You’ve got to put some pictures up of these.
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Going biotopish
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JeffK
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I will when I see one! They're secretive when settled, but pop up every now and then.
JeffK
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As promised:
Got a nice group of five today. One has an elongated dorsal fin, perhaps a male? It'd be incredible to be able to breed them.
Very nice! Strange fish, Like a cross between a rope fish and a ctenopoma.
JeffK
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They're the only members of their family, however closely related to Kneriidae and Pantodon buchholzi, supposedly. They have an organ similar to that of labyrinth fish and are able to breed air, which comes in handy because they're from poorly oxygenated, muddy (hence the common name mudfish) pools.
This video shows their (strange) way of feeding:
They’re unique aren’t they, wasn’t expecting that to be the way they fed.
JeffK
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They are unlike any other fish - one of a kind. The kind of fish that stays interesting and fascinating to watch, no matter how long you've kept them.
JeffK
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Been more than a year since I've posted here. We moved house last summer, so it's been a busy time. A big bonus of the new house is that I have my own man cave/fish room now. Not all fish survived the move, but things have settled in now, so I'm slowly getting where I want the tanks to be.
Dark tanks and light from outside make it difficult to take pictures, but I was able to get a few pictures from some of the fish. Hope you guys enjoy.
Distichodus sp. Lefini
Microctenopoma ansorgii
Nannacharax sp.
Neolebias ansorgii
Neolebias unifasciatus
Practolaemus ansorgii
Nannostomus marginatus
Dark tanks and light from outside make it difficult to take pictures, but I was able to get a few pictures from some of the fish. Hope you guys enjoy.
Distichodus sp. Lefini
Microctenopoma ansorgii
Nannacharax sp.
Neolebias ansorgii
Neolebias unifasciatus
Practolaemus ansorgii
Nannostomus marginatus
Wookii
Member
Come on man, give us a FTS!! 🙏🏻
I’ve always wondered with dimly lit biotope tank, what’s it like viewing them during the day, with ambient light?
I’ve always wondered with dimly lit biotope tank, what’s it like viewing them during the day, with ambient light?
OMG I love them, they are so derpy
JeffK
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Hah. I'll try when I have time. It's hard to take pictures because the lights of the surrounding tanks cause reflections.
All tanks are dimly lit with a lot of floating plants, so it's sometimes hard to see everything, but at least the fish feel safe.
They are amazingly fun fish to keep. A bit like kuhli loaches in the sense that they end up in the strangest places and awkward positions. Their interesting behavior and feeding habits are a treat to watch too.
hypnogogia
Member
So true.
Lovely little fishNannacharax sp.
gltjc
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Beautiful fish and tanks! The other fish I really love from Congo are the larger and more unusual lampeyes - Plataplochilus especially. They would seem to combine well with many of your fish.
The Phractolaemus are fascinating! I had the chance to add them to my swamp monster at one point, but felt it was too busy and they would be at risk from my Hemichromis. If I did something similar again I would be tempted to given up on growing plants and keeping mid-sized cichlids and had them, mormyrids and Distichodus decemmaculatus or teugelsi and a bigger group of Plataplochilus as a Congo tank instead!
The Phractolaemus are fascinating! I had the chance to add them to my swamp monster at one point, but felt it was too busy and they would be at risk from my Hemichromis. If I did something similar again I would be tempted to given up on growing plants and keeping mid-sized cichlids and had them, mormyrids and Distichodus decemmaculatus or teugelsi and a bigger group of Plataplochilus as a Congo tank instead!
