Juvenile fishes

Post by **Peace** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:34 am

Most of us probably had caught these fishes before but seldom see them as juveniles. Here's what I have:

A rabbitfish ~2cm

A flathead ~6cm. (I can't be certain of the id though, it looks very similar to a goby)

This is a small goby

Unknown fish ~1-1.5cm

A mudskipper ~1cm

Another unknown fish ~1cm

Feel free to add more.

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:33 pm

Angelfishing wrote: My contribution Can u see the baby squid ?

can see squid, fish , and crab..need some prawns to complete a styro full of seafood.

nice shot and clear pics

this is ur pets?

Post by **dBs™** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:07 pm

nope. I caught them at punggol jetty with a small small net

bring home as pet

then.... they became my pets dinner

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:56 pm

share with me..what pet u rearing ?

Post by **Peace** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:32 pm

Wow, you have quite an aquarium there. Can open pet shop liao

The cow fish is really cute too. The scad is beautiful as well, it sure looks like a kunning, but the typical markings(yellow stripe) on the body is not visible. Possibly due to flash or naturally faded in water?

Thanks for sharing with us!

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:58 am

Hi angel,please let me know how do you maintain the water salinity ? use sea salt ? i have a spare 3 feet tank ! to try !
and what do u feed the crabs with >?

Post by **dBs™** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:14 am

Well, need to let u know its pretty hard work in the early stages till your water quality is stable n good. That is when you put in fishy n they survive or when u see self grow sea grass in your tank.

The most important thing is to have a good filtration system with lots of coral chips. you will need to have a good quality surface skimmer for surface filtration if u do not have a filtration tank. Use sea water n not sea salt. Sea water can be purchased from aquarium for $1 - $2 a packet.

As I have kept my tank for several years, the water quality is good. All I need to do is to put in 1 - 2 btls of self made bottled ice into the tank daily to maintain the water level. Evaporation will not remove the "salt" in the water.

If u r a newbie in rearing fish, I will recommend u try fresh water fish for a start as salty will b much much more difficult than fresh, just like fishing

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:37 am

Hi Angel, thanx for the tips,, i'm a fresh water fish keeper now ..so filtration is no issue for me.

many thanx again.

btw do crabs feed on market prawns ?

Post by **dBs™** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:01 pm

Yes they do

Crabs are scavenger. They eat almost anything. Prawn is crab favourite food. U realise every time u go fishing, most often than not, ur bait stealer is no other than crab !

Some crabs however eat algae while some eat both meat n algae.

Right captain peace ?

Nice to know u keeping fresh water fishy

wana share some of ur pets pics with us ?

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:15 am

Angelfishing wrote: Nice to know u keeping fresh water fishy wana share some of ur pets pics with us ?

sure,attached a pic of my pet....

Post by **dBs™** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:35 pm

Very Beautiful pet u have domvonn

U are good in photography

Wish I can take nice pics like you

What do u feed your pet with ? goldfish ? crickets ???

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:08 pm

Angelfishing wrote: Very Beautiful pet u have domvonn

U are good in photography

Wish I can take nice pics like you

What do u feed your pet with ? goldfish ? crickets ???

superworms...mainly. goldfish got high risk of diseases,crix troublesome to me lol.

you take equally good pics too. cheers!

Post by **Peace** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:39 pm

This one my cichlid long ago. But as you can see it is dying from some infection because I didn't know how to take care of it

domvonn · Post by **domvonn** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:31 pm

Peace wrote:

This one my cichlid long ago. But as you can see it is dying from some infection because I didn't know how to take care of it

still look ok to me, no cloudy eyes ..etc.

Post by **Peace** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:23 pm

If you look closely, there are inflammation at the gills and at base of the fins and tail. Probably, suffering from an infection. It died several days after I took the pic.

I love cichlids, they are such active and playful fish.