You know, I really couldn't care less about albino tinfoil barbs. In my world, all they're good for are target fish. Albino tinfoils are even worse IMO, they look plastic and fake, just like those albino clawed frogs.
New pics - Bowfin
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That is a great looking fish and pics. Out of curiousity how long did it take him to eat the fish?
tyler - he's eating a shrimp 
he ate another whole 1 just before, so it took him about 1 min to muscle it down (I sent crenicichla a copy of a vid of him eating it).
It took him about 10 seconds to eat the first 1
he ate another whole 1 just before, so it took him about 1 min to muscle it down (I sent crenicichla a copy of a vid of him eating it).
It took him about 10 seconds to eat the first 1
Im looking at these pics. I just cant see any benefits to have them in any aquariums. If your interested in watching them eat live foods..then perhaps..but they are one butt ugly fish.
No, you don't know what ugly is. Let me show you.
THIS IS AN UGLY FISH!!!!!!!
I'm not gonna use up their bandwith anymore. Heres the site if you wanna see.
http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/chaca_chaca.htm
THIS IS AN UGLY FISH!!!!!!!
I'm not gonna use up their bandwith anymore. Heres the site if you wanna see.
http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/chaca_chaca.htm
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Bowfins get VERY large - htey make extremely impressive display fish. If you've ever walked into a room with a 2 foot + bowfin charging the glass at you, you'll know what I mean.
I don't see the advantages of having a hyper skittish fish crashing around your tank disrupting everything.
I don't see the advantages of having a hyper skittish fish crashing around your tank disrupting everything.
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from what ive read about them, bowfin belong to one of the oldest families found on the planet. they are almost prehistoric, if i understand it correctly. they can survive in the worst water conditions and water with very little oxygen content. is it rare? no. its quite COMMON in much of north america. expensive? only as much as your states fishing license. but i guarantee you wont find them in many aquariums or LFS. and if saying that you own something with prehistoric origins in your tank doesnt make any impression on the people youre trying to impress, then they probably dont care much about fishkeeping in the first place.
matt(or anybody else for that matter) - do you know of any books out there for information/identification of north american species? preferably one with alot of good pictures for slow people like myself. got any other pictures of your native species?
matt(or anybody else for that matter) - do you know of any books out there for information/identification of north american species? preferably one with alot of good pictures for slow people like myself. got any other pictures of your native species?
vfrex,is that a chaca bankanensis?I heard they make croaking sounds,i wonder what are the diff between a bowfin and a goby,i know they are different families altogether but look very similar.
