Favorite Unique Freshwater Fish

[Jakezori]

Title says it all. Post a picture/pictures of your favorite unique freshwater fish(s).


One of mine is the marble goby

http://img.ecplaza.com/my/goby/1.jpg

[jackiomy]

118636

[chefjamesscott]

hmnmmm mudskippers are brackish though so in my books they don't qualify but nice fish

for me it has to be the lungfish simply because they can live outside of water in a cocoon.

here is mine I call him gramps
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn352/chefjamesscott/2010%20fish%20pictures/IMGP7275.jpg

[Slappy*McFish]

Elephant nose.

[vampie]

A number of Mudskippers are freshwater aren't they? So that kinda counts.

I love oddball fish so it's hard to choose, but I guess I'll go with Microphis deocata

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/prissmonster/3e642bb6.jpg

[jm1212]

angelfish!!

[Inka4040]

The real stiphodon rutilaureus.

[ianab]

This is one of our "Pet" freshwater eels. It's about 3ft long and lives in a small stream in our back garden. It likes Bacon, but then, who doesn't. :)

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/ianab_photos/DSC03225s.jpg

Ian

[Fish.Addict]

Polypterus delhezi

[austinpetemo]

A number of Mudskippers are freshwater aren't they? So that kinda counts.

I love oddball fish so it's hard to choose, but I guess I'll go with Microphis deocata

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/prissmonster/3e642bb6.jpg

what is that flappy colored thing? and where can i find these? is it truely FW? i want one.....

[Jakezori]

Some great ones!!! Keep them coming!!!

[Death Pony]

what is that flappy colored thing? and where can i find these? is it truely FW? i want one.....

They are indeed true freshwaters. That flap is a spawning display from what I've read. They're very hard to come by. Of course, my favorite has to be Dario dario
http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww252/Death-Pony7/_1015275.jpg

[blue2fyre]

I would love to own a tanganyika eel some day.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Aethiomasta-ellipsif1.1.jpg

[austinpetemo]

hey blue, ever seen the price tag on one of those pretty little things, i think the cheapest ive seen is like, $60 with average around $90. they are a beautiful fish, but id much rather pay $20 for a similar species....

[blue2fyre]

Yeah but these guys like the hard water :) Plus I love my rifties.

[DoctaQ]

paraotoclinus

[Jakezori]

bump

[BigFishKeeper]

fire eels-always love em... :)

[Hollygirl]

Clown Loach!

[GuppyMan]

ROPEFISH
http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww103/TrevorsCichlids/ropefish.jpg?t=1266198380

Trevor

[Chrisinator]

African Butterfly Fish.

[Jakezori]

I'm thinking about getting a fire eel BFK. I know you "need" substrate, but I have a feeling a fire eel can be perfectly happy with no substrate.

[hayleysharp]

http://www.virtuescience.com/electric-eel.jpg......eels are awesome!

[hayleysharp]

i need help does anyone know how to post a question on here

[austinpetemo]

the electric eel looks durogative....

[jpappy789]

I would love to get a tank of these...gastromyzon ocellatus
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/g/gastromyzon_ocellatus_01.jpg/image_medium
Or some cyps...
http://www.aquariumshop.ca/zuvys/utinta.jpg
Festivums
http://www.petshop-zoomania.com/CICHLIDS/Cichlasoma%20festivum%20male.jpg
Xenotilapia
http://www.reservestockcichlids.com/images/P/X%20bathyblue.jpg

[odinthejd]

Last pic is sweet looking....I want one of these:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/storage/animals/520x260/WhiteSturgeon.jpg


For a tank I would like: http://www.african-cichlid.com/Demasoni7916.jpg

[austinpetemo]

hey pappy. when my cyps start breeding if i decide to ship i could ship you some for really cheap.

[jpappy789]

I wont be getting a tank big enough for a couple years austin...but thanks for the offer!

[austinpetemo]

ah thats too bad. i forgot, your just keeping that 15g with the loaches right?

[Bubbles2112]

African Butterfly Fish (Pantodon buchholzi)

[Kengel]

Irritans Piranha
http://www.aquascapeonline.com/Thumbnail.asp?Image=../ProdImages/Fish_Pira_Serra/Irritan%206%20inches.jpg&Width=400&AutoRotate=false&WM=T

[Jakezori]

that Xenotilapia is beautiful.

[jpappy789]

ah thats too bad. i forgot, your just keeping that 15g with the loaches right?

Yep. I wish I could have keep at least my multis too...but I wasnt going to fork over $100+ worth of fish to my LFS for a third of that ;)

[Krib]

for some reason some of you have good taste in your fish.
my choice is between a electric eel or a lung fish.

[jaysen]

i would love a paddlefish with the right size pond.

[Jakezori]

i would love a paddlefish with the right size pond.


You would need quite a pond.

[austinpetemo]

that Xenotilapia is beautiful.
i think thats a species of enantiopus........ enantiopus melanogenys if im correct

[jpappy789]

i think thats a species of enantiopus........ enantiopus melanogenys if im correct

Xenotilapia bathyphilus according to here http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.reservestockcichlids.com/images/P/X%2520bathyblue.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.reservestockcichlids.com/product.php%3Fproductid%3D168%26cat%3D6%26page%3D1&usg=__yMywvZD6naV_-UMunkKiy3vv078=&h=239&w=319&sz=41&hl=en&start=9&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=H4dj0zGdx9CLGM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3DXenotilapia%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26 rlz%3D1C1CHME_enUS348US348%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

[BigFishKeeper]

I'm thinking about getting a fire eel BFK. I know you "need" substrate, but I have a feeling a fire eel can be perfectly happy with no substrate.
My fire eel does fine with out substrate. He eats worms like a pig and is growing bigger. :headbang2::headbang2::headbang2: He has his own cave to chill out and hide in. :headbang2: