Other Fishes
Common name | Taxonomy | Picture | Size | Tank Type | Care Level | Remarks | Temperature range | pH range | Water hardness | Salinity |
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Siamese tigerfish | Datnioides microlepis | 18" | These fish must be kept in large aquaria. | 22–26 °C (72–79 °F) | 7.6–8.0 | |||||
New Guinea tigerfish | Datnioides campbelli | 13" | Keep with other big fishes that can not fit to its mouth | These fish must be kept in large aquaria. | 22–26 °C (72–79 °F) | 7.6–8.0 | ||||
Reedfish | Erpetoichthys calabaricus | 15.7" | Species | |||||||
Senegal Bichir, Gray Bichir, Cuvier's Bichir | Polypterus senegalus | 14" | Species | Can be found in the Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||
Celebes Rainbowfish | Marosatherina ladigesi | 3.1" | Commonly sold for freshwater, but does better in brackish. | 20-28 C (68-82 F) | 7.0 to 7.5 | 150 to 200 mg/l | ||||
Silver moony | Monodactylus argenteus | 10" | These fish are also known from marine habitats. | |||||||
African moony | Monodactylus sebae | 10" | These fish are also known from marine habitats. | |||||||
Indian glassy fish | Parambassis ranga | 3.1" | These fish are often dyed. | |||||||
Targetfish, Jarbua terapon | Terapon jarbua | 14" | These fish breed in saltwater and the young return to freshwater. | |||||||
Banded archerfish | Toxotes jaculatrix | 12" | These fish have the ability to shoot water to hit their insect prey. | |||||||
Green Scat, Ruby Scat | Scatophagus argus | 15" | Community, especially with Monodactylus sp. (Monos) | Intermediate | A ravenous herbivore that quickly defoliates any aquatic plants in the aquarium. One of the few common brackish water plants in the trade, the Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) appears to be toxic to these fish and should not be planted with "scats". |
Read more about this topic: List Of Brackish Aquarium Fish Species
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