What are your favorite Aquarium fish you have or wish you had?

[RAV TUX]

Two of my favorites that I have are:

1. Rope Fish (2)

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=34482&d=1181101613

2. Cory Cats (3)

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=34483&d=1181101613

(the pictures are not my actual fish but pictures of the breeds I have)

[ThinkBuntu]

>> Backyard?

[RAV TUX]

>> Backyard?Nope, it's not political, religious or inappropiate for the Cafe.


The Backyard is intended for everything not related to Ubuntu or fitting for the Cafe. This could include discussions of religion, politics and other topics that would be inappropriate in the more technical areas of the Ubuntu Forums and that don't really fit the more whimsical, lighthearted nature of the Cafe.

[RAV TUX]

Two of my favorites that I have are:

1. Rope Fish (2)

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=34482&d=1181101613

2. Cory Cats (3)

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=34483&d=1181101613

I also have Glass Catfish which are cool:

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=34485&d=1181102146

[scrooge_74]

Nice looking...

we had Koi's and Gold fish for about 5 years, they grew so large we had to give them away.

[RAV TUX]

Nice looking...

we had Koi's and Gold fish for about 5 years, they grew so large we had to give them away.

Koi's are really beautiful,....and very sweet, I love how the will eat out of your hands.

The Rope Fish will also eat out of your hands and they love to be pet (held in your hands while in the water, while you pet them). Rope Fish are very affectionate.

[yabbadabbadont]

My fish kept committing suicide while I was out of the house. I had a lid on the tank, but they were apparently jumping out at the opening for the power filter. The last one couldn't stand being without his friends, so he used the garbage disposal as a quick way out...

[RAV TUX]

My fish kept committing suicide while I was out of the house. I had a lid on the tank, but they were apparently jumping out at the opening for the power filter. The last one couldn't stand being without his friends, so he used the garbage disposal as a quick way out...

One of my Rope Fish committed suicide, I found him days later under my blue jeans as stiff as a bone. Rope Fish are known for being escape artist.

[yabbadabbadont]

under my blue jeans as stiff as a bone. Rope Fish are known for being escape artist.

Musssssssttttt... resisssstttt.... making dirty joke....

;)

[RAV TUX]

Musssssssttttt... resisssstttt.... making dirty joke....

;)I am very, very proud of your restraint. ;)

[LightB]

heh, they're not really commiting suicide, they're not just smart enough to know there's no water on the other side.

Years ago I used to have some aquariums, but unfortunately I had to get rid of them after a move. I had a lot of cichlids, most memorable probably were the Oscars. I had some really aggressive fish that I had to give away, they were Jack Dempseys. I also had a piranha - they are not aggressive.

[use a name]

Oh yes, remind me of my everlasting wish for an aquarium... I like neon tetras. It'll be a real small aquarium anyway as I just don't have a place for it...

[matthew]

>> Backyard?The Cafe is appropriate.

I used to have a large Jack Dempsey (about 8-10" in length) that would jump out of the water to eat from my hand. That was cool. He died while I was on a trip and someone else was watching the house. I don't have an aquarium at the moment.

http://www.schillmania.com/photos/35mm/image/collection/at_home/jack_dempsey-1.jpg

[mips]

Edit: Created two new posts further down to accomadate more images.

Marine:
Anenome
Cleaner shrimp
Percula Clowns
poweder blue tang
Seargent major
Flame angel
Want: Moorish Idol, and some butterfly fish.


Anybody got a link to a online database of fish picture I can link to for this post ? I will come back and clear up the names etc.

[Ebuntor]

My favorite is probably the Cardinal Tetra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_tetra).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Cardinal_tetra2_crop.jpg/250px-Cardinal_tetra2_crop.jpg

We had about 20 of these little guys. Normally their lifespan is just a single year in nature. Maybe 3 in captivity. Yet ours are doing so well they're almost 6-7 years by know. Pretty amazing, I wonder if we might have broken some records.

