The cutest fishes of them all?

The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker, juvenile boxfish and porcupinefish would have to be up there, just look at these little guys!
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Unfortunately all of them are very difficult to care for, the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker is very delicate and needs very cold water, the boxfish can release toxins when stressed not only killing other fish in the tank but the boxfish as well (they're not immune to their own toxin!) and porcupinefish need big tanks and hard food to wear down their constantly-growing teeth, and all three fish are more intelligent than most fish and need lots of stimulation to avoid boredom and glass surfing. Porcupinefish do well if they have a large enough tank but boxfish are best left for expert fishkeepers and lumpsuckers should be left for public aquariums.
 
To return to my original post, our family's Secret Santa system took my hint and delivered the book 'The World Beneath' by Richard Smith. It is stunning! Recommended :)
 
amur leopard said:
The Smoothhead Blobfish - beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.
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Yes! The most famous image of the Blobfish isn't what they normally look like at all, the one in the pic had suffered from barotrauma and really bad tissue damage from the rapid pressure change from being hauled up from the deep, live Blobfish look very different, and cute!
 
DaLilFishie said:
Yes! The most famous image of the Blobfish isn't what they normally look like at all, the one in the pic had suffered from barotrauma and really bad tissue damage from the rapid pressure change from being hauled up from the deep, live Blobfish look very different, and cute!
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If only my friends would believe what I say about Barotrauma on the blobfish........
 
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