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Rare Freshwater Tropical Fish (January 2008)
This a January 2008 video our 85 gallon community aquarium. Here’s the list of fish: 4Black Bar Myleus “Tetra disco” “Blackear Pacu” (Myleus Schomburgki) 3 Common Silver Dollar (Metynnis Hypsauchen or Argenteus) 2 Mystery Silver Dollars (Metynnis Mola or Luna) 1 Flagtail (Semaprochilodus taeniurus) 1 Silver Distichodus (Distichodus affinis) 1 Chinese Hi Fin “Hifin” Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) 1 Earth Eater Cichlid (Geophagus jurupari) 2 Fancy Goldfish (Carassius auratus) 4 Rosy Red Minnow (Pimephales promelas) 3 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) 1 Keyhole Cichlid (Aequidens maroni) 1 Blue Gourami ((Trichogaster trichopterus) 9 Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthozona) 8 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) 3 Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha) 2 Albino White Cloud Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) 2 Darter Fish 1 Bluefin Killifish? (Lucania goodei) 4 Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis) 1 Weather “Dojo” Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) 2 Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos) 1 Neon Blue Australian Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) 6 Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii) 8 Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes) 5 Apple Snails (Ampullariidae) Yes, I know this is an odd assortment of fish. It was an experiment to see if this random group could “hang” together. So far so good. This tank is unusual not only for the variety of species but the size variences which range from 1/2 inch to 9+ inches.
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25 Responses to “Rare Freshwater Tropical Fish (January 2008)”
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Cool,,,,,,,,,,
i finally got flagtail myself yay
both cichlids but mine’s an eartheater
that look like a flower horn lol
sorry to here that.
Wildlife experts huh. Maybe you’re looking in the wrong places. Try Las Vegas. You know, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
My dads rarer, I’ve never even seen him.. I tried to get David Attenborough on the case, but he said if the British goverment couldn’t find him to pay for me then his team of wildlife experts wouldn’t stand a chance.
I don’t know, my dad’s pretty rare. He died 13 years ago.
My dads rarer than your dad
lolouder
The black-bar myleus, silver distichodus and others are more “rare”. I do not even consider the flagtail to be rare.
lol the only fish i think is kinda rare is your flagtail prochilodus
Yes, Myleus can be found but usually as in the Red Hook variety. Mine are not Red Hooks. The same can be said about distichodus species but you rarely see the silver ones.
By rare, I meant rarely seen. Any more rare than that would put them on the endangered list and you know what that means.
You’re right about the goldfish. I took them out.
I was mocking the people who said they arent rare (I said j/k)..Some arent rare but true I havent seen many myleus in common aquariums. I have seen alot, being that i work with pets, but they arent that rare–less common, not rare, to each his own..calm down
Barbs and angelfish, no duh
O.K. smart-ass, There some 40,000 videos of tropical fish on youtube. Why don’t you search “black-bar myleus” or perhaps “silver distichodus”. Out of so many videos, there should be hundreds I bet. When you find those, I’ll have you check so others I have. Good luck.
Well I dont know what you mean when you say “rare,” but those fish are probably the most common aquaria that I know. Angels and goldfish, gouramis and barbs, never heard of them (OR SEEN THEM OMG). J/k lol
but seriously goldfish shouldnt be in a tropical aquarium… they are coldwater fish.
thanks
wow..awesome..i haven’t got a clue where u r getting these fishes from…i wish i have some of them too…anyways nice pal
Thanks again.
I love your response to the people who say your fish selection is not rare. I too would like to know what their definition of rare is, illegal fish? You most certainly do have some rare fish in there. And as for “farquegfy”, some people are just too ignorant to realize how ignorant they are.
Thank you for that. Yeah, it’s amazing how many “experts” we have on youtube.
The goldfish were getting beat up too much. Their long waving and slow moving fins are just too much of a temptation for other fish to nibble at. They’re much happier now and their fins have grown out beutifully.
Most all the fish are doing well. I even still have the tiny neons, bumblebees and a few of the ghost shrimp left.
thanks again
i really like this tank! i love the randomness of the fish choice, and actually i’m sad you took the goldfish out. yes theyre coldwater but domesticated fish like goldfish are very adaptable, and your’s seemed to be very healthy. anyways, amidst the crowd of haters i would actually like to commend you. good job!
Not sure why I’m responding to someone that not only leaves the “F” word on my blog, but can’t even spell it. (lame) See my comment to bigstevemesh below for this now boring “rare” discussion. If you want “more rare” fish, you might check the government’s endangered species list. (fish illegal to own, by the way.)
Have a nice day, tough guy. For someone who seems to be so concerned about wasting time, you sure spend a lot of it watching youtube videos. (almost 1000 in 3 weeks?)
rare. FUCKEN TIME WASTER.
thanks for your comment, appreciate it
Say Snotbog, orandas like warm water better, best not to mix though, pathogens do mix well with other tropical fish…but you already knew that. Looks great. Happy.