My worst is prolly the Emperor Tetra. An absolute nightmare.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Kaisertetra.jpg/300px-Kaisertetra.jpg
We had an aquarium full of different Tetra fish and several other branches. Only a few Emperors. After a while these guys began breeding like crazy. 10, 20, 30.... we ended with about 60 maybe 80 of these fish.
It wasn't long before a plague broke out and wiped out the entire population and took most of the other fish along with it. So we ended up with a few Cardinals. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cardinal_tetra2_crop.jpg

[Tux Aubrey]

None at the moment:(

My last tank was dwarf cichlids, tetras and miniature cories. It went when I extended my office into a studio. A friend has offered me a four foot tank and I'm tempted to set up an "Amano" style planted tank with tetras and pencil fish.

I have kept african cichlids, killifish and Australian natives and even had several lungfish when I was in my teens.

[RAV TUX]

heh, they're not really commiting suicide, they're not just smart enough to know there's no water on the other side.


The cool thing about Rope Fish is they can live outside of the water for about 10 hours, they have rudimentary lungs.

Unfortunately, I found my Rope Fish too late, I think it must have been a couple of days atleast.

[RAV TUX]

Fresh:

Siameese Fighter
Angel Fish
Gourami & Rainbow Gourami
Tiger barbs
Neons
Want: Discuss

Marine:
Anenome
Cleaner shrimp
Percula Clowns
poweder blue tang
Seargent major
Flame angel
Want: Moorish Idol, and some butterfly fish.


Anybody got a link to a online database of fish picture I can link to for this post ? I will come back and clear up the names etc.

Mips, these guys have a goof data base of images:
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_reed.php

[logos34]

The king of freshwater tropical fishes was the Discus, or so it seemed to me way back in my childhood when I had a tank...But geez they cost an arm and a leg and you needed a big tank to boot. (I remember being amused at the time reading about the lengths some enthusiasts went to get these prized fish to mate in captivity). Had a couple of Pearl (?) Gouramis, which are neat in that they need to breath air and you can actually 'pet' them (but alas they are veyr territorial and so ended up bullying all the other fish)...They are quite elegant with their long, trailing tenticle-like abdominal fins...Angel fish are rather striking too, but with all that fin area comes rot...I remember at the time coming to the conclusion that a couple of each species was a bad idea and that I should have just gotten a school of neon tetras or something. They look pretty sharp.

Now, if I were to get another aquarium I think I'd go saltwater and maybe just clownfish and sea anemones. Or rather just some brightly colored anemones and fans and grasses, because I can no longer stand to see exotic birds/rodents/fish confined to little cages/tanks until they die. It's not ethical to take them from their natural environments and coup them up for our selfish pleasure.

[RAV TUX]

Now, if I were to get another aquarium I think I'd go saltwater and maybe just clownfish and sea anemones. Or rather just some brightly colored anemones and fans and grasses, because I can no longer stand to see exotic birds/rodents/fish confined to little cages/tanks until they die. It's not ethical to take them from their natural environments and coup them up for our selfish pleasure.

Good points, I actually have more plants in my tank then fish. I find plants actually much more enjoyable.

[Ebuntor]

Good points, I actually have more plants in my tank then fish. I find plants actually much more enjoyable.

Indeed those are good points. However you could also see it this way: These fish already were born in captivity so they don't know any better. At least you can take good care of them and give them a good life in your aquarium (the same could apply to other animals).

Still that doesn't change the fact that it indeed isn't right to take an animal from it's natural environment.

We sometimes change the interior of the aquarium to give the fish some change. They actually do seem pretty happy when there's new stuff and the fact that our Cardinal Tetra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_tetra) are seven to eight times their normal lifespan does show that they're happy and doing pretty well.

[LightB]

Yeah, the fish you buy in pet stores are bred in captivity. Speaking of plants, I did have some aquarium plants also for a while, but I wasn't really keen on things so the fish I had tore them up as if they were in the way, or just to amuse themselves it seems.

