Unusual anabantid - Combtail

[Fruitbat]

Here's a shot of one of my new Asian anabantids, the Combtail (Belontia signata). This is the little female....the male (who is much larger) is a cowardly sort who has taken up residence in a clump of Java Moss and ducks back into it whenever he sees the camera.

 

[Toirtis]

Very nice...I wish I could get my hands on a shipment of those.

 

[Fruitbat]

The LFS surprised the heck out of me with them. They know I'm into African river fish and they called me to let me know they'd gotten some in. When I went down there I found out they weren't kidding! In addition to all of the African fish, however, was a tank filled with Belontia signata. I haven't seen these fish in AGES and I just so happened to have some room in my 'Asian' tank so I snatched a pair of them up!

 

[Menagerie]

Pretty fish! I hope the male gets a personality overhaul so you can take it's pic one of these days