What is this cartoon looking fish all about? Lethotremus awae
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Terra Ferma
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Appears to be a smaller, more colorful version of the Pacific Lump Sucker.
Dante_JoseCuerv
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I don't know too much about these little guys, but I know I saw a pic of a green one a while ago. If I remember correctly they're related to scorpionfish, but they're a bit smaller, and they feed on small crabs. Don't quote me on this though, I'm too lazy to search the interbutts right now
I had ordered a couple a few years back - they were so small we couldn't really keep them in with anything. Kept them at at around 52 degrees F. IIRC, they were fed on live brine and live mysids. My Japanese supplier had them on his latest list for 3000 Y - but that works out to be about $133 USD once I add in freight and fees - too expensive for a 1" fish!
Jay
Jay
ANNND,
Shoot! my supplier sent me one anyway! At the last minute, one of the other animals I had ordered was unshippable, and since there was space in the box, they thought they would do me a big favor and send me one. This one is bright lime green, about 3/4" long. I don't have a picture of it because it has a little suction cup on its belly, and I can't get it to move near the front of the cubicle its in... I tried pushing it with my fingertip but it just held on to the bottom of the tank with all its might, and I didn't want to hurt it.
Jay
Shoot! my supplier sent me one anyway! At the last minute, one of the other animals I had ordered was unshippable, and since there was space in the box, they thought they would do me a big favor and send me one. This one is bright lime green, about 3/4" long. I don't have a picture of it because it has a little suction cup on its belly, and I can't get it to move near the front of the cubicle its in... I tried pushing it with my fingertip but it just held on to the bottom of the tank with all its might, and I didn't want to hurt it.
Jay
xJake
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Here's some info about the "lumpsucker" or "lumpfish" family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpsucker
IIRC, Jay, I actually just read an article about them in one of the magazines sitting on the work desk last time I was in.
IIRC, Jay, I actually just read an article about them in one of the magazines sitting on the work desk last time I was in.
AquaticEngineer
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I got some of those just recently 
michael_cb_125
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Super cool little fish
I love the way they swim, so a I animated!
I love the way they swim, so a I animated!
aandfsoccr04
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Wow those are really neat! What do they eat? Keep this thread updated if you wil.
SaltwaterSensei
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Are these fish coldwater and if so what would be the tropicl equivelent? They maxed out my cutness meter
SushiGirl
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I got some of those just recently
OMG adorable!
namxas
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Very old thread, but the fish in question appears to be a Japanese Lumpsucker (Lethotremus awae).
It's a coldwater species that feeds on polychaete worms, crustaceans, and mollusks with its tiny conical teeth. This fish lacks a swim bladder, and only posesses a cranial lateral line as opposed to one which runs the length of its body.
I see that Stu from Coldwater Marine Aquatics (Aquatic Engineer) has already posted in this thread, and he's the sharpest temperate/CW guy I know.
It's a coldwater species that feeds on polychaete worms, crustaceans, and mollusks with its tiny conical teeth. This fish lacks a swim bladder, and only posesses a cranial lateral line as opposed to one which runs the length of its body.
I see that Stu from Coldwater Marine Aquatics (Aquatic Engineer) has already posted in this thread, and he's the sharpest temperate/CW guy I know.
BeanMachine
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Our club here in socal had a great talk from one of the aquarists at the Long Beach aquarium. She specialized/ studied / bred the spiny lump suckers there. They are cool little animals.
theresearcher
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Where can I get one? 
