Good COTM. Did you notice if they were wood eaters?
-Shane
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- 12 May 2024, 13:29
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Lasiancistrus heteracanthus
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8088
- 03 May 2024, 20:32
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Making Blackwater
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10064
Re: Making Blackwater
Placed a 15 gallon tub on the back deck filled about 1/4 with oak leaves. It was filled by rain and snow over the winter and just left alone. Holy smokes did it come out strong! Note the two 40 breeders below after water changes today. Bottom tank got 50% (20 gal) tap. Top tank got 18 gallons tap an...
- 03 May 2024, 20:23
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Dave Rinaldo
- Replies: 9
- Views: 309
Re: Dave Rinaldo
Thanks Lee. Rough news for many of us.
Good bye Dave. You will be missed and can't be replaced.
-Shane
Good bye Dave. You will be missed and can't be replaced.
-Shane
- 02 May 2024, 12:02
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Help with L52 Butterfly Pleco
- Replies: 6
- Views: 525
Re: Help with L52 Butterfly Pleco
Daniel is spot on. When these started showing up at exporters in Bogota about 2002 I bought several as they were very inexpensive. My results were always the same... dead fish after a few weeks. I eventually had a chance to talk to collectors and found out they were by-catch when collecting Altum an...
- 14 Apr 2024, 13:23
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Black-Water Plecos?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 499
Re: Black-Water Plecos?
"But I wonder, isn’t the sucker-mouth an adaptation to fast flowing water? Fast flowing water is usually clear and just about the opposite of black-water." The "sucker-mouth" may have come about as an adaptation to fast flowing water as it did in Astroblepidae. However, over mill...
- 23 Mar 2024, 19:20
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Both bought a Akysis prashadi. Are they the same species?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3503
Re: Both bought a Akysis prashadi. Are they the same species?
You and your cryptic catfishes!
-Shane
-Shane
- 13 Mar 2024, 18:22
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Almost Done
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2095
Re: Almost Done
I agree. Cut down on tanks, but not your activities for the hobby. Too much knowledge would be lost.
-Shane
-Shane
- 07 Mar 2024, 19:53
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Farlowella ID?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1284
Re: Farlowella ID?
To my mind it is a bit of an Occam's razor. 1) The seller was "pretty sure" they came from Colombia. 2) Most of the Farlowella trade in Colombia is centered in Villavicencio. The most common species in this area are F. vittata (two rows of belly scutes) and F. mariaelenae (3 rows of belly ...
- 06 Mar 2024, 20:22
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: 6 week old cory fry and going on vacation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 973
Re: 6 week old cory fry and going on vacation
Not sure how long you will be gone, but I have left my fish room alone and without any food on several occasions for up to three weeks with zero losses. Many South American fishes will go without food for months in the dry season in the wild.
At 1/2 inch they should be fine in the main tank.
-Shane
At 1/2 inch they should be fine in the main tank.
-Shane
- 06 Mar 2024, 20:09
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Farlowella ID?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1284
Re: Farlowella ID?
Pretty sure this is F. vittata, but if you bought a group check them all as shipments sometimes contain mixed spp.
As Farlowella, like most Otocinclus, all sale for the same price under the same trade name Colombian exporters do not separate them by species.
-Shane
As Farlowella, like most Otocinclus, all sale for the same price under the same trade name Colombian exporters do not separate them by species.
-Shane
- 04 Mar 2024, 16:17
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras venezuela
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1245
Re: Corydoras venezuela
That is the thing with holotype locations. They represent a single point of discovery only. In the case of C. concolor the ho!otype location is actually the very southern edge of their range in the wild. For a llanos tank it all depends if you want to recreate the wet season or dry season. Wet seaso...
- 03 Mar 2024, 14:35
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras venezuela
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1245
Re: Corydoras venezuela
C. schultzei is from a completely different river system in Peru. C. venezuelanus is restricted to the Tuy and Valencia basins. C. sp. llanos is found south of the Andes in the northern llanos of Venezuela. As one travels further south in the llanos it disappears and is replaced by C. concolor. I am...
- 25 Feb 2024, 11:54
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Driftwood from Alabama River
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2456
Re: Driftwood from Alabama River
Yeap. We have all made the grape vine mistake!
