Aquatic Cebu Enthusiasts (ACE)

[snoopy28]

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Hello Fellow Acers,

This is a tribute to scats.

People from other countries have come to equate Scats as Oddballs, For the reason that, scats were rare and unique that time. Fortunitely, The philippines is home to 1 variety of Scatophagus argus which is pictured below. I have first encountered this fish in manalili when i was little. That time, all the vendors were selling their stocks in the sidewalk of magallanes street, wala pa ang aquapetz, riverfront and piper's and the vendors' stocks are contained in tiny mayonaise bottles. Scatophagus means " eater of feces or fecal eater " kung sa binisaya pa tig kaon ug tae hehe, they got that name since they are noted to enter highly polluted waters and sewers and will sometimes nibble on human wastes. Scats are not as insensitive as thier name suggests, just like any other fish they are also sensitive when it comes to water quality.


The Scat in the picture below is what we can actually find in manalili, most of the time they are not in good condition its either gi Ich or naay samad especially the big ones. I have 7 scats at home and one of them has been with me for more than a year.

COMMON NAME:
Tiger Scat, Ruby Scat, Red Scat and Argus fish

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Scatophagus argus

MANALILI/MAGALLANES NAME:
Scatfish and Scat

LOCAL NAME:
Kikiro, Akikiro, Bayang, Kapiged,Kitong, Lanbia, Lankia, Malaga, Ngi-ni-ngisi, Ngisi-ngisi,Pingaw, Pingo, Quequero, Spadefish, Tikero



This Scat look so stunning, nindot kaayo ang pattern sa spots.

COMMON NAME:
Green Scat and Spotted Scat

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Scatophagus argus

MANALILI/MAGALLANES NAME:
None - never been displayed in manalili although some individuals may sometimes appear like the scat above.

LOCAL NAME:
None



This Scat looks so edible but still would look good in your tanks.

COMMON NAME:
Silver Scat

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Scatophagus (Selenotoca) multifasciatus

MANALILI/MAGALLANES NAME:
None - this scat have never been displayed in manalili as well. Probably a food fish in general.

LOCAL NAME:
None


The information below may or may not apply to all the above species

ORIGIN:
The Philippines and some other Southeast Asian contries like china and Japan also in Kuwait.

DIET:
Scats have a huge appetite and they can be very nippy towads other fish especially if their tankmates are those that have veil tails. Most of the time, when they are new to the tank, they can be a little challenging when it comes to feeding, They are sometimes reluctant to take pellets and other standard fish foods, The way to work through this problem, is by giving them lettuce or pechay just to perk them up and then most of them will soon associate you with food and will eat whatever you give them, Although some of them will still stick with eating just the lettuce but at least they wont be starving anymore.

IDENTIFICATION: There are a lot of scat varieties from one species ( Scatophagus argus )

NOTES:
Scats also belong to the perciforme order and they do not have any sexual differences. They spawn on the reefs, sometimes on magrove swamps and thier eggs are boyant, they do not provide any parental care.



This is a very nice and interesting species of Scat, Its one of a kind and one that can never be confused with the other species. The sad thing is this is not native to the philippines.


COMMON NAME:
Striped Scat and African Scat

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Scatophagus tetracanthus

ORIGIN:
Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and Kenya to South Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Also found in the rivers and lagoons of East Africa

mao buh ni ang ginatawag og langkiya? lami bya ni nga isda labi na i.paksiw style..hehe.. naa man gd ni sa fishpond.. saltwater but buhi man cxa og freshwater.. og kung matunuk ka ani kay possible hilantan ka kay la man daw na ang tunuk2 nya sa buko2..

if ever mao ni cxa..hehe pareha man gd nawng..hehe..

[Bryan June Lim]

^ saw a lot of these scat fish in brackish water areas sa badian dapit.. together with some archer fishes and some other species nga wa ko ka identify. hehe. naa pud ghost shrimps and snails daghan.. i was hesitant to catch these fishes kay bcn di nya mka survive sa fresh water since ga dako cla sa brackish waters. just sharing.

[Bags]

Naa ko anang scat fish... mabuhi ni siya fresh water gani mao na akong pang pa tang tang og hair algae ... kusog na mukaon og lumot (algae) pero dapat lang bantayan kong mahurot na ang alagae kay ang mga plant na ang kaunon... gitawag na sa amoa og takilo...

sa dagat ra to nako gikuha..

[marknicho]

maayong buntag ACErs!

[Bags]

mao ni usa sa takilo na akong gibuhi.... ako lang gibutang sa aquarium para ma picturan..







share sab ko planted aquarium ... naa ra gawas sa balay nya walay filter wala sab co2

[Bryan June Lim]

mao ni usa sa takilo na akong gibuhi.... ako lang gibutang sa aquarium para ma picturan..







share sab ko planted aquarium ... naa ra gawas sa balay nya walay filter wala sab co2

pure fresh water jud na cya nimo gi buhi bai? and pag dakop niom gikan jud sa salt? gi unsa nmo pag pa adapt? hehehehe...

and sa imong outdoor tank, di lumuton?

[Bags]

pure fresh water na gyod na siya (ph7).. naka suway sab ko katong ge hair algae ako aquarium na ang tubig gamit kay miniral water. mga 1 week gyod to siya ako gibutang kay daghan man ang hair algae ato.

gikan na sa dagat nako gikuha..

gibutang rana nako sa pond...ibutang lang nako sa aquarium if mag hair algae ko.

mo adapt rana siya sa tab-ang... pero if dako na pag kuha patay na ditso sa tab ang.. lisod sab na pag pa dako if imong pond naa dagko na isda..

ang out door tank nako wala na gi lumot... pag bago gilumot pero nawala ra na dugay...pasayan, 1 algae eater, og 6 neon tetra ray buhi ...

pure fresh water jud na cya nimo gi buhi bai? and pag dakop niom gikan jud sa salt? gi unsa nmo pag pa adapt? hehehehe...

and sa imong outdoor tank, di lumuton?

[gaevwa]

hi guys, good day tanan...kumusta na?

pwedi ko magpatabang asa ta makakita og activated carbon nga mga 1 ka kabo ang gidaghanon?

thanks daan guys... =)

[chaydjr]

mao ni usa sa takilo na akong gibuhi.... ako lang gibutang sa aquarium para ma picturan..







share sab ko planted aquarium ... naa ra gawas sa balay nya walay filter wala sab co2

naa ko aning isdaa sauna, grabe kaayu ka hangol, ako gesagol sa akong cichlids, mangilog jud na og kaon, haha! then ako mana gebutang sa akong semi planted sauna, sus, pagka nlng jud, gepanghurot og kitkit ang tanom, hasta ang anubias wala gepatawad, hehe. ako nlng ge out, ako gehatag sa akong amigo kai nahan man xa, nindot baya jud xa isdaa, dali kaayu modako, super kiat, kaso lng, hangol lang jud ayu sa feed og tanom

[johnnyenglish]

pa update mga masters..

july 25
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aug 20
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daghang algae pag may time lol