Freshwater Fish
Ropefish.
A living relic — a snake-like, air-breathing fish that threads through caves and hunts by scent at night. Peaceful toward fish too big to swallow, but an escape artist, so a tight lid is a must. Give it a 55-gallon-plus tank with hides and sand.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 16"
- Min tank size
- 55 gallons
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Scientific name
- Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Good tank mates
Semi-aggressive only in the sense that it'll eat anything small enough to swallow, but it's peaceful toward fish too big to be a meal. Keep it with larger, calm tankmates it can't fit in its mouth, and skip small tetras, shrimp, and other bite-sized fish. Avoid pairing it with aggressive or fin-nipping fish that would harass a slow, nocturnal hunter, and never trust it around anything it could swallow.
Good to know
The ropefish is a primitive air-breather from the slow waters of West and Central Africa and is a notorious escape artist, slipping through any gap in the lid.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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Erie, PA.
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