216. Bad Ass Fish and How To Keep Them Leave a comment
We often see hobbyists who are fixated on “bad ass” fish. Sometimes they’re looking for big, aggressive cichlids, other times they may be looking for toothy predators like pike cichlids. In this episode, the Water Colors team discusses a variety of “bad ass” fish chosen by Ben and how one might keep them responsibly. Spoiler alert: some of these fish are best left to public aquariums – stop trying to keep them at home! What bad ass fish are your favorites?
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Species mentioned in this episode:
- Channa, snakeheads
- Hoplias malabaricus, Wolf fish
- Astronotus ocellatus, Oscar
- Tetraodon lineatus, Fahaka puffer
- Parachromis dovii, Wolf cichlid
- Chitala ornata, clown knifefish
- Asterophysus batrachus, Gupler catfish
- Pike cichlids
- Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, Silver arowana
- Belonesox belizanus, Pike killifish
- Exodon paradoxus, Bucktooth tetra
- Pygocentrus nattereri, Red-bellied piranha
- Aphyocharax nattereri
- Honorable mentions
- Jack dempsey, red devil, lima shovelnose catfish, datnoids