xenacanth9's Fish of the Day

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Great to hear ?

 

[xenacanth9]

Great thread. When I think back on all the species of Killifish I bred and reared in the 80's & 90's it makes me wish I had stayed in the hobby. The African Cichlid breeding I don't miss LOL. Getting back into the hobby after all these years brings back a lot of memories. Still waiting for my tank to come in. Bred Bettas before too; would love to get my hands on some B. macrostoma.

Thank you

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 19
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/coal-grunter-hephaestus-carbo/

Coal Grunter
Hephaestus carbo

Size: ~10”
pH: 6.8-8.0
Tank size: 75G/Individual
Country of origin: Australia, Indonesia
Diet: Most protein-heavy foods, dried, frozen, and live
Temperament: Compatible with similarly sized fish, though predatory
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

Hephaestus carbo is a very interesting, and seldom-kept perch species native to Australia and other nearby regions. These fish are not overly aggressive, and will do well with a number of tankmates, some even slightly smaller.

 

[xenacanth9]

Considering compiling every fish from this list when 2021 ends and holding some sort of fish of the year survey.
Thoughts?

 

[aussieman57]

Considering compiling every fish from this list when 2021 ends and holding some sort of fish of the year survey.
Thoughts?

Sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 20
https://aquariumfish.ecwid.com/Premium-WILD-Rare-Pimelodus-Maculatus-Catfish-p110233110

Spotted Pim
Pimelodus maculatus

Size: 7-9”
pH: 6.5-7.5
Tank size: 75G/1 small group
Country of origin: Brazil, Argentina
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Peaceful, though predatory and robust. Best kept with larger tankmates.
Temperature: 68-75° F

Description

A very rare species of the genus Pimelodus, best known from the common pictus catfish, Pimelodus pictus. These fish are often very expensive, though not difficult to maintain. This post is partially inspired by M MultipleTankSyndrome , who has been pitching Pimelodus for quite some time now.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Thanks xenacanth9! Love the amount of spots on this type of pictus, it really reminds me of my favorite (Colombian small-spotted) pictus catfish morph.

 

[xenacanth9]

DAY 21
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/red-banded-leporinus-synaptolaemus-latofasciatus/

Red-Banded Leporinus
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus

Size: 5-6”
pH: 6.0-7.0
Tank size: 55G/1 small group
Country of origin: Countries throughout South America
Diet: Most live, frozen, and prepared foods of an appropriate size will suffice
Temperament: Peaceful, though territorial unless kept in groups
Temperature: 75-80° F

Description

The species Synaptolaemus latofasciatus tends to be considerably smaller than many other Anostomidae species. Though often identified as Leporinus, these fish are not technically a Leporinus species. However, they belong to a very closely related genus.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

DAY 21
https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/red-banded-leporinus-synaptolaemus-latofasciatus/

Red-Banded Leporinus
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus

Lol this is a dead ringer for a certain loach....guess which?

 

[xenacanth9]

And thus concludes week three...