Advertisements
Aquatic Avenue Banner Tropica Shop Banner Fishy Business Banner
Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Forest Halfbeak

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Hougang, Singapore / Tg Balai Karimun, Indonesia
    Posts
    625
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    2
    Country
    Singapore

    Forest Halfbeak

    Advertisements
    Fresh n Marine aQuarium Banner

    Advertise here

    Advertise here
    Question:
    Are forest halfbeaks suitable tankmates with tiny shrimps?

    Edit: Forget I asked. Just found them to be carnivorous from this website: http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/fre...y-halfbeak.htm

    And they are called Pygmy halfbeak (Dermogenys pusillus).

    BTW what happened to the Gallery of pictures from the old forum? Don't seem to be able to find them now. End Edit
    Last edited by GaspingGurami; 25th Aug 2005 at 15:12.
    Warm regards,

    Lawrence Lee

    brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
    Philippians 4:8

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Tampines, Singapore.
    Posts
    7,920
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    7
    Country
    Singapore
    forest halfbeak is a different species from the pygmy.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    Hougang, Singapore / Tg Balai Karimun, Indonesia
    Posts
    625
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    2
    Country
    Singapore
    Quote Originally Posted by hwchoy
    forest halfbeak is a different species from the pygmy.
    Ya, thanks, Choy. I realised my mistake in initial ID from the position of the dorsals and the dangly lower beak. And it is less colourful -- didn't bring my reading glasses to the LFS

    Interesting how it slashes its food with its beak even when feeding on monia. It's feeds like a minature version of the larger billfishes like Marlins and Sailfishes.
    Warm regards,

    Lawrence Lee

    brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
    Philippians 4:8

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •