Species photo: Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
Opsanus sp.
$100.00
A chunky, big-mouthed toadfish with whisker-like skin flaps, for fish-only tanks with sturdy tankmates.
In stock and eating
From our species guide
In plain words: A toadfish is a chunky fish with a big, flat head and a huge mouth. Its eyes sit on top of its head. Little flaps of skin hang around its mouth like whiskers. Most are brown or tan with dark blotches, and a few are orange.
Toadfish are tough, characterful bottom-dwellers that sit in a cave, wait for food to come close and then gulp it in. They are very hardy and need feeding only every few days, but they eat crabs, shrimp, snails and any fish small enough to swallow, and they dig in the sand. Most grow to about 12 inches; give one a 75-gallon or larger tank with a cave and a sand bed, and handle it with care, because toadfish bite.
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