Baby Stonefish

Anyone rear fresh water stone fish before? what's the requirement..

[Raptor22]

Originally Posted by retroboi87

Anyone rear fresh water stone fish before? what's the requirement..

These fish live in brackish water and are mildly poisonous.
Fairly hardy fish.

only one species is freshwater(from south america) the rest are salt/brackish.

info for you to read.....
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball,%20Stonefish.htm

[Raptor22]

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.u...article_id=189

Link to Thalassophryne amazonica.

reminder for people buying stonefish.....the ones you see in lfs are 99% going to be brackish not freshwater species unless its Thalassophryne amazonica and theres only about 3 shops that you'll be able to find them at.they are not common so its not brought in often.within the past year there was quite a few at 328 and nks and a very long time(few years) ago at cf i think.if your not sure price is a good indication as those brackish ones are cheap but the amazonicus will cost you about $40 + or - for 1-3inch specimen.

[KongMing6]

Kept before. Purchased for $8. Never saw it eat. One of its fin bitten by guppies. So, be careful what fish you keep it with. In the end, put it in my friend's pond. Diet is ghost shrimps.

Kept before, but died cos water not brackish enough for it.

[Raptor22]

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

Kept before, but died cos water not brackish enough for it.

A safe level would be between the range of SG 1.005 to 1.018. If the water is kept between this range any fluctuations in the water parameters would not affect the fish.

[Anthen]

i do saw some stonefishs ard 3inch at seaview. Look quite unique but doesn't know much about this fish so didn't get any instead.

Originally Posted by Raptor22

These fish live in brackish water and are mildly poisonous.
Fairly hardy fish.

hi bro, fairly poisonous???

tat means will screw ur body up if we come into contact with the fish???