Rare And Oddball Fish ?

[ky*weremiej]

Looking for suggestion please on some fish that are rare or odd, I would love to find some special fish for may tanks !
 

 

[ncguppy830]

what are there sizes? 
what are the stock lists of the tanks?

 

[ky*weremiej]

350 litre empty at the moment
190 litre
40 litre
20 litre
20 litre
 
1 super delta betta
4 endler guppys
2 lyre tail guppys
6 guppies
9 angels
5 peppered cory
3 albino cory
9 rummy nose tetra
3 rainbow shark
9 cardinal tetra
2 molly's
1 golden nugget plec
1 leopard bush fish
3 red shrimp
 
Now you can see why I have so many tanks

 
But I want something different that not many people have.

 

[wrightt3]

We would need to know which fish you have in which tanks.
For the 350, you could do an African oddball tank with a stock like this:
-1 bushfish (from your other tank)
-2 Senegal or delhezi bichirs
-1 African knife fish
-10 congo tetras
 
If you could post your stock lists for each tank then we could probably help you find some interesting oddballs for the 180 too

 

[ky*weremiej]

I don't need tank advice, just want names of fish that are rare can anyone help me please ?

 

[wrightt3]

I just gave you 2 right there...?

  bichirs and African knifes are both unusual oddball fish and would be suitable for your 350l
here are some others seen as you don't want any tank size or compatibility related advise:
-red tailed catfish
-Arowana
-arapaima
-sting rays
-bull sharks

 

[DrRob]

Ohhh, now that's a huge question. What do you like?
 
Answer would range from obscure variants of normal fish, to whole myriads of different cichlids, rolling into the more common oddballs that you'll find in the LFS but are really specialist only. One of my LFS's has a lungfish that my other half won't let me buy but it's not everyone's cup of tea.
 
There are plenty of brackish fish that fall pretty much automatically into the oddball category, as well as cichlids like cubans and some of the more obscure apistos along with several odd african riverine cichlids.
 
Personally I'd look at unusual set ups, for example fast flow tanks where you can properly keep fish that most people can't hope to keep happy.

here are some others seen as you don't want any tank size or compatibility related advise

 
Whilst I know what you mean, my reading was that he wanted advice from the point of view of possibly restocking entirely or to do research of his own once he'd got ideas with a longer term view in mind, without buying any new tanks. We've had a lot of members do this over time, some quite famously changed their entire stocking every few months. Others form a long term plan once they have an idea in their head. The final group are the hardened multiple tankers, who end up with even more tanks and eventually whole fish rooms as they fall in love with more and more species.

 

[ky*weremiej]

I just gave you 2 right there...?

  bichirs and African knifes are both unusual oddball fish and would be suitable for your 350l
here are some others seen as you don't want any tank size or compatibility related advise:
-red tailed catfish
-Arowana
-arapaima
-sting rays
-bull sharks

Sorry if that came across the wrong way, I just like to do my own research but I just wanted a few species that I have not heard of so I could check them out and see what I could fit in so 

 for the list I will check them out.

 

[wrightt3]

That list was meant in a sarcastic way, I was being a bit immature so I apologise for the silly post.
I doubt you have the room to house those fish that were mentioned(you'd probably need to fill your house with water for the arapaima) so here are some more sensible/viable options:
- red wolf fish
- pike livebearers
- hujeta gars
- spiny eels
- elephant nose
- south American leaf fish
- exodons
- prehistoric monster fish
There are loads of different options so its hard to make a list, hence why I gave you a stocking idea first of all instead.
 
 
Woo hoo! 400th post lol

 

[ky*weremiej]

Ohhh, now that's a huge question. What do you like?
 
Answer would range from obscure variants of normal fish, to whole myriads of different cichlids, rolling into the more common oddballs that you'll find in the LFS but are really specialist only. One of my LFS's has a lungfish that my other half won't let me buy but it's not everyone's cup of tea.
 
There are plenty of brackish fish that fall pretty much automatically into the oddball category, as well as cichlids like cubans and some of the more obscure apistos along with several odd african riverine cichlids.
 
Personally I'd look at unusual set ups, for example fast flow tanks where you can properly keep fish that most people can't hope to keep happy.

here are some others seen as you don't want any tank size or compatibility related advise

 
Whilst I know what you mean, my reading was that he wanted advice from the point of view of possibly restocking entirely or to do research of his own once he'd got ideas with a longer term view in mind, without buying any new tanks. We've had a lot of members do this over time, some quite famously changed their entire stocking every few months. Others form a long term plan once they have an idea in their head. The final group are the hardened multiple tankers, who end up with even more tanks and eventually whole fish rooms as they fall in love with more and more species.

Well I fit into the multiple tank category that's for sure, my friends are calling my house an aquarium

  I started of with an overstocked 40 litre tank and basically my aquatics knowledge and tank collection grew as my fish grew so that why I now own 5 tanks and when I move I am building a tank in a wall of my next house. Back to this topic I just want to own something special rare or odd but I like to do my own research so and names would be appreciated.

   

 

[ky*weremiej]

That list was meant in a sarcastic way, I was being a bit immature so I apologise for the silly post.
I doubt you have the room to house those fish that were mentioned(you'd probably need to fill your house with water for the arapaima) so here are some more sensible/viable options:
- red wolf fish
- pike livebearers
- hujeta gars
- spiny eels
- elephant nose
- south American leaf fish
- exodons
- prehistoric monster fish
There are loads of different options so its hard to make a list, hence why I gave you a stocking idea first of all instead.
 
 
Woo hoo! 400th post lol

I just read the first list lol I think would end up single if I tried to fit a tank for any of them, but thanks for getting back with that second list I will be looking into getting a red wolf fish and a elephant nose fish. The south American leaf fish and prehistoric monster fish are something to think about but I will defiantly be looking into purchasing  a red wolf fish and a elephant nose fish. The reason I didn't waste time with stocking is because I am going to rearrange my tanks soon because I have fish that need bigger space for growth and breeding reasons.

 

[TooManyChoices]

Someone needs to post a link to Tall Tree's guess the species threads, I can't find them but there's 100's of fish in them you've probably never heard of!
 
Alternatively! http/www.seriouslyfish.com/knowledge-base/
 
Click on what ever group takes your fancy and get trawling through the pages! XD!
 
There's some great info on that site anyway, so you'll probably enjoy reading most the pages

 

[Malex530]

Indostomus crocodilius are cool but must be fed small live foods

Look at franksaquarium.com lots of rare fish! Shipping is expensive though