Gonoproktopterus curmuca=karnataka

[andy rushworth]

My reputation as a keeper of silver fish is solidified yet again /thumbs_up.gif” style=”vertical-align:middle” emoid=”:thumbsup:” border=”0″ alt=”thumbs_up.gif” /> they remind me a little of marine Goat Fish ?

The colouration is actually quite nice apart from the caudal tips being black and orange/red ,the fins also have a pleasing yellowish tint

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[Fevz]

Cute looking fish. Do you only have one specimen? The back of my brains tells me that this is a shoal type of fish

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[Mark Duffill]

Lovely fish Andy

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[Matt]

Is the genus name confirmed Andy, and is there some confusion surrounding the species name too?

[andy rushworth]

I think so yes ,but not certain of the detail’s

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[Shankar]

Lovely fishes, Andy!

In the wild, I have seen them in schools of 3 to 6 fish. Recently, I did get a chance to tape a video of them in the wild. Will post that sometime soon.

I refer these as Indian native Xenotilapia, for the typical behaviour. : )

[andy rushworth]

Oooh that sounds great Shankar /wub.gif” style=”vertical-align:middle” emoid=”:wub:” border=”0″ alt=”wub.gif” /> .

Shankar whats the largest specimen you have seen ?

Hi Fevz ,I keep five of them ,nice temprement they are too !

[Shankar]

The biggest one I’ve seen till date was about 15 inches approx. The tail colouration was still very much prominent even at that size. I’ve heard they grow even bigger.

[andy rushworth]

Hi Shankar , 15 inches wow ,now that would be a sight ,I’d heard even bigger , up to a metre ? but then people started thinking that the sp/s had been mixed up hence causing confusion ?

As for mine I’ll be happy if they make 20cms

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[Shankar]

To my raw eyes, both curmuca and kolus look the same. : (

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