FW Fish Profiles

[Lupin]

Angfa Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia angfa)

Scientific Name: Melanotaenia angfa
Common Names: Angfa Rainbowfish, Yakati Rainbowfish
Care Level: Easy
Adult Size: 5.0” +/- (13 cm +/-)
pH Range: 6.5 to 7.5
Temperature Range: (F/C) 75-79F/24-26C
Origin/Habitat: Australia/Stream
Temperament/Behavior: Peaceful/Diurnal
Compatible Tank mates: Other peaceful fish
Diet: Omnivore – Like most rainbowfish they prefer live foods, however they will accept most prepared foods.
Tank Size For Adult: 40 gallon / 150 liter
Narrative:These fish are mostly yellow to light orange all over. There is a black line that runs down the middle of the fish. The males have deeper bodies than the females and also have overlapping dorsal fins.

Submitted by BoCoMo.

 

[Lupin]

Boeseman’s Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani)

Scientific Name: Melanotaenia boesemani
Common Names: Boesemani Rainbowfish, Boeseman’s Rainbowfish, Boseman’s Rainbowfish
Care Level: Easy
Adult Size: 5.5” to 6.0” (15 cm +/-)
pH Range: 7.0 to 8.0
Temperature Range: (F/C) 81-86F/27-30C
Origin/Habitat: New Guinea/Lake
Temperament/Behavior: Peaceful & Schooling/Diurnal
Compatible Tank mates: Other peaceful fish
Diet: Omnivore – Like most rainbowfish they prefer live foods like brine shrimp and bloodworms, however they will accept most prepared foods.
Tank Size For Adult: 55 gallon / 200 liter (the wider the better as this fish needs room to swim, some suggest at least a four foot wide tank at the minimum)
Narrative: Males have a unique split coloration. The front half of a male fish is brilliant silver to bluish grey, the back half can be yellow to a bright orange-red. Females are duller in coloration and look like most other species of Melanotaenia. This fish loves to swim and will really benefit from a large swimming area.

Submitted by BoCoMo.​

 

[Lupin]

Crimson Spot Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia duboulayi)

Scientific Name: Melanotaenia duboulayi
Common Names: Crimson Spot Rainbowfish, Duboulay's Rainbowfish
Care Level: Easy
Adult Size: 3.5” +/- (9cm +/-)
pH Range: 6.5 to 7.5
Temperature Range: (F/C) 72-77F/22-25C
Origin/Habitat: Australia/Heavily planted streams
Temperament/Behavior: Peaceful & Schooling/Diurnal
Compatible Tank mates: Other peaceful fish.
Diet: Omnivore – Flake food, bloodworms, small floating pellets, brine shrimp
Tank Size For Adult: 40 gallon / 150 liter
Narrative: This fish comes from densely planted, highly oxygenated waters and will appreciate a tank with good filtration and fine leaved plants. Males are silver with a black horizontal stripe and brilliant red fins that fade to black at the edge. Females are less colorful but are a beautiful iridescent silver color.

Submitted by BoCoMo.

 

[msjinkzd]

Melanotaenia goldiei

Scientific Name: Melanotaenia goldiei
Common Names: Goldie River Rainbowfish
Care Level: Easy
Adult Size: 4.5” to 5.5” (12-14 cm)
pH Range: 7.0 to 8.0
Temperature Range: (F/C) 75-82F/24-28C
Origin/Habitat: New Guinea/River
Temperament/Behavior: Peaceful/Schooling, active swimmer, diurnal
Compatible Tank mates: Other peaceful fish
Diet: Omnivore – A healthy mix of flake or other prepared foods with live foods such ar bloodworms and brine shrimp.
Tank Size For Adult: 40 gallon / 150 liter
Narrative: This fish has a fairly wide variety of coloration from beautiful iridescent grey-blue coloration to a brownish coppery hue to an brilliant silver with black on the tips of their fins. A beautiful addition in any of its colorations this fish prefers to be kept in groups with plenty of swimming room and some short stemmed plants.

Submitted by BoCoMo.