-Shane
-Shane
- 03 Feb 2024, 03:07
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: A not-yet-peer-reviewed paper on Hypancistrus zebra
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1339
- 02 Feb 2024, 12:36
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: A not-yet-peer-reviewed paper on Hypancistrus zebra
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1339
Re: A not-yet-peer-reviewed paper on Hypancistrus zebra
Not to make light of the paper but the same outcome has been realized dozens of times in published aquaculture research. Crowding is the main factor that limits fry growth. This holds true in better controlled experiments than the above. Raising a bunch of Cory fry in different tanks at different st...
- 31 Jan 2024, 10:57
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Ultra Clear Silicone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1374
Re: Ultra Clear Silicone
Thanks. What a shame. I bought it for a kitchen project so nothing wasted.
-Shane
-Shane
- 30 Jan 2024, 21:48
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Ultra Clear Silicone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1374
Ultra Clear Silicone
Anyone tried this? No warnings on the package about aquarium use. "Mildew Resistant" bothers me.
-Shane
-Shane
- 29 Jan 2024, 11:34
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Any good tips for corydoras fry to grow quickly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1581
Re: Any good tips for corydoras fry to grow quickly
Temperature can have an impact but I would not go too much higher than 24.
-Shane
-Shane
- 18 Jan 2024, 22:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Meet Chewy
- Replies: 40
- Views: 17584
Re: Meet Chewy
Chewy says, "Happy New Year." Her odontodes are growing back.
-Shane
-Shane
- 18 Jan 2024, 20:27
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Any good tips for corydoras fry to grow quickly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1581
Re: Any good tips for corydoras fry to grow quickly
Lots of good research on fish growth has been done by scientists studying aquaculture. The major factors (tested independently) are: Crowding, water quality, and food (amount and quality). Water quality and food being equal the least crowded group grows fastest. Crowding and food being equal the gro...
- 10 Jan 2024, 20:38
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras habrosus
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1402
Re: Corydoras habrosus
Venezuela. There is a link above. We celebrated our 24th anniversary last weekend. She has collected with me in: The US, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, South Africa and Uganda. When my wife was doing archaeology full time I would join her on her digs. Much less fun than catching fish! -S...
- 09 Jan 2024, 17:52
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras habrosus
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1402
Re: Corydoras habrosus
My wife did. My back is to the camera the other person is Norbert Flauger.
-Shane
-Shane
- 09 Jan 2024, 17:09
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras habrosus
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1402
Re: Corydoras habrosus
The habitat in the article above.
-Shane
-Shane
- 08 Jan 2024, 20:28
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras habrosus
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1402
Re: Corydoras habrosus
They are found in clear and white waters.
-Shane
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-Shane
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- 07 Jan 2024, 13:25
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Setup for Pseudomystus heokhuii?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2995
Re: Setup for Pseudomystus heokhuii?
HH provided this some years ago.
William, F., H. Beamish, R. B. Beamish & S. L.-H. Lim, 2003. Fish assemblages and habitat in a Malaysian blackwater peat swamp. Environmental Biology of Fishes 68: 1-13
-Shane
William, F., H. Beamish, R. B. Beamish & S. L.-H. Lim, 2003. Fish assemblages and habitat in a Malaysian blackwater peat swamp. Environmental Biology of Fishes 68: 1-13
-Shane
- 18 Dec 2023, 15:04
- Forum: Site Announcements
- Topic: 13-18th December 2023 :: What's up with the website? I'm getting 404 errors and "JANGAN GANNGU !!!" messages...
- Replies: 12
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- 12 Dec 2023, 14:17
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Are these two different ancistrus?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3527
Re: Are these two different ancistrus?
"However, her spots are rather bold for triradiatus, no? These are present on dark wood or light sand, shes always got bright white spots" You can tell best as you can see the actual live fish. They have bred so many mutant "common bristle noses" now that color\pattern alone my n...
- 12 Dec 2023, 11:51
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Are these two different ancistrus?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3527
Re: Are these two different ancistrus?
Male looks typical. Check your female against A. triradiatus.
-Shane
-Shane
- 12 Dec 2023, 11:48
- Forum: Cat-eLog data issues
- Topic: Hypostomus plecostomus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7772
Re: Hypostomus plecostomus
L192 collection area is spot on.
-Shane
-Shane
- 11 Dec 2023, 11:18
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: New Glyptothorax
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11048
Re: New Glyptothorax
Jools sent me a PDF (was off grid). This is fantastic!
-Shane
-Shane