I have Corydoras melini, young fish available now. I also have C. rabuti breeders wild caught but not spawning yet! If interested in the C. melini PM me or better still email at rcbows@gmail.com. I will sell or trade!

Ron

My Corydoras loxozonous have spawned, 2 days in a row. I have at least 200 eggs. No pictures but the eggs are very large and scattered throughout the tank. I had to pick them out of the Java moss and sieve them with a net from the bottom of the tank in the mulm. I have them in a net breeder inside a...

Looking for Black Cory's Corydoras venezuelanus.Have six breeder size and have spawned, but not fertile. Looking for additional good breeder stock For Sale! Contact rcbows@gmail.com.

Ron

Does anyone have any rare Aspidoras FOR SALE?

rcbows

Does anyone still have Chameleon Whip-tail Pseudohemiodon apithanos For Sale? I would be interested in a couple of pairs if possible?

Ron

I'd be interested for $100.00 plus shipping. I can supply you with shipping container (lined with Styro) and Prepaid! All you would have to do is place fish in bags, (Double) then in box Seal with tape supplied and bring to post office. I would give you a prepaid label for the fish. Its really easy ...

I have many many Albino & Green/Bronze Cory's For Sale! I get $1.00 each Minimum of (6) fish plus USPS shipping. (50) small fish either Color or mixed $50.00 plus USPS shipping, usually $25.00 to $30.0 depending on location. Excellent strain of Cory's, some Albino breeders produce eggs daily wit...

As to the color of the "Ancistrus", try placing it into a white bucket for 24 hours. if it stays completely black and doesn't change color I would say you have a pure black strain, like mine. Brown Ancistrus change color based on there mood and can look black in unstressed surroundings, bu...

I am not sure of what species they are, but one group has a forked tail and the other not, plus other traits that are similar, but not exact. This would mean they are not all the same species. I am sure with closer examination that would prove they are not the same species. Catfish have many traits ...

Doesn't anyone here have any knowledge about the (2) albino genes, and how to tell them apart?

Ron

Hanging upside down for a catfish is normal. The rainbow is probably telling him this is his territory and he is the boss of the tank the Alpha rainbow. The other rainbows already know this so he doesn't display to them only to intruders into his territory. That is what it sounds like to me. Anyone ...

Sounds like you really know what you are doing, just need some encouragement from your fellow breeders to give you confidence. Raising any catfish takes practice, I think most of us agree with that. Keep up the good work they are good looking fish.

Ron

I have bred another female Albino BN Pleco to the male Albino BN Pleco in my last post on this subject. http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=41058 This time it produced all brown BN's and know Albino's. How should I proceed with this breeding should I consider the male Albino G...

Here in the US most of the LFS are gone in favor of the chains. I still visit them all on a monthly basis to see if they have anything unusual. I am always looking for Corey's species and unusual catfish. I often see a lot of Corey's that I want and would on impulse buy them if I had the money. I ca...

Jools, That's why I asked where Shane shipped his fish to in Florida, to see if I could track down the original line. To see what the breeder now has to say about the Ancistrus sp. I have asked Fish Farmers before about where that many fish are being sold and all they say is "Over Seas". T...

Shane, I live in Florida and know most of the fish farmers in my area. I was wondering if you could tell me then name of the farm that you sold them to! You can PM me if you like. I would like to talk to them about the origins of there stalk and if they ever crossed or hybridized them with other spe...

Oh by the way I "do not " beleve in Hybridizing species it is un-natural and wrong! I "do" believe in letting natural gene mutations express themselves within a natural known species. I do not believe that Ancistrus species are crossbred with another species within the Ancistrus ...

:d Reading the previous posts I didn't realize that "PLANET CATFISH" only catered to the scientific community on the technical, and wild catfish side of the hobby. I didn't realize that some PC members are scientists and rely only on the strictest scientific "International Code of Zoo...

Jools, I am sorry I wasn't sure if this post was in the right place when I posted it. Thanks for doing your job which you usually do so well! I am confused about this whole subject! I never thought it was so controversal. Species are named and given numbers all the time and most can't be proven one ...

I just wanted to bring another point up about this subject: Available species Unfortunately, confusion has abounded (and continues to do so) with regards to identifying Ancistrus to the species level. The issue has been complicated by hobbyists attaching various, seemingly randomly chosen, scientifi...

These are the first words of the PC Forum Introduction: What is my catfish? "Did you know fantastic help is an anagram of Planet Catfish? This forum is for those of you with pictures of your catfish who are looking for help identifying them. There are many here to help and a firm ID is the firs...

bekateen, I didn't mean to only use the abbreviated name but the full name such as Abn, Albino Bristlenose Catfish, giving them some structure are far as naming is concerned, and so they don't make up there own name for the fish. Blue Eyed and Black eyed LeBnBl, Leucistic Blue Eyed Bristlenose Catfi...

Shane, I want to understand your comment relateing to the subject of standardizing the normanclature of a known species varieties or morphs as they are sometimes called, as being "Inventing common names for purposely deformed fish is not science". I respect your opinion and always have sin...

First I think you all are missing the point of the nameing of the varieties of Ancistrus sp. cirrhosus (BN). Yes they are varieties of a specific species, but all domestic animals are given names, and yes they are domestic animals because they are so easily, maipulated into the different forms. Ther...

"What is the difference between a veiltail & longfin?" Veiltail is as I understand a long-fin with an extra long tail! Let me know if I am wrong, they could be the same but i was under the impression they weren't.

Ron

I propose a naming scheme based on available information for varieties of Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus (BN’s). Several posts I have found including my own http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41120&p=279782&hilit=Varieties#p279782 have asked the question is there an number o...

The first thing that came to my mind "was chlorine poisoning". You never mentioned what type of method you use for water changes. What chemical for Chlorine removal. Sorry it is the first time I read the post! Don't want to get in the way, but I have had Sterbie Cory's for awhile and the a...

I know nothing about "Ancistrus ranunculus" I just made a guess because it has such a wide head. You said it was in a "found this pleco in a 2ndhand tank" so it made it sound like it was something you acquired from someone else. You mean you have a tank with a catfish in it that ...

Hey Mats you are wrong, about breaking aquarium glass! (Earlier Post) It is very easy to break an aquarium glass. I had a 55 gallon all set up, actually 3 in a row and I needed to take the end tank out! I emptied it completely and tried to jockey it out of position. I nicked the corner of the next t...

Could it be a female Ancistrus ranunculus, just green from the "second hand water in the tank"!

Ron