Anyone ever kept a flounder?
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http://www.wetwebmedia.com/achiridae.htm
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/acebasin/specgal/flounder.htm
There is some info on flounders. It seems there are many varieties, but mostly they enjoy saltwater, some have the ability to adapt to freshwater for long periods of time. It is hard to say which one you were looking at in the store but many species seem to be able to attain 8-9 inches in length and need a lot of sand to be happy.
Some get to be over 30 inches in length. Many seem to be short lived as well. The Southern Flounder (that one gets to be 30 inches long) seems to have an average life span of three years or so.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/acebasin/specgal/flounder.htm
There is some info on flounders. It seems there are many varieties, but mostly they enjoy saltwater, some have the ability to adapt to freshwater for long periods of time. It is hard to say which one you were looking at in the store but many species seem to be able to attain 8-9 inches in length and need a lot of sand to be happy.
Some get to be over 30 inches in length. Many seem to be short lived as well. The Southern Flounder (that one gets to be 30 inches long) seems to have an average life span of three years or so.
I looked at what pics I could find on those sites and this looks to be the fish that the LFS has.
Trinectes maculatus
Trinectes maculatus
Well it does still get a bit on the long side and judging from the pictures it gets very wide as well.
Marine Fish Clubs?
Does anyone have aany god web sights for finding out where there are fish clubs? I am thinking about starting one out here in Gig Harbor, but I would like to see how the others work. Not shows-just a club to meet up and discuss new techs.
Does anyone have aany god web sights for finding out where there are fish clubs? I am thinking about starting one out here in Gig Harbor, but I would like to see how the others work. Not shows-just a club to meet up and discuss new techs.
I just purchased a saltwater flounder, and learned it was a Trinectes maculatus a.k.a. Hogchoker. Named so b/c they are/were so plentifull that they used to feed their hogs, and guest what else happened they choked! Anyway, they are brackish fish and I do not know if reef salinity will affect them. They are listed as very tolerent to highly fluctuating salinity. The Hogchoker is NOT supposed to grow any larger than 8". reference below
http://www.curator.org/LegacyVMNH/W...thyes/ClassOsteichthyes/aquarium_flounder.htm
http://www.curator.org/LegacyVMNH/W...thyes/ClassOsteichthyes/aquarium_flounder.htm
I would highly suggest not getting this fish for your specific tank. It gets too big for a measley 40 gallons. Not to mention you already are wayyyy too overstocked for that tank and you have a mix of inhabitants that could potentially be hazardous to one another. Research more about your size tank and about what you have in there already and rethink your stocking.
I like to think of flounders as stingrays when it comes to what tank size to get. They need more WIDTH then length. A nice 180gal could house it for life (6'x2'), or 125gal (5'x2'). Something with alot of width. You could possibly house the flounder in your 40 for sometime but you MUST upgrade.
