[jan]

This is coming from a Dutch news site (www.nu.nl) therefor I have translated it.

Published: Januari 25, 2006

London/Paris - A German-Suisse-Singaporean team of biologists has discovered a fish that will reach an maximum size of 7,9 mm at adult age in the Indonesian swamps of Sumatra. The fish called Paedocypris progenetica , is not only the smallest fish, but also the smallest vertebrated animal on the planet.

This is reported by the British scientific magazine ‘Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences on Wednesday, January 25. Although just discovered, the mini-fish is already threatened with extinction because of habitat destruction. The ‘Paedo’ only lives in a certain type of acidly water that only occurs in swampy flooded and woody areas.

Up to now the 8 mm long Trimmaton nanus was considered the smallest specie of fish in the world.

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[rchan11]

Would like to see a pic of that fish, can't even Google it.

[jan]

rchan11, on Jan 25 2006, 12:14 PM, said:

Would like to see a pic of that fish, can't even Google it.

This pic was showed next to the article, but I don't know if this is the fish that is described in the article and therefor wouldn't post it at first:

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[bmpower007]

WOw, Nice find jan

[Excommunicated Guru]

jan, on Jan 25 2006, 06:17 AM, said:

rchan11, on Jan 25 2006, 12:14 PM, said:

Would like to see a pic of that fish, can't even Google it.

This pic was showed next to the article, but I don't know if this is the fish that is described in the article and therefor wouldn't post it at first:

Here is the pic that was with the article I read:

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What sounds really cool is that the article said it basically doesn't have a skeleton (skull) to protect its head. That's crazy!

[acestro]

Leave it to fish to explore the extremes (from this to whale sharks!). Cool stuff!

[piranha45]

yeah, whale sharks...

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This post has been edited by piranha45: 19 October 2006 - 09:47 PM

[rchan11]

Looks like a goby.

[errik00]

Get like 300 of these in a 80 gallon

This post has been edited by errik00: 04 February 2006 - 05:12 PM

[polomax24]

That is very cool!

[kingsnar]

i wonder what it eats, algae and micro organisms perhaps

This post has been edited by kingsnar: 07 February 2006 - 10:04 PM

[acestro]

errik00, on Feb 4 2006, 04:11 PM, said:

Get like 300 of these in a 80 gallon

I think you could get away with 3000 in an 80! Cool pic.

[Central]

i dunno guys, i might max out at 1 per 50 gallons. if you want two mini's, get a 75 minimum!

[steve1337]

That fish might have a good chance of surviving with Large P's...

[VENOM]

where can i get some? are they breedable?

[Central]

why in gods name would anyone wanna own one of these fish? youd have to squint at the water for hours to see it and pray everytime it wasnt sucking into the filter system.

This post has been edited by nattereri2000: 01 April 2006 - 12:03 AM

[black_piranha]

wow, that is a small fish.

[furious piranha]

i owuld never want one, but they are really cool. u could get like 100 in a 10 gallon

[Cichlid_Keeper]

yea thats preety cool. on the 1st picture it looks like a Goby, in the 2nd pic with the little tube it kind of looks like a guppy fry or something....

good find.

[Colt .45]

I woner how long that little thing would last with my firemouth lol.