Rare Fish pic From Rare Fish series

[arapaimag]

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What kind of catfish is this, there is one for sale locally listed as a silver silk catfish but a search returns nothing close

It's actually a marine fish (That can live for as much as a few months in fresh water) and although it looks a bit like a catfish it isn't.

It is a polynemus and their are at least 9 species

Polynemus aquilonaris
Polynemus bidentatus
Polynemus dubius
Polynemus hornadayi
Polynemus kapuasensis Kapuas
Polynemus melanochir dulcis
Polynemus melanochir melanochir
Polynemus multifilis
Polynemus paradiseus

I've owned 2 species.

P. paradiseus I bought from Oliver Lucanus and his business partner Sean in 1997 in Montreal and kept it alive for about 12 months in freshwater not realizing it need a gradual transition from fresh to marine.
P. multifilis I bought from John and Fred at Pets Plus Lockport New York.

Great fish if you choose to get one.

 

[cjfrontlovr]

a few examples of wes's quality over the last year..
w/c cichla brokopondo:

w/c cichla "intermedia"

 

[mustafa.mistry]

Has any One posted a Sargent Major - Fresh water Fish pic...?

 

[Victor Luz]

I love Horabagrus!!!

 

[ichthusfish]

Love the thread and am proud as HELL to see the korean perch praised

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[ichthusfish]

I'm going to post a series of fish that I've kept in the past, comments are welcomed and I'll try to include some information about the fish, some of which I don't even have much info. and would be great if everyone could share their experiences!

First in my album collection- Megalancistrus gigas from Brazil this beast made big craters on my acrylic tank!

At what temp do u keep ur k.perch?

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[ichthusfish]

Latest acquisition: NOT FOR SELL- DON'T ASK. I know what the id is, does anyone want to give it a shot?

the large silver fish with the notched jaw, not the smaller barilius sp.

Thats a Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis used to keep some when I was doing a korean native..Very good jumpers.. just under a dollar for a 3~4 incher here in korea

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[s.mclinn]

Anyone tell me what kind of fish are in the photos on post #659?..shows "paddlefish" in photo tag, but all I seem to find are the us version and thats diffidently not the one

 

[JD7.62]

Its a Chinese paddlefish. They are on the verge of extinction, if not already gone.

 

[ichthusfish]

They searched for years but could never find one since 2006

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