Less common fish such as Arowana, Reedfish, Polys, Stingrays, Dats, Lungfish, Knife fish etc. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:07:44 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:07:44 +0000 Tropical Aquariums SA https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/forums/oddball-fish.159/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:27:37 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/seen-at-the-lfs.34794/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/seen-at-the-lfs.34794/ invalid@example.com (Reedfish) Reedfish
Saw some of these interesting fish:



This ornate must have been approaching 30cm or so.
Hefty price tag, but a lovely fish.



Tetraodon palembangensis
Full of character - followed me up and down...

Seen at the LFS]]> 146 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 07:55:47 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/london-sealife-aquarium.38046/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/london-sealife-aquarium.38046/ invalid@example.com (Reedfish) Reedfish The mean focus is marine. But there are a few fresh water tanks. And some reptiles.





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London Sealife Aquarium]]> 21 Sun, 20 Nov 2022 17:57:03 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/dubai-aquarium-and-underwater-zoo-visit.38048/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/dubai-aquarium-and-underwater-zoo-visit.38048/ invalid@example.com (Shabir) Shabir
So inspired by @Reedfish visit to the aquarium in London I'll share pictures I took from my visit in December 2020 bear in mind that at this time I was not interested in terrariums or planted tanks so I did a crappy job getting proper pictures, I will go soon and update this thread with much better pictures. Most tanks were just below eye level with eye level being one huge forest going up as high as you can see....

Dubai Aquarium and underwater zoo visit]]> 8 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 07:57:21 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/new-stingray-build-3-4-x-1m-x-85.33413/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/new-stingray-build-3-4-x-1m-x-85.33413/ invalid@example.com (MariaS) MariaS
Mr James has been summoned again!

Tank will be 3.2m X 1m X 85cm
Base is triple base 36cm with floating base
Bracing all round bottom and vertical and euro bracing right around
Sump will be 2m X 60cm X 60cm

Stand in place for James to start




]]> 265 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:08:03 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/rainbow-trout.36564/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/rainbow-trout.36564/ invalid@example.com (T. Guppy) T. Guppy Is there anyone on the forum that's quite clued up on Rainbow Trout husbandry?
I'm conducting research on them and I'd really appreciate any assistance I can get regarding looking after juveniles for any duration of time.]]> 2 Sun, 09 May 2021 20:51:47 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/my-babby.36119/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/my-babby.36119/ invalid@example.com (Zander Jacobs) Zander Jacobs


]]> 26 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:24:53 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/one-of-my-happiest-moments-to-date.35799/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/one-of-my-happiest-moments-to-date.35799/ invalid@example.com (Ruben Fitton) Ruben Fitton
So yesterday morning around 12:30 I woke up and got a weird feeling to go check out the tanks.

I walked into the living room and saw this little white circle stuck to the side of the tank.
I quickly ran to my room to fetch my phone for a flashlight just to confirm my suspicions. I was correct, baby stingrays!!!

I waited a while just to make sure the female didn’t have any more pups she wanted to drop, which she didn’t, and put them into...

One of my Happiest Moments to date]]> 20 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:55:21 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/keeping-wild-caught-fish-crossband-chocolate-gouramis.31394/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/keeping-wild-caught-fish-crossband-chocolate-gouramis.31394/ invalid@example.com (pierreschoonraad) pierreschoonraad
Now being cautious with these, said to be, difficult to keep fish I raided the www for info. They naturally come from slow flowing, tannins stained, streams with ph as low as 3 to 4 and...

Keeping wild caught fish. Crossband chocolate gouramis]]> 210 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:04:14 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/my-stingrays.32020/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/my-stingrays.32020/ invalid@example.com (Ravs) Ravs
My Stingrays]]> 152 Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:56:24 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/the-adventures-of-chungus-the-humpback-puffer.33288/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/the-adventures-of-chungus-the-humpback-puffer.33288/ invalid@example.com (Kiaan26) Kiaan26
He was returned by a customer at my lps after he killed one of their fish. He was kept in the shop for a while before I decided to take him home. He's currently in a divided 3ft tank. He has about 2ft to himself and rest is my pair of angelfish.


He hasn't really gotten off live foods yet. So I have to move frozen food around the tank to get home to eat. He's a piscivore so...

