Odd Ball set up

[Rob_sutherland]

I currently have 2 ghost knife fish and 1 violet goby in my 100 gallon tank, Can anyone recommend and other odd ball fish that would be suitable for my tank. I am interested in either getting a couple of rope fish or an eel of sum sort, would this be a good idea ??? Any other suggestions would be great

[dethjam316]

tiretrack eels are awesome...gotta feed em live food...but they're cool "oddball" fish.

[DEmigh]

A "weird-looking fish" themed aquarium.

:cool:

Some of the catfishes look quite bizarre. The weather loach is supposed to be so ugly that... well, they look weird too.

Glass shrimp? You can see what they last ate... :eek:

I dunno... Hagfish? :sick: :joke:

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

Weather loaches are SUPER ugly. :sick:

[mogurnda]

An African butterfly is a possibility. Looks weird, and will be at the surface.

[blitzen25bm]

Originally posted by mogurnda
An African butterfly is a possibility. Looks weird, and will be at the surface.

was thinking the same thing or a bichir

[Leopardess]

butterfly would need a tightly covered tank and might get lost in a tank that big.

Rope fish look neat - don't know anything about them though.. maybe sturisoma aureum. www.planetcatfish.com has some cool species...They've got a goo pic of this one, but its copyrighted and won't let me link it or the site. I'd go check them out:)

http://www.acapixus.dk/galleri/images_html/KOL8605_uk.htm

maybe leaf fish? then you're kind of in the same boat as the butterfly...

Annostomus anostomus
Polypterus senegalus

[Rob_sutherland]

Thanks, I had a look on those links. I think that the butterflyfish will be a little boring for my tank even though it looks great. I'm considering a fire eel would they be a good idea. Also I'm thinking of looking at getting a silver arowena.

[dethjam316]

fire eels are cool, i would think they'd be fine in a 100g.

[Rob_sutherland]

thanks do they go best singly of in pairs ???? Do you know of any websites that have any info about them ???

[Rhys]

I think this fish is an oddball tank's dream.


Scientific Name: Liobagrus formosanusRegan, 1908

Common Name: Formosan Bullhead

Type Locality: Lake Candidius, Taiwan

Notes on ID: Distinguished from congeners in having 5 branched dorsal-fin rays.

Length: 4"

"Furniture": Provide plenty of rocks as hiding places.

Feeding: Feeds on small invertebrates in the wild. May adapt to prepared foods in aquaria.

[Leopardess]

Tire track eel:
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1026

Do a google search on the scientific name and you should be all set.

[fishdude]

banjo catfish, it looks like a stingray sort of

[Uncle Bete]

I started going with the uglies when I started noticeing the prettier the meaner lol

I think my first "odd" was a banjo. they are soooo layed back I picked mine up by its tail one time and pulled him to near the surface and let go. he just kinda sank back to the bottom, then swam off lol

Had a Leaf fish too, way too cool! I don't know if they get bored sitting around trying to look like a leaf or he was just doing exercises? But it looked like he'd yawn once in a while! From my fish atlas it said they eat "fish" thats all, just fish. I never saw mine eat anything but guppies. They change colors kinda like an octopus does to match there inviroment.

Also had a Lion fish, I think it was supposed to be more of a brackish fish. I'd read about'em making noise. Thats how they got there name I think, I heard him one night after turning the lights out, a deap rumble and kinda like a bull frog. He reminded me of Oscar the Grouch with his fuzzy looking face.

[ticklemepunk473]

Ohhhh you shoudl get a big fat arrowana the are cool as long as they won't eat your smaller fish. you have so much room in your tank and they are so cool looking.