[mech7]

i have guppies :D and they big ones :p

[Tux Aubrey]

Nearly 85% of the marine clown fish (nemos) now sold and exported from Australia are bred in captivity.

Collection of rock (and anemones) from coral reefs is as big an environmental problem as depletion of the fish in many developing countries.

However, these industries are capable of being sustainably managed and create ongoing jobs in poorer coastal communities in places like the Philippines and South Pacific Islands. A well managed aquarium fish trade can replace totally unsustainable industries like shark finning. On a $/kg basis, wild caught aquarium fish can come-in at between $US750-$US1,000 compared to, say, long-line caught marlin, which fetches about $1.75/kg. at the pet food cannery.

Unfortunately, we (aquarium geeks in developed countries) seek out the cheapest fish - which are those that often come from places that use chemicals on reefs to stun and capture the fish en masse - and we get our "live rock" and anemones from the places where dynamite is used to break-up reefs.

I shall now go back to the Word Association thread and take my soapbox with me.

[Ebuntor]

Unfortunately, we (aquarium geeks in developed countries) seek out the cheapest fish -

Oh no, first I turned into a Linux/Ubuntu geek now I'm an aquarium geek too! Where does it end!? :p

[RAV TUX]

Nearly 85% of the marine clown fish (nemos) now sold and exported from Australia are bred in captivity.

Collection of rock (and anemones) from coral reefs is as big an environmental problem as depletion of the fish in many developing countries.

However, these industries are capable of being sustainably managed and create ongoing jobs in poorer coastal communities in places like the Philippines and South Pacific Islands. A well managed aquarium fish trade can replace totally unsustainable industries like shark finning. On a $/kg basis, wild caught aquarium fish can come-in at between $US750-$US1,000 compared to, say, long-line caught marlin, which fetches about $1.75/kg. at the pet food cannery.

Unfortunately, we (aquarium geeks in developed countries) seek out the cheapest fish - which are those that often come from places that use chemicals on reefs to stun and capture the fish en masse - and we get our "live rock" and anemones from the places where dynamite is used to break-up reefs.

I shall now go back to the Word Association thread and take my soapbox with me.

I try to only buy fish that are not stolen from the wild. Unfortunately I forgot to inquire about the Rope Fish. They are stolen from the wild.

It is unfortunate because I love the Rope Fish.

[Tux Aubrey]

Oh no, first I turned into a Linux/Ubuntu geek now I'm an aquarium geek too! Where does it end!?

I am a:

linux geek (recovering windows geek)

aquarium geek

botanical geek

flyfishing geek (and flytying geek)

oh, and a lizard geek.


And these are just the ones I am prepared to list publicly!:)

"Geek is Good". (Kevin Gekko, Gordon's geeky brother)

[mips]

Fresh:

The Siamese Fighting Fish - Betta Splendens
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Betta_splendens_24.jpg

Angelfish - Pterophyllum scalare
http://www.aquahobby.com/img/angel2.jpg

Three Spot Gourami - Trichogaster trichopterus
http://www.aquahobby.com/img/tricho1.jpg

Kissing Gourami - Helostoma temminkii
http://www.aquahobby.com/img/kissing2.jpg

Paradise Fish - Macropodus opercularis
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Macropodus_opercularis_4.jpg

[mips]

Tiger Barb - Puntius tetrazona
http://www.aquahobby.com/img/tiger1.jpg

Neon Tetra - Paracheirodon innesi
http://www.aquahobby.com/img/neon2.jpg

Molly - Poecilia sphenops
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/molly4.jpg

Peppered Cory Cat - Corydoras paleatus
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Corydoras_paleatus_1.jpg

Common Plecos - Suckermouth Catfish
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Hypostomus_plecostomus_2.jpg

Clown Loach - Chromobotia macracanthus
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Chromobotia_macracanthus_7.jpg

Wanted: Discus - Symphysodon aequifasciatus/discus
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Symphysodon_aequifasciatus_6.jpg

[haftan]

