I would be interested in a copy of this paper if someone has it.

This was originally sent to me due to my entomological interests but it totally is something that will potentially effect us and we should be aware of it. I know there is some trepidation about signing these online petitions and I have my own as well but I think this is a serious enough issue that i...

Absolutely a dragon fly larvae, would be interesting to rear out and see the adult.

Thanks, I am expecting eggs again any day now.

I recently acquired a pair of these cool little fish from a friend. Not as commonly seen as some of their larger cousins these fish are as colorful without the sometimes overly aggressive tendencies of the larger species. While my friend had them they spawned on a regular basis however the male alwa...

I have not bred this species but I have kept them in the past Larry's advice about feeding is dead on. Mine were absolute total carnivores. They would touch nothing that wasn't meat or meat by product. They were so predatory that they ate baby fish if they could catch them. Good luck with them thoug...

Larrys idea to give them a good treatment I think is right on. I have 6 of these fish and of the foods I have offered them frozen blood worms are by far the most eagerly taken. They wont touch any prepared type foods and halfheartedly take live black worms.

One sold, only one left.

I recently came into possession of two Panaque nigrolineatus . These are long term fish which a friend had but for personal reasons had to let go along with the rest of his fish room. Anyway I ended up with them. I haven't measured them but they are 5-7 inches. So good size fish. Very healthy. I am ...

Very nice Mark, Art definitely knows how to take care of his puffers.

Good news indeed but i find myself wondering how long it is before someone makes this judge an "offer he cant refuse"

Mark welcome from your neighbor to the north in Apple Valley, I believe we have a mutual friend in Art North.

From experience I can tell you Larry's fish are some of the best out there.

Not out of your mind especially. However breeding loans are very good ways to ruin friendships. You would want to have every detail of the loan agreement spelled out paper with signatures and the whole bit. Breeding loans are common in the reptile world and almost always cause more grief than they a...

Will be glad to contribute some pictures once they settle in. Ahh the joy of internet communication where it becomes so easy to miscommunicate. Will keep you posted as to how these thing turn out.

No worries, I really do understand how hard it is to tell anything from these pictures. They were taken immediately after they were unbagged. I will try to get some better pictures next week when the person currently keeping them is back in town. I do agree that they are not a very inspiring fish at...

Ahhh Come on you guys are killing me LOL. No ideas at all from these admittedly poor photos?

I finally have a few less than spectacular images to post of the fish in questions. These were taken immediately after unpacking, so far they are eating well and looking good. http://armyants.org/images/misc/fish/ancistrus%20mini/topview.jpg http://armyants.org/images/misc/fish/ancistrus%20mini/topv...

I finally have the fish in hand, well they are recovering at a friends house. Interesting little fish. I have taken a few pics that I will post once I have them off the camera, they are fairly uniformly tan color about 1/5 inches. The ones I take to be males have two small barely visible "tenta...

A bit more information on this guy, they came in thru Belem Trying to get a good picture to post.

Havent seen it sadly, will try to get a bit more information from the dealer.

I am curious if anyone out there knows anything about this fish "Sao Felix Mini Ancistrus"
Many thanks

Saul If I had the spare cash right now I would be all over these.

Yes indeed pretty much the way it works with new species and such. Prior to publication though it is hoped that the author has done his research well and will listen to any reviewers of the paper and make changes needed to it to increase the likelihood of acceptance. Just recently there was a fella ...

Sadly tis true that in entomology the subspecies concept is still quite popular esp among the beetle and butterfly crowd. However it is falling out of favor here as well. I one for one am glad to see it go. In the group I work on, (ants) there are numbers of subspecies to deal with which really mudd...

I would actually be looking at the rainbows, some of them can be brutal on other fish.

Super news shame your not in the states as I would love to help alleviate your over population problems with these fish.

Deb I was stunned by this situation and in fact it was a Lowes where I got the sand. The bag is very clearly labeled play sand and listed the various child related uses. I totally agree that when purchasing sand it is critical to make sure you are getting the appropriate material for use. Keep in mi...

When buying play sand grit size is very important. I recently bought a bag of labeled "Playsand" at a "big box" home improvement center. The grit was so fine as to be almost dust. This is Silica and not a healthy thing to be breathing when working with the dry material. 30 grit i...