The adventures of Chungus the humpback puffer]]> 147 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:53:10 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/2-6m-x-1m-x-700-flash-and-polkadots-new-home.29775/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/2-6m-x-1m-x-700-flash-and-polkadots-new-home.29775/ invalid@example.com (MariaS) MariaS
Flash.. we measured her at 50cm, out the tank about 3 weeks ago..
Polkadot... is probably measuring about 25cm...
Pickles my Flagtail is also about at least 20cm..
Clown loaches have grown quite a bit...
And my two little "black nights" 2 Henlei pups are doing very well so.... Time for a new home...

All going according to plan, we will start the new build tomorrow...
As with all big builds.. Im excited and nervous..

Im going 2.6m... by 1m wide (need...

2.6m X 1m X 700.. Flash and Polkadot's new home]]> 356 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:39:41 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/hybrid-ray-price.34771/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/hybrid-ray-price.34771/ invalid@example.com (rsa) rsa 4 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:22:17 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/ray-tank-update.34696/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/ray-tank-update.34696/ invalid@example.com (top dog) top dog Been a while since I posted updates on my ray tank.
Baby ray truffle is growing well, eating like a pig and spending tones of time riding bigger ray crumpet. Got 4 7cm bala sharks to help clean up tank, witch has worked Out well Despite one disappearing (definitely got eaten). Did not feed the rays as I had loadshedding, so crumpet fed herself I guess
Think I will get a few...

Ray tank update]]> 12 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:49:14 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/new-additions-to-the-family-white-diamond-x-bd-and-a-thousand-islands-black-diamond.33398/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/new-additions-to-the-family-white-diamond-x-bd-and-a-thousand-islands-black-diamond.33398/ invalid@example.com (MariaS) MariaS









]]> 64 Wed, 20 May 2020 06:15:04 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/so-this-happened.34165/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/so-this-happened.34165/ invalid@example.com (top dog) top dog @MariaS in December and between work holiday and covid nothing has happened. Maria too control made a beautiful larger hybrid pup available and well meet Truffle
Truffle has eaten 100% sardines and I believe some muscle. She is about 22cm ]]> 10 Wed, 20 May 2020 05:33:27 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/brackish-tanks-show-and-tell.34089/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/brackish-tanks-show-and-tell.34089/ invalid@example.com (A new day) A new day
It’s come up here and there in other threads and it seemed as if there might be some interest in seeing & learning more? Lots of cool fish to keep etc.

Off the top of my head @GaryG @David Kusner @Kiaan26 @Swerwer anyone else, phuleeze

Just watched this video...

Brackish tanks - show and tell]]> 31 Thu, 14 May 2020 15:14:24 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/ray-skoffel.33762/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/ray-skoffel.33762/ invalid@example.com (Hooks) Hooks Its been awhile since I posted BT I have to interduce my Ray Skoffel.

Its actually been long overdue since I got him in November already.

He is hybrid that measured 45cm disc and grew nice since I have him just hard to measure for update.

He shares his house with albino silver arowana.]]> 42 Wed, 13 May 2020 08:55:35 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/polkadot-has-3-stunning-babies-and-then-things-go-pearshapped-but-thank-god-with-a-happy-ending.33720/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/polkadot-has-3-stunning-babies-and-then-things-go-pearshapped-but-thank-god-with-a-happy-ending.33720/ invalid@example.com (MariaS) MariaS Despite the happy ending, the unexpected experience left me pretty shaken up and i hadnt even got around to sharing it so... thought its about time

So.. two Saturdays ago, about 9pm i walk across from having supper with @Cesar and Dina, to find Polkadot had started birthing and there were 3 gorgeous babies swimming around

Got out their basket, scooped them into...

Polkadot has 3 stunning babies and then... things go pearshapped but..thank God with a happy ending]]> 37 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:16:17 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/stingray-hovering.34010/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/stingray-hovering.34010/ invalid@example.com (top dog) top dog Pretty bored at home so decided to try move wave makers around in tank to get better water movement. Crumpet my stingray has found a new game
Hovering in the water flow. getting video not working as she keeps turning out of flow to see what I am doing
But a few pics to show. have 3 weeks to get video
Thanks for looking]]> 9 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 05:38:44 +0000 https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/eels-experience-anyone.33905/ https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/eels-experience-anyone.33905/ invalid@example.com (Ursula) Ursula I have inherited a tank with one in it and he is a awesome guy I would like to know a little more about them and their requirements. mainly about feeding and water salinity?

I am feeding him a mix of blood worms and brine and at the moment he is in fresh water

His history:
He was bought about 5-6 years ago and is about 45 cm long about as thick as my finger? Light brown, no markings. nocturnal -very active. seems to rely...

Eels experience anyone?]]> 23