarities extend to include their maximum size, and neither is a "miniature" substitute for the other; they're both tankbusters that grow to 20 inches and beyond.
But...carry on with the silliness...
Oh I see. I thought marble gobies usually reach 12-14”. My bad then!I've kept both of these and never really thought about how similar they are in lifestyle and behaviour, but the resemblance is actually quite startling. Even their colouration is not too dissimilar.
I love 'em both...but there's one problem with respect to this thread. Their similarities extend to include their maximum size, and neither is a "miniature" substitute for the other; they're both tankbusters that grow to 20 inches and beyond.
But...carry on with the silliness...
another tank buster I just thought of:
hydrolycus tatauaia instead of hydrolycus amaratus
still better comparison than lungfish and dojo loach...I've kept both of these and never really thought about how similar they are in lifestyle and behaviour, but the resemblance is actually quite startling. Even their colouration is not too dissimilar.
I love 'em both...but there's one problem with respect to this thread. Their similarities extend to include their maximum size, and neither is a "miniature" substitute for the other; they're both tankbusters that grow to 20 inches and beyond.
But...carry on with the silliness...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm_eel
May I introduce you to the world of Chaudhuriidae? Also known as the earthworm or spineless eels. They are incredibly rare. However, they are very similar (and related) to spiny eels. I do not believe they've ever been recorded at 3" or more. That being said, they are fairly obscure. I'd say they would make good substitutes for even the smallest of spiny eels.
https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/product/garo-khajuriai/
You can buy one species here, but don't rely on them being in stock.
Giurus margaritacea...
...and Mogurnda adspersa.
See the resemblance?
That being said, at only around one foot, Giurus margaritacea isn't really that much of a tankbuster, but still impressive for its size.
...and Mogurnda adspersa.
See the resemblance?
That being said, at only around one foot, Giurus margaritacea isn't really that much of a tankbuster, but still impressive for its size.
