Hi ,on the bottom is cobitis sp. which can be instead of whether loach...I agree that species first and colour second.
Your favorite tankbuster miniatures
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For those who would choose a fish based on color, it is. They have a miniature version of a tankbuster with colors they like that way.
I like @Deadeye suggestion for those who love chaos, the redtail black shark (6”) for the black shark (28”). Or the good old upside down syno nigriventris for mystus luecophasis. Hemibagrus oliroides for the Asian redtail cat. At a stretch, kissing gourami for the albino giant gourami.
Or how about this
Sperata acicularis, a nice manageable 10” -12” as apposed to its bigger cousin Sperata aor of 70”
Sperata acicularis, a nice manageable 10” -12” as apposed to its bigger cousin Sperata aor of 70”
Nice suggestions both ways, you hit the nail for both appearance and behaviors! But I thought the Burmese shovelnose was 102 cm instead of 25-30 cm?
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That would, of course, make it a tankbuster itself. Though certainly not as much as a 178 cm Indian shovelnose.
BURMESE SHOVELNOSE (Sperata acicularis) 3"
A large and rarely seen predatory catfish, the Burmese Shovelnose originates from several of the large rivers in Myanmar (Burma), where it is a prized food fish. An active, open water species, they are generally found within the main river channels in their native habitat in fast-moving, well...
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That would, of course, make it a tankbuster itself. Though certainly not as much as a 178 cm Indian shovelnose.
It’s an interesting one. Acicularis has been debatable for years but I have yet to see a large one and now Sperata is up in the air altogether with a couple of new species proposed.Nice suggestions both ways, you hit the nail for both appearance and behaviors! But I thought the Burmese shovelnose was 102 cm instead of 25-30 cm?
BURMESE SHOVELNOSE (Sperata acicularis) 3"
A large and rarely seen predatory catfish, the Burmese Shovelnose originates from several of the large rivers in Myanmar (Burma), where it is a prized food fish. An active, open water species, they are generally found within the main river channels in their native habitat in fast-moving, well...
That would, of course, make it a tankbuster itself. Though certainly not as much as a 178 cm Indian shovelnose.
Pretty rare species but pao cochinchinensis as a substitute for any large puffer outside carinotetraodon. They get to about 4" which is a very managable size and according to german keepers, they can be kept in large enough groups (> 6 puffers) and are active compared to the shy baileyi and palembangensis. However, they are still lurker puffers and probably shouldn't be kept with nonconspecifics.
A stone loach could be a small version of weather loach...But for unheated tanks max to 24 degrees....
