Clingfish - So Ugly it's Cute

[kitkat717]

So for anyone wondering what's up with the red clingfish on live aquaria's divers den... Here's the scoop.

It's adorable.

https://vimeo.com/123389687

This is now my favorite fish in my tank.

He's so lovable in fact, that I'm about to pay a fortune to have someone come hand feed him while I'm gone on vacation. Why you may ask? Because the little brat will ONLY eat from my hand. He runs to me the moment I put my hand in the tank, incessantly nibbling on my fingers.

I absolutely love him.

 

[Kentech5]

Cool fish I know nothing about. Gonna have to research this one.

 

[kitkat717]

I didn't either, just thought it was neat, so I rolled the dice. Really glad I did.

 

[joshky]

Your fish sounds clingy.

Haha couldn't resist, cute little fella.

 

[AdamNC]

Reminds me of a fresh water Plecostomous(sp?)

 

[kitkat717]

Your fish sounds clingy.

Haha couldn't resist, cute little fella.

Haha! I like it! He is very clingy

 

[kitkat717]

Reminds me of a fresh water Plecostomous(sp?)

Yeah, my mom met him and thinks that's what he is. She's like why doesn't he clean up this algae? And I'm like... He's a carnivore...

 

[Betta132]

What does he eat? I've been trying to research these guys, but there's very little information on them.

 

[kitkat717]

He loves mysis. He'll eat NLS pellets if I hand feed each one to him. If they drift away he will just keep sucking on my fingers. I have some other long skinny pellets from YFS he'll eat too if I break them into bite size pieces.

 

[Rilelen]

Oh, how adorable! I confess I'd never heard of them and know absolutely nothing about them.

 

[hotelbravo]

I actually started my tank with two of these fish i caught off the shore here while fishing one day. i found one underneath a rock and the other in an cracked oyster shell. they were the special of clingfish that are camouflage in color pattern(like the outdoor camo) and are actually quite common here as ive seen many since.