There are times when it's hard to keep track of water conditions etc but basically it's been pretty low maintenance and very rewarding to watch. The show piece of the tank, for now at least. About 10 cms in length and very striking in its colouration. Fun to watch, especially at night when the room is dark and the tank still light for an hour or two after sunset. He likes hiding in various rock caves in the tank, with one particular favourite spot, for much of the day.
Scientific name is Microcanthus strigatus .
Two silver torpedo fish, very much top of the tank swimmers, although they sometimes venture down further in search of food if none's on offer up top. These have grown very quickly, from about 1.5 cms each when they were caught to about 8 cms now, about six months later. Sometimes shy but does get out a fair bit too. The blue stripes are quite fluorescent under the tank lights. Had a bit of a hard time get ting him to eat at first.