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Salt-pan Sole
Brachinus salinarum | Pictures
Synonyms: Trichobrachirus
salinarum
Physical description:
A flat fish with an oval body shape.
The body is elongated and the eyes are located
on the right side of the body.
The body color is light brown to beige and is irregularly spotted with large and small
brown markings.
The caudal fin is made up of 12 rays.
Size/Length: To 6" (15 cm)
Similar species: Achinus
errans, Brachinus selheimi
Habitat: In slow-moving, fresh and brackish rivers with sandy substrates.
Northern Australia; rivers that flow
into the the Gulf of Carpentaria.
S: bottom
Aquarium: 32" (90 cm) or 30 gallons (114 L).
See
A. errans .
Water chemistry: pH 7.2-8.4 (7.8), 10-20 dH (12), 72-77°F (22-25°C).
A 1% addition of salt is recommended.
This
can be accomplished by adding 4 TSP. of salt to every 10 gallons (10 g/10 L)
Social behavior: Peaceful.
Keep with other peaceful small to medium sized fish.
This fish does best in a species tank.
Suggested companions: Rainbowfish, Killifish, Bumblebee Fish, Glassfish, Orange Chromide.
FOOD: Live; Tubifex
, chopped earthworms, insect larvae, shrimp; chopped meat; occasionally tablets.
This
fish should be fed after the lights are turned off.
Sexual differences: Unknown
Breeding techniques: Unknown
Breeding potential: 10.
This fish has not bred in captivity.
REMARKS: This nocturnal species is more available and hardier than
A. errans .
Also a short-lived fish.
Difficulty of care: 7.
This species is somewhat sensitive to water pollutants and requires a diet including live
foods.
Recent articles about fish
Overfishing may hurt Amazon forest trees
(2/5/2008) Overfishing is reducing the effectiveness of seed dispersal by fish in the Brazilian Pantanal, reports Nature. The research suggests that fishing practices can affect forest health.
Scientists find fish that literally lives in trees
(10/17/2007) Scientists have found a fish that literally lives in trees, according to research published in The American Naturalist and highlighted in New Scientist Magazine.
Piranhas originated when Amazon was flooded by seawater
(12/4/2007) South America's piranha family of fish -- notorious as eaters of flesh -- can be traced back to a single ancestor which dispersed when the Amazon was flooded by seawater some five million years ago, report researchers from the Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement (IRD). Today piranhas are exclusively freshwater fish found from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela to the Parana in Argentina.
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