Water Cow Goby

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1- I can fix your displayed age

2- Figure out what you want, or at least a loose idea of what kind of fish you want

3- Discuss an ideal species for your setup with the community, and (importantly) LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. Pay attention to the medals next to names.

4- Find a source for said fish

5- Find a suitable, appropriate and LEGAL way to dispose of your goldfish.

6- Order your desired species

7- Once you've received confirmation of shipping for your new bff, take the goldfish to their new home

8- Enjoy your new fish and actually LEARN from the people who know what they're talking about.
 

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That was a very good post and you should listen to him.
Also I’ll tell you right now, some people on here will bust your balls for a multitude of reasons. The best thing to do is to mind your business, be respectful, and truly listen to the other people here since a lot of them have awards because of their experience and other respected things.
 
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You might want to check out a Jack Dempsey Cichlid, a Senegal Bichir, An African Butterfly Fish, or a Dwarf Pike Cichlid. A Water Cow Goby can reach 24 inches, as such I do not think getting one for your 40 breeder is a good idea. If you can supply it with crayfish, snails, crabs, clams, and other hard shelled foods a Green Spotted Puffer Fish would also be fun, but they require brackish water and a lot of hard shelled foods which may be a bit advanced for you
 
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Sorry for not replying for so long, Ive been a little busy to be on my phone lately, that puffer looks pretty cool but not what I'm looking for. The water cow goby looked pretty smoothe and slick looking, but to me I didnt appeal to much to the tetraodon Baileyi. Sorry for being annoying, but i have no idea what the variety of "Monster" fish are
 

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Sorry for not replying for so long, Ive been a little busy to be on my phone lately, that puffer looks pretty cool but not what I'm looking for. The water cow goby looked pretty smoothe and slick looking, but to me I didnt appeal to much to the tetraodon Baileyi. Sorry for being annoying, but i have no idea what the variety of "Monster" fish are
Is there any good looking monster fish you can think of that would be good for my 40?
 

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You’re not being annoying, you’re asking for advice and being very respectful while doing so.

Typically when I’m wanting to find a fish I like I’ll look up sites that sell fish online and look at all of what they have. If you REALLY want to find some unusual fish then I’d go to thewetspot.com and look at their list. They don’t have pictures so you’ll have to look up the fish individually but trust me it’s worth it.
I’ll look at some sites for you.
Also it’s not a fish but how about an african clawed frog? They can get to about 6 inches and you can keep a few in a 40 gallon breeder.
A bichir could be what you’re looking for. A senegal bichir or a delhezi would do nice.
 
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