How "cool" are these little guys? Balloon Lumpfish (Eumicrotremus pacificus)

[notw21]

That is so cool!

 

[BarbH]

Very cool looking fish and adorable. The sucker on their belly is one of the oddest things.

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[SeahorseKeeper]

Those guys ate very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

 

[AquaticEngineer]

They are lumpsuckers and are native to the PNW and Puget Sound area.
They only come out during the winter however.

That is true of the species native to the PNW, which is the Eumicrotremus Orbis ( Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker)

They are the only species of Eumicrotremus found in Puget sound, but there are at least 5 species found in Northern Japan / Eastern Russia around the Sea of Okhotsk.

There is also an Atlantic Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus spinosus) which looks very similar to the above species as well.

We will eventually have them all. Just a matter of time

 

[LeviTillie]

They are stinking cute!

 

[brent&kitty420]

I want some anyone know where one could acquire these lil guys?

 

[dhnguyen]

well really what you want are the Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers anyhow. These remain small and are cute. The Atlantic ones not so much once they reach adulthood

 

[AquaticEngineer]

well really what you want are the Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers anyhow. These remain small and are cute. The Atlantic ones not so much once they reach adulthood

The North Atlantic Lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus) will get large and *****. But the Atlantic spiny lumpsuckers (Eunicrotremus spinosus) do not.

 

[AquaticEngineer]

I want some anyone know where one could acquire these lil guys?

www.ColdwaterMarineAquatics.com

We should be getting some later this month

 

[C.M.A. Josh]

well really what you want are the Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers anyhow. These remain small and are cute. The Atlantic ones not so much once they reach adulthood[/QUOTWe are looking bringing in the Pacific spiny lumps also for breeding soon anough but all the lumpsuckers we are bringing in all look about the same just different colors.E]

 

[ritter6788]

My cousin's pic from FB. She lives in Maine.

 

[HiImSean]

they remind me of these from "How to Train Your Dragon" lol

 

[caudill187]

haha it took me a while but i finally got what you did there with "cool"

It took you getting it for me to get it......what an awesome little fish !

 

[scardall]

Wish I could, but condensation not good

I wouldn't mind having a few,but Iwould have to get rid of my entire reef tank(75g) livestock to do it. I have a 1/4 hp chiller that might get the tank down to the correct temp. Just one thing, it would sweat severly all the time. I would have to drop temp from 83F to 60F. 23 degressCondensation ouch!!!

COOL LOOKING when young. If someone has a tank now with them, please post some pics of the system and fish? Thanks

 

[Shep]

Haha awesome!

 

[AquaticEngineer]

These guys could be kept in a Nano coldwater tank, just get something made of 1/2" acrylic or thicker and in most places you are good on preventing condensation. 1" is ideal though

On the facebook Coldwater discussion group there is a guy in WA state selling a 20x20x18" brand new rimless tank with internal overflow made of 3/4" acrylic for $200. Just add a chiller

 

[jnj97]

Does anyone know where to get one of these little balls of cuteness????

 

[scardall]

www.ColdwaterMarineAquatics.com

We should be getting some later this month

this link requires a password. As far as I know these fish are not available to the general public. I have not seen a viable link in many years now.v Most of the pics are 5+ years old. Good Luck All.

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[Pacific Island Aquatics]

Is anybody still looking for these? We have about 10 of them arriving Thursday. They are $125 each. If interested, message us for pics. They are the E. pacificus and are all 1-1.5" in size.