Tiny Freshwater Fish-Discussion Thread

[SchizotypalVamp]

More fishies and I haven't even finished DP's list! Tsk on me.

Do you want these guys? Well, get in line! LOL. [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Iriatherina Werneri is a popular, extremely peaceful schooling fish growing up to 2'', though 1'' is much more common. People from google say they prefer water from 6.0-7.0, but another site says that they have been found in water with a PH of 7.5, so who knows? The people from google also say a heavily planted tank without too much water movement is ideal.

The Ricefish, Medaka, or Japanese Killifish[/SIZE][/FONT] Oryzias latipes
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Google states is a popular fish in southeast asia. The largest grow to 2 and 1/4 inches, though usually they top out at 2. They like harder, clean water and some current.
[/SIZE][/FONT]Brachygobius xanthomelas

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All I know is that that they are selling here:

http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm

Don't know how trusthworthy they are. I have to research the rest of their fish, and remember to put up rest of [/SIZE][/FONT]Pseudomugil another time. Of course I will be finishing DP's list.

What I really want to know is if Lupin knows about Neolebias ansorgii
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[Lupin]

There are nine species of Brachygobius that exist.

Brachygobius aggregatus
Brachygobius doriae
Brachygobius kabiliensis
Brachygobius mekongensis
Brachygobius nunus
Brachygobius sabanus
Brachygobius sua
Brachygobius xanthomelas
Brachygobius xanthozona

Schizo, I have never tried that Neolebias ansorgii so I can't comment much about it. Here's one site though written in English if you need it.
http://www.thatfishshop.com/findex/fish/neolebias_ansorgii.htm

 

[Inka4040]

I'm getting my vaillantis from Frank next week! He's got a huge stock of nano fish from all different genera, and has a forum where you can put requests in. I've never done business with him prior to this, but he seems to have quite a well established name.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

Saw them here:
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=565
They look really cute! But then again most loaches do.

Which of them are fully fw? I would google but considering how little information got pulled up from that goby...

Edit: He really does! Some of them barely pulled up anything on google.

 

[Inka4040]

As for those bumblebee gobies, apparently the ones with complete bands are f.w wheres the ones with incomplete/broken bands are brackish in origin. That's just hearsay though...

 

[Lupin]

I actually think all Brachygobius are freshwater most especially the native Brachygobius aggregatus, Brachygobius doriae and Brachygobius xanthomelas although they can do well in brackish water.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/McKane_Bumblebee_Gobies.html
This guy tends to be fairly reliable, he claims that Brachygobius nunu will not tolerate FWvery well.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/gobyfish/bumblebee.php
This site agrees

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

I can't post up other stuff right now, I'm using AC as a distraction during finals, and this isn't a fish, but:

The freshwater jellyfish, of course, not a true jellyfish, but it looks like one, grows to .8 inches long. It isn't the easiest thing to keep in an aquarium, as you might have guessed, and from what I can find water circulation should be very slow. But as it is now native all over the united states(introduced species) here is something to look out for in your native waters:

 

[Notophthalmus]

Those little buggers are native here in Tennessee, but I've yet to see one. They're supposed to show up pretty unpredictably.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

That's what I read. Lots of good info on them is on the web, actually, i was suprised.