Re: NANFA-- Dragonfish

Joshua L Wiegert (jlw_at_dune.net)
Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:55:35 -0500

I don't know what you're calling a dragonfish for sure, but it sounds like
you're talking about the brackish water fish that I call a Violet Goby. Its
kind of a blueish grey overall, with a big head, tiny little beady eyes, and
a long tail, resembling a stretched out tadpole. It sits on the bottom,
constnatly pumping its gills.

If we are talking about the same fish, I can give you peice of advice that
will improve your success rate with keeping this fish.

DON'T!

The Violet Goby is one of the fish which just plain should not be kept in
the hobby. They are filter feeders, requiring large amounts of food which
they can sift out of the water. Unless you are prepared to give it
plenty of fine plankton as food (brine shrimp, daphnia, etc.), skip this
fish. It is just doomed to starvation. I've seen them trained to eat other
foods, such as frozen chunks of food, but even then -- the food has to
practically land in their mouth. If there are other tank mates, they'll get
it first.

JW.

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----- Original Message ----- From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:56 PM Subject: Re: NANFA-- Semi-OT

> In a message dated 3/24/04 2:32:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Gastropodmania_at_aol.com writes: > > > > > I have polypterus senegalus which grows to 12" in length. The thing I'm > > wondering about is whether the bicher would attack it since they have the > > same > > body shape. Also, can dragonfish be kept in water with a pH of 7.1 and no > > salt? > > > I've kept the dragon fish in soft acidic water with Cardinal Tetra's for > several years but there is the possibility that lack of salt would eventually > shorten their lives just like ti does hogchokers. > > Moon

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