World's smallest fish

[Stylopidae]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_on_sc/indonesia_tiny_fish

 

[Ecilious]

Yet another reason to protect the peat bogs of the world.

 

[DR zuum]

It should be fairly easy to tank raise them.

 

[heyjeyniceid]

It should be fairly easy to tank raise them.

what makes you say that?

 

[Czalz]

what makes you say that?

I think because they seem to thrive on "neglect". That is, in highly acidic water....like that of a neglected tank.

 

[cacoseraph]

hmmm

they say that the previous record holder was only 1/10 of a MILLIMETER longer

i wonder how they can make that determination with any degree of accuracy?

like, is that the average size of the first 100 collected... or what?

 

[Czalz]

hmmm

they say that the previous record holder was only 1/10 of a MILLIMETER longer

i wonder how they can make that determination with any degree of accuracy?

like, is that the average size of the first 100 collected... or what?

I thought that too......and then the guy says "It's not like you wake up and think you're going to discover the smallest fish in the world".......psssssssshhhhh yeah right.....He wanted to find the smallest fish in the world when he woke up that morning...why else would he check to see if it was a record? :?

 

[dtknow]

Doubt it. Ph 3-4 and peat stained water isn't that simple to maintain in captivity...they would probably require RO water filtered through peat at the least. Some gouramis that live in the same habitat(larger pools in peat bogs) are quite difficult in captivity...but it can be done.

 

[heyjeyniceid]

Doubt it. Ph 3-4 and peat stained water isn't that simple to maintain in captivity...they would probably require RO water filtered through peat at the least. Some gouramis that live in the same habitat(larger pools in peat bogs) are quite difficult in captivity...but it can be done.

this is what I had thought, not so easy. Not to mention their diet. They may be highly specialized.