Odd Duck Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 8:34 AM, Gator said: So now they're called Crocodile Toothpick fish, I've always heard them called Pipefish. The second photo is a Halfbeak, a livebearer, the third photo is a saltwater fish I've recently seen advertised as a Walking Toadfish, but I don't know enough about salt water tanks to have a saltwater tank so, what do I know? The pipefish I’ve seen are significantly larger than these guys. I think they’re related, but the crocodile toothpick (Indostomus crocodilus) max out at 1.2”, but the freshwater pipefish max out around 6-8”, per a quick Google search. I went down the rabbit hole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 2:34 PM, Gator said: So now they're called Crocodile Toothpick fish, I've always heard them called Pipefish. The second photo is a Halfbeak, a livebearer, the third photo is a saltwater fish I've recently seen advertised as a Walking Toadfish, but I don't know enough about salt water tanks to have a saltwater tank so, what do I know? From what I gather from skimming articles the crocodile toothpick (and two other indostomus species that are very similar) are similar to pipefish but much smaller? (Like an inch! I love them). Apparently they have previously been classified as past of the seahorse family of fish (might include pipefish too? I think anyway) related to sticklebacks and possibly other things but are now reclassified as a family(?) of their own and are now considered unrelated. The other photos are the pics people are posting of the fish they've recently discovered/fallen in love with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 7:55 PM, Odd Duck said: The pipefish I’ve seen are significantly larger than these guys. I think they’re related, but the crocodile toothpick (Indostomus crocodilus) max out at 1.2”, but the freshwater pipefish max out around 6-8”, per a quick Google search. I went down the rabbit hole. You beat me to it! Haha and yay I'm glad I'm not the only one who went down the rabbit hole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I also fell in love with a fish when watching @Zenzo’s videos: mudskippers! I was like WAIT you can keep fish that climb out of the water and look like weird frogs?? 🤩 I don’t know when I’ll ever have a tank open where I could keep them, but they’re definitely going to live in the back of my mind until I do. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 1:51 PM, Hobbit said: I also fell in love with a fish when watching @Zenzo’s videos: mudskippers! I was like WAIT you can keep fish that climb out of the water and look like weird frogs?? 🤩 I don’t know when I’ll ever have a tank open where I could keep them, but they’re definitely going to live in the back of my mind until I do. I bet half the folks on the forum are secretly planning a Mudskipper tank! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 7:06 AM, ARMYVET said: thats just wrong!!! At this rate Ill never get any. I didn't even get notified and yes I have set up notifications for them. At least you did I just happenstance found it. It was in Promotions instead of my Inbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 9:51 PM, Hobbit said: I also fell in love with a fish when watching @Zenzo’s videos: mudskippers! I was like WAIT you can keep fish that climb out of the water and look like weird frogs?? 🤩 I don’t know when I’ll ever have a tank open where I could keep them, but they’re definitely going to live in the back of my mind until I do. Good answer! I had almost forgotten about these. They are so cool and definitely a bucket list fish. You could probably argue that they are the most unique fish in the freshwater hobby I reckon. Love @Zenzo's videos on them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted September 6, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 6, 2021 My 'skippers are very fun to keep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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