Subject: -1 Effort, dedication & knowledge: + 10 But I'd rather say: Rupert, despite the fact that I do not like the subject, I think you have made some terribly good and informative postings. Imho everyone who loves fish should have a look at the short bodied Synos in the video at the top of th...

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If I end up having any room, I might end up getting some spinipterus acsi in my new 65 gallon. :D I admire your taste and who knows, maybe these fish may pop up one day. Mine were listed as "Tatia novia spec. Guyana". You could ask your supplier if he/she has ever come across that name on...

My son and I visited the petstore with the Zamoras, they hadn't sold one lol, so we came home with 3. They are officially the first "freeswimming" residents of my son's 40 gallon, even though they are currently just laying around. I hope you enjoy them as much as I (still) do. Wrt free sw...

Update: Ageneiosus sp(4) : female seems to improve; male still in bad shape Premature remark...... female swims, but doesn't eat, so it comes down to the fact that she's wearing herself out. Sometimes she gets startled (by what?) and swims like crazy until she drops on the sand. The rest of the tim...

Update: All non-auchenipterids are doing fine. Ageneiosus sp(4) : female seems to improve; male still in bad shape Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus : one female in very bad shape; three specimens improving; one specimen fine Ageneiosus atronasus : all seven seem to improve, although I only see them wi...

Jools wrote:Nice reply Eric.

See? Much nicer than +1

There may not be a problem when combined with some of your Synos, but there are too many other "dangers" for Zamoras in your tank - as discussed. So as long as the 55 works (except for a stubborn Syno), just let it run without Zamoras to avoid extra, unwanted problems. Combining them with ...

If the +1/-1 feature is going to replace trivial posts, doesn't that imply that the whole +1/-1 thing itself is trivial too? Or is this feature going to use less space? Also: if you are going to do both (+1; I agree with you), that would make the whole like/dislike thing redundant. In that case just...

Martin S wrote: There are some live feeder fish (female guppies) in the tank but they are not interested in these at all!

They will in due course, don't worry

It is hard to watch them suffer but equally they need to be given every opportunity to get better... Watching these fishes suffer is indeed hard and it seems to become harder every day. The thing that worries me a lot is that they don't eat - and haven't eaten for more than two weeks. Like I said, ...

some fishes are still struggling to stay alive. Most have indeed refound their balance, yet some still have no idea what they are actually doing, which results in swimming rather panically, bumping into things and damaged noses. This is one fish I'm very worried about: the male Ageneiosus sp(4) It ...

Nice fish, Arjan. Perhaps you could show (with a ruler) that yours are a little longer than the current given length (1,3 inches SL) on the data sheet? According to Arjan his specimens are about 9 cms TL. That's a relevant difference imo.

Jools wrote:a like and a dislike, both being anonymous

I think this feature is rather useless (see FB), but if you are really going to do this, at least don't make it anonymous. Imo someone has the right to know who dislikes his/her posts - and why.

Ultimate rescue attempt - and something that I normally never do - : a huge water change (a bit more than 2/3, which is about 450 liters). Fingers crossed. How are things today Marc? Fingers crossed you get things back on track! Ten days have passed since the water change and some things have chang...

Your 55 has some fishes I would not combine with auchenipterids. The Labeo becomes too agressive when large, the Raphaels are too spiny to share a hole/hiding place with and I don't know which Synos we're talking about. Mild/small species are okay, but larger species like featherfins may be too bois...

3 is fine, no problems. It's not a matter of robust or not. As these fish have internal fertilization, the males have a device for doing so. The front of the anal fin is thickened to form a kind of, well, you know. If you hover over the name link in my previous mail, the picture you get to see shows...

Somehow or another I added them to the "My Cats" page becuase http://www.planetcatfish.com/Auchenipterichthys%20coracoideus were one of the first fish I ever kept. I did find some just a couple weeks ago at one of the LFS that usually has unusual fish, however they were label "Zamora...

Martin S wrote: a very merry Christmas to you and your family

Thanks, likewise.

Hi Martin, Thanks for your concern. It's too early to say anything. The water change was less than 24 hours ago. Besides, I'm not going to fall into my own trap again. Murphy is always around -) For what it's worth: no new victims so far. I'll keep you posted, but I am going to wait a few days to se...

Ultimate rescue attempt - and something that I normally never do - : a huge water change (a bit more than 2/3, which is about 450 liters).
Fingers crossed.

Things are slowly getting back to normal. Who wrote this? A clown?? No, it was me - and I could not have been more wrong. A lot of my fishes are currently unable to keep their balance, they spin round, they hardly eat and - worst of all - they are visible....... In this thread I have informed you w...

Yesterday I helped the elephantnose out of its misery. Due to unwanted and unexpected side-effects of Camacell as well as my own apparent incompetence, all knifefishes in my tank have died. More victims shortly in the Auchenipteridae thread. Yes, this is cynical, but it's reality - alas. I hope all ...

Beware, don't use any medication containing flubendazole on electric fishes!! I have to say my experience is different Marc. For many years I have used Wormerplus which contains flubendazole, in a tank containing glass knife fish. Well, in that case I wish I had used your medication - despite its r...

Despite medication, I think they were "beyond repair" Or otherwise the medication itself would have killed them....... Beware, don't use any medication containing flubendazole on electric fishes!! Most brands available in The Netherlands (Lernex, Dacticyd, Gyrodol) have that information o...

Thank you. Last Thursday I also removed the coal (which removed the leftovers of the medicine against gill worms) and added bacteria, peat and catappa leaves. Things are slowly getting back to normal. That means tanned water and fishes that are showing behaviour that I expect from them. Especially s...

My fish are all doing fine (from what I can tell.) They arrived Tuesday, and I have been extremely busy with work and household stuff. They are housed with a quad (1m/3f) pearl gourami's that I couldn't find a house for in time, and some sterbai corys. They all seem to be doing fine together. I wil...

Ha, that's were things went wrong! Over here the youth used it (luckily it is hardly ever used by now) to blame other people for doing silly or stupid things, which caused me to misinterpret your reply. Sorry for that! On topic: Entomocorus is certainly no species that gets very old, yet I've kept s...

How did I get them in Asia? I already knew they are a Venezuelan species...D'oh! In that case you should have posted your thread in the South-American (Everything else) forum instead of the Asian forum. That is what Suckermouth means and he puts it very politely - unlike yourself.... Could one of t...