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michael_cb_125
05/02/2013, 04:04 PM
Hey everyone!

I just wanted to share a shot of my little fella.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/michael_cb_125/photo33_zpsbeacc031.jpg

Such a lil' cutie!

~Michael
michael_cb_125
05/02/2013, 04:22 PM
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/michael_cb_125/Angler2_zps6df818a9.jpg

~Michael
jarrod13
05/02/2013, 04:35 PM
Dang nice score! Your making me drool over here lol where did you get him?

Definitely the nicest tuber I've seen
michael_cb_125
05/02/2013, 04:57 PM
Thanks Jarrod, she is a little looker. Already hunting my rockwork!

You have a PM

~Michael
namxas
05/02/2013, 05:10 PM
Wow Michael,

Super-pretty little "tuber"!
michael_cb_125
05/02/2013, 05:35 PM
Thanks Greg!

~Michael
Caronte
05/02/2013, 11:37 PM
Beautiful fish and in a BB tank! Did you know if is compatible with eels?.
michael_cb_125
05/03/2013, 06:58 AM
Beautiful fish and in a BB tank! Did you know if is compatible with eels?.


I would not keep this species with eels, they are such a small fish I just see them being an eel snack.

~Michael
Caronte
05/04/2013, 07:31 PM
ok. I'm currently building my 180g, BB too, and planning to have a pair of Volitans lionfish, lthinking in partners I was considering an eel, angler or scorpionfish maybe this fella can join them, instead of the eel. How small are they?
michael_cb_125
05/04/2013, 08:12 PM
Mine is about an inch, a d they don't get too much larger. I'm afraid in a 180 you would never see the little fella, and as such feeding may be difficult.

~Michael
Caronte
05/04/2013, 09:19 PM
wow! That small?. You're right, He won't be suitable for a Predator tanf definitelly. Thank you for share
namxas
05/06/2013, 12:17 PM
Caronte,

You're looking at about a 3" fish max size for tubers.
nirvanaandtool
05/07/2013, 10:28 AM
Awesome Tuber! Never seen one in that color
michael_cb_125
05/07/2013, 11:14 AM
Thanks everyone!
He is eating mysis right now and not bothering my nano gobies.

Ill keep updated.

~Michael
nirvanaandtool
05/08/2013, 04:46 AM
Not bothering them for now... lol
Thats awesome on the mysis. :thumbsup:
michael_cb_125
05/12/2013, 02:10 PM
Here is an updated shot of the little guy. His color is only getting better. Such a neat little fish.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/michael_cb_125/Dwarf_zpsa92ee1a6.jpg

Here is his soon to be buddy. This SA betta will end up in the same display as the tuber.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/michael_cb_125/Betta3_zpsd2d62858.jpg

~Michael
HOBtx
09/14/2013, 01:39 PM
Where can you find these for sale? Are they regularly available or more of a DD type thing?
hossa81
09/14/2013, 02:24 PM
I see alot of anglers consistently on DD, alot of different species and color morphs. My personal favorite is the black with orange spots.
namxas
09/16/2013, 12:58 PM
Unfortunately, that is one of the juvenile colorations of A. pictus and A. maculatus, and they will eventually "grow out of it".
hossa81
09/16/2013, 09:08 PM
Unfortunately, that is one of the juvenile colorations of A. pictus and A. maculatus, and they will eventually "grow out of it".

Still, i would be completly fine with a total black fish if thats what im hearing, don't see many of those.
namxas
09/17/2013, 10:11 AM
Still, i would be completly fine with a total black fish if thats what im hearing, don't see many of those.

Actually, they don't necessarily just lose their spots...IME, they start growing "patches" of color on them. Our little pictus started to look like a red sponge, unfortunately we lost it, for some unknown reason, not SAD-related, IME.