5 x Tiger Barb
7 x Rasbora
11 x Neon Tetra
2 x Red Tail Shark
1 x Plecostamous
2 x Pearl/Mosaic Gourami
2 x dwarf Gourami
3 x khuli loach (clown)

[mips]

Marine:

Flame Angel - Centropyge loricula
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/loric1.jpg

Pygmy Angelfish - Centropyge argi
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/Centropyge_argi_1.jpg

Powder Blue Tang - Acanthurus leucosternon
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/powder2.jpg

Blue (Regal) Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/hepatus2.jpg

Yellow Tang - Zebrasoma flavescens
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/Zebrasoma_flavescens_5.jpg

Wanted: Moorish Idol - Zanclus cornutus
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/moorish1.jpg

[mips]

Gold Stripe Maroon Clown - Premnas biaculeatus
http://z.about.com/d/saltaquarium/1/0/a/h/wmasseyperc_400.JPG

Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis (use to love these dudes as they climbed onto my hand)
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/Lysmata_amboinensis_2.jpg

Long-tentacled Anemone - Heteractis malu
http://fins.actwin.com/pics/Heteractis-malu5.jpg

Carpet Anemone - Stychodactyla haddoni
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-tmp/sbank_790i.jfif

[RAV TUX]

Gold Stripe Maroon Clown - Premnas biaculeatus
http://z.about.com/d/saltaquarium/1/0/a/h/wmasseyperc_400.JPG

Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - Lysmata amboinensis (use to love these dudes as they climbed onto my hand)
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/img/Lysmata_amboinensis_2.jpg

Long-tentacled Anemone - Heteractis malu
http://fins.actwin.com/pics/Heteractis-malu5.jpg

Carpet Anemone - Stychodactyla haddoni
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-tmp/sbank_790i.jfif

Those are very, very beautiful.

[yabbadabbadont]

Those are very, very beautiful.

and tasty.... :twisted:

[mips]

Those are very, very beautiful.

I no longer have any of my tanks. I started off with a 90x45x45cm fresh water aquarium but was always amazed by marines when I went to pet shops & a friend at work also had a few marine tanks.

One day may dad told me about someone trying to sell a 180x60c60cm (6x2x2foot) 650litre (170us gal) for real cheap which I bought. I had a 10cm square tubing frame made up which i had the neighbour who did wood work clad in lovely wood and make a tank hood out of the same wood. Inside of the hood was painted with a bright white waterproof epoxy. I built my onw 'reef' filtration system from plans I got on the net or in books, did all my own plumbing, electrics, lights etc.

I got filter sea water from the aquarium which they offered to registered marine hobbyist, once a month i would take 6x25l containers and will them in order to do 25% water changes, killed my back :) Got my coral sand and live rock from the pet shop and thats how I got started in marine which to me was a much more enjoyable experience than fresh water aquaria.

My favourite fish of all time was my Maroon Clown & I loved the cleaner shrip and how they 'serviced' all the fish. Was really relaxing to watch.

I had other priorities and sold my marine setup to the minister/reverent of my parents church.

I promised myself that I would have a BIG marine setup one day soemwhere in the future.

[mips]

and tasty.... :twisted:

Nah, to small to eat.

[afeasfaerw23231233]

2 x goldfish
100 x guppy
1 x crown loach
2 x pleco

there are one tank of guppies and one tank of goldfish in the living room. here's just the guppy tank in my room

p.s. i want to know if the flash lamp would cause damage the their eyes. i dare not come so close to them because i am worrying the flash lamp would make them blind.

http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/dda3680d1e.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)
video : http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1124523/fish/

[awakatanka]

I had one tank but i can't have it any more in this house. Hope i can get a new and bigger one in my new house. My favourite fish is pelvicachromis pulcher because they fight for there place in the tank.

http://www.dwergcichlide.nl/pelvicachromis_pulcher2.jpg

I wish there was a good fish tank screen saver for linux, the little kde one on kicker isn't what i look for.

