Hi all! I'm new here! I'm not too sure to put this here but then again I'm not too sure what kind of fish it is. Wich is why I need your help! I think it's a climbing perch but I could be wrong. The person who gave it to us had it in a jar and said it was a puyu. I took some pics of it and I want to know how to care for it so could you kindly help me? here are the pics (not too clear though)



that was its old jar! I think its a she though, I herd that if its tail is blunt its a girl. I've put it in a new bigger jar because we do not have a tank and I took a video because it would not stand still to take a pic. I'm no good at taking videos so it may not come out too good.
http://s52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t=MVI_1635.flv


I'm vary bad at spelling and would like to say sorry if there is any in this post. I'll add more pics later if those are not good.

It is a "PUYU" fish.
Very strong local fish which very common in padi field.
This fish can jump out your tank easily, always keep the top covered.
If not you wil lost it the next day.

I've keep this fish, but i remember my father used to keep it in tempayan when i was small.

It's good that you've change to a bigger bottle. Do change the water when it become dirty.

I've covered the jar with a lid and cut some holes into it so it can breath. it swiming around in the jar now.... do you think it needs a toy or something?
can you tell me how big its tank sould be when I get it and what it eats?

thanks for your help.

The bigger tank is better for the fish, but for now it is good enough as long as you change the water promptly.
PUYU is a tough fish, it can stay without water for quit sometime, normally during drought season PUYU and Haruan is the last to survive if they could not sink into deep hole to keep alive...until the next rain come again.
This fish could not grow so big, the biggest i've ever seen is about 6-7 inch.

It got sharp tiny teeth.
You can try feed him with pellet or small fish or frozen bloodworm. It can also feed on insect (like grasshopper) or earthworm.

BTW where is your location..local to Malaysia or elsewhere?

Good luck.

I've just cleaned its water and I think its doing ok. The person who gave us it said to feed it rice and almost anything thats edible.
I've got an old tank thats 18 by 12 by 14 in inches and I'm not too sure if I sould get it a filter or not. Do you think its big enough?
Also what plants should I get it to put in its tank?
I'm really gonna get the persin who gave it to us! Can you bileve that she expected and eaght year old to care fo it?! Not to mention that hes scared of cleaning its water because he thinks its slimey!

I live near Malaysia.

Most of us started keeping fish when we were young. So, being 8 years old is not a problem. Make sure an adult helps you by reading about the proper way to care for a fish. Maybe when you are older you can have your own big aquarium. Good luck.

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I'm not 8 my brother is.

Oh so sorry. From what you wrote, I thought you were referring to yourself. Anyway, all fish benefit from regular water changes and a filter.

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