Since getting my butterfly fish I've only been getting ancient fish since : ) Bulldog pleco, and dinosaur eel.. What are your three favorite ancient fish, or which ones do you own?
I like the amazon fish which has lungs. Forgot its name but was surprises to see it sold in Kathmandu. Damn expensive. Cost something around 350 USD. Isn't is a protected species?
Pleco don't fall under the "ancient fish" category. They are catfish and while catfish have been around for a while, they aren't ancient fish. Siluriformes (the catfish order) is relatively recently derived compared to bichir and sturgeon.
My favorite ancient fish are sturgeon. Granted, I know I will need a massive tank, but I don't plan to keep them. I just like to enjoy them in aquariums and in the wild. Gars and arapaima are also pretty awesome, too. Can't beat some of the largest freshwater fish around, but arapaima are certainly not for fish tanks. And yes, they are a threatened species because they are hunted for food.
I heard there are some commericalised Arapima's in SE Asia. Some fish sellers were saying that there is a silver variant which can be traded. true or False?
I gotta go with the Bowfin as my first choice. They are so aggressive you could lose a hand :lol:
My second choice, definitely the silver arowana. Kickass fish if you ask me
Third choice, arapaima. They get sooooooo huge.:shock:
My favourite would be the freshwater stingrays! My dream tank would be to own a breeding pair, however that won't happen anything soon. I don't think my parents would be happy with my if a got a 10ft x 10ft x 2 ft tank going in the house! :lol: It will have to wait.
My other favourite ancients would the bichirs/rope fish and then my other fav would be the knifes...
(However i wouldn't say no to a nice arowana either! ;-) )
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