[Linuxratty]

I have a friend with a red beta fish and neon tetras in the same tank...I think I'd like to do that.
BTW Rav Tux,how are the rabbits? I'm thinking of geting house rabbits.

[RAV TUX]

BTW Rav Tux,how are the rabbits? I'm thinking of geting house rabbits.Rabbits are awesome pets!

I suggest for a House Rabbit you go with the "Mini Rex" breed.

[afeasfaerw23231233]

my house is small but i have 4 [not 3, i forget] tanks though my tanks are small also, 8 gallon, 5 gallon, 5 gallon and 3 gallon. you see this tank is on my desk right next to my lcd monitor. when i want a aquarium screensaver i just switch off the mon and switch on the light of my tank, and the guppys are busy around searching food.
i hate fighting fish! i had four cichlids and they fight all day long, after they had eliminated their fellows they started attacking other fish.

[awakatanka]

i hate fighting fish! i had four cichlids and they fight all day long, after they had eliminated their fellows they started attacking other fish.

What i like about it is that they defend there territory but in a big enough tank they almost don't fight that much only if they come on each other territory.

To much fights are a sign that the tank is to small for them and they need a bigger tank. To much fights is indeed to much stress what can kill the other fish to.

[Dngrsone]

I love marine fish but haven't the time nor money to maintain a tank anymore... as it is, there's a 29gal tank in the garage with a very fat crayfish and a molly in it.

At one time I had a 270gal marine tank. My best and favorites were a snowflake eel and a four-foot blue ribbon eel. The blue ribbon jumped out of the tank and died when the heater malfunctioned and cooked nearly all the fish in the tank. :(

[forrestcupp]

One of my favorite fish was my fresh water dwarf puffer. It wasn't much bigger than a pencil eraser, but it didn't have any problem breaking a snail shell open and eating the snail. They float around slowly until they come to their prey. Then they dart at it like a battering ram.

It wasn't really aggressive toward my other fish, though.

[lespaul_rentals]

If I had more money and time I would get a saltwater aquarium and get some trigger fish. :)

It's fun to watch them attack and destroy their prey!

[Perpetual]

I am partial to Oscars.

[machoo02]

If I had more money and time I would get a saltwater aquarium and get some trigger fish. :)I used to be an aquarist intern at a small science center in New Hampshire, and we had a fairly large gray triggerfish that had been caught in a lobster trap in the Gulf of Maine (came up the Gulf Stream, and followed a warm-water eddy into the GoM). It was so aggressive that I needed to bribe it with treats if I needed to clean its tank (and if I wanted to keep my knuckles intact). If I didn't give it what it wanted, it would flick water at me with it's second dorsal fin :shock:

Rope fish (bichirs) are a really neat (and old) lineage of fishes. Pipefish (family Sygnathidae) also make great aquarium fish, as long as you have the right food for them. They look amazing in a tank with lots of grass for them to hide in. I'm always partial to gobies as well, but that's probably because I'm working on them for my dissertation.

For a possible source of pictures, as well as information, try Fishbase (http://www.fishbase.org).

[Linuxratty]

Rabbits are awesome pets!

I suggest for a House Rabbit you go with the "Mini Rex" breed.

They appear to be. I've had rats for eight years,but their short life spans are hard to take.
When I was searching for house rabbit info the Ubuntu forums came up...
And yes,I'm seriously wanting a mini rex doe and .hopefully a duch buck.
I plan to adopt from a rescue.

[afeasfaerw23231233]

What i like about it is that they defend there territory but in a big enough tank they almost don't fight that much only if they come on each other territory.

To much fights are a sign that the tank is to small for them and they need a bigger tank. To much fights is indeed to much stress what can kill the other fish to.
yes, all of my four tanks are small, i don't have space to put a big tank


If I had more money and time I would get a saltwater aquarium and get some trigger fish.

It's fun to watch them attack and destroy their prey!
how cruel! it is not so nice when you see them biting the others, you want to dig it out and flush them in the toilet. but some people have a habit of watching them...