 

[xenacanth9]

Colomesus asellus


Scientific Name: Colomesus asellus
Common Names: Amazon Puffer/South American Puffer
Care Level: Intermediate
Adult Size: 3”-5" (7.6-12.7 cm)
pH Range: 6.5 to 7.5
Temperature Range: (F/C) 71-82F/22-28C
Origin/Habitat: Amazon Basin
Temperament/Behavior: Peaceful/Schooling, active swimmer, diurnal
Compatible Tank mates: Other peaceful fish
Diet: Omnivore – Hard foods such as snails, as well as softer, meatier foods such as bloodworms.
Tank Size For Adult: 55 gallon / 200 liter for a group
Narrative: This fish displays a brilliant yellow color, juxtaposed with black. Their patterns usually consist of stripes, though some specimens are blotchier than others. Amazon Puffers are special, due to the fact that they are largely peaceful fish, which is very rare for puffers. Though some have successfully kept this species isolated, these fish are best kept in groups of six or more. Hard foods are required to trim their fast-growing teeth.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Crazy Fish/Duckbill Sleeper
butis butis

Size: rarely exceed 5”
pH: 7.2-8.3
Tank size (in gallons): 20g+
Country of origin: Widespread. East Coast of Africa to Eastern Fiji. Includes Seychelles and Mauritius, Indonesia, Brunei Darrusalam, Australia, China, and islands of Fiji. Spread along coastlines of
Indo-Pacific, and Indian Ocean.
Diet: will accept frozen Food. In the wild, they prey on crustaceans, small fish, and worms.
Temperament: Territorial. Will eat anything that fits in mouth
Nitrate: <30ppm
Salinity: Will accept practically anything. Nothing above 1.025
Fished for: Occasionally fished for human consumption
Status: Least Concern

Description:

Butis butis is a species of Goby. These fish are known for their behavior of swimming vertically and upside down while hunting! They are blandly colored when not hunting, but when hunting, they have the ability to change colors (to an extent) to blend into their surroundings. They are most active at twilight. They look similar to Wolffish. They’re head is flattened. In the wild, they are found in muddy brackish estuaries with fluctuating salinity, and are also found in freshwater streams. They prefer lots of vegetation. They are quite active fish.

Where to find them:

Bluegrass and Aqua-imports has them occasionally. Aquabid also has them occasionally.
Crazy Fish (Butis butis)

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Recourses:


Butis butis summary page

www.fishbase.se

Crazy fish - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org
Butis butis – Crazy Fish — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Boulenger’s Spiny Eel/Starlight Eel
Mastacembelus alboguttatus

Size: rarely exceed 18”
pH: 7.0-8.0
Tank size (in gallons): 120g
Country of origin: Widespread throughout Myanmar, and a little bit into India and Thailand
Diet: Insects, fish, crustaceans, but can be weaned onto frozen overtime.
Temperament: Should not be put in a tank with fish small enough to fit in mouth.
Nitrate: <30ppm
Salinity: N/A
Fished for: Yes
Status: Least Concern, but could be threatened from habitat loss
Harmful to humans: Yes

Description:

The Starlight Eel is a species of Mastacembelus that are endemic to wild Myanmar. They inhabit large rivers. The locals will catch and eat. Uncommon in the aquarium trade. There have been no successful breedings. They were described in 1893. They are facing habitat loss due to dam building, overfishing, and deforestation. Not that much is known about them. Not a lot is known about them.

Where to find them:

as always, Aqua-imports has them.

Starlight Eel (Mastacembelus alboguttatus)
Product description coming soon.

www.aqua-imports.com

Recourses:

Starlight Eel (Mastacembelus alboguttatus)
Product description coming soon.

www.aqua-imports.com
Mastacembelus alboguttatus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Mastacembelus alboguttatus summary page

www.fishbase.de
Welcome to AquaDocs

aquadocs.org

 

[dudley]

Harmful to humans: Yes?

 

[xenacanth9]

Yeah, I do not believe they are

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Harmful to humans: Yes?

Don’t know why I said yes there. They are not.