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- 04 Oct 2018, 14:49
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Breeding size/age for L387 or other Ancistomus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1690
Re: Breeding size/age for L387 or other Ancistomus
Sorted that. Might also want to move the following as they aren't Ancistomus either: Ancistomus sp(1) Ancistomus sp(l147) Ancistomus sp(l208) Ancistomus sp(l210) Ancistomus sp(l424) Ancistomus sp(l430) Ancistomus sp(l487) Ancistomus sp`rio_nanay` Ancistomus wernekei If these are Peckoltia, shouldn'...
- 02 Oct 2018, 12:37
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Breeding size/age for L387 or other Ancistomus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1690
Re: Breeding size/age for L387 or other Ancistomus
Just a quick point: L387 is not an Ancistomus as currently recognised, but a Peckoltia . Armbruster et al. (2015) restricted Ancistomus to A. snethlageae , A. feldbergae , A. micrommatos , A. spinosissimus and A. spilomma . The " Ancistomus " with dorsal saddles and bands in the tail shoul...
- 17 Sep 2018, 11:50
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L114 biotope
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1657
- 17 Sep 2018, 11:48
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L114 biotope
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1657
Re: L114 biotope
Hi Chris, There's a detailed account of the rio Demini in Wels Atlas I (Evers and Seidel, 2005) . I recommend that book thoroughly if can get hold of it. If not, here is that section on the Demini: IMG_20180917_105419.jpg IMG_20180917_105424.jpg IMG_20180917_105439.jpg IMG_20180917_105444.jpg IMG_20...
- 12 Sep 2018, 23:18
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: African stockists in the UK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5303
Re: African stockists in the UK
Apologies for taking so long to get the update gltjc! Here's a shot of the tank at the moment. It's a four footer. I'll try and get some better close-ups of the fish soon. IMG_20180912_202951.jpg Stock is as follows: x18 Neolebias trewavasae x8 Alestopetersius smykalai x5 Epiplatys dageti (plus babi...
- 11 Sep 2018, 12:39
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Best algae eating pleco
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1705
Re: Best algae eating pleco
Are Pterygoplichthys legally available in Aus? I would hope not. But if they are, then they would be the best choice.
Also, what about nerite snails? These do wonders on algae, but don't know if your other fish would see them as a snack.
Also, what about nerite snails? These do wonders on algae, but don't know if your other fish would see them as a snack.
- 04 Sep 2018, 12:08
- Forum: For Sale (UK & ROI)
- Topic: 5 x Trachelyichthys exilis
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17949
Re: 5 x Trachelyichthys exilis
The combination of congested roads and high fuel prices often make road travel in the UK a pretty miserable experience. The population density stats say it all really: 271 per square km (UK) vs. 33 per square km (USA). Therefore all other things being equal, we have roughly ten times more cars on an...
- 18 Aug 2018, 16:20
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: catfish quickfind...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7511
Re: catfish quickfind...
Quickfind is working for me with the https address in the forums, but not with http.
I'm on Firefox 61.0.1.
I'm on Firefox 61.0.1.
- 18 Aug 2018, 13:30
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Please help me identify this 7.8" Pleco ID
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1938
Re: Please help me identify this 7.8" Pleco ID
I think I can spy a membrane connecting to the body at the posterior of the dorsal fin, which would make it a . Probably an odd looking .
- 09 Aug 2018, 11:47
- Forum: Wanted (UK & ROI)
- Topic: Wanted. H.Fossil Catfish
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11175
Re: Wanted. H.Fossil Catfish
Hi Rob, I saw some of these the other day at some shops not too far from you, and I noticed that I hadn't seen them in ages ... but, I can't remember which shop it was, as I went to several within a few days of each other! In order of decreasing probability: Maidenhead Aquatics, Wheatley World of Wa...
- 17 Jul 2018, 14:14
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: What is this Orinoco/Ventuari pleco?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1841
Re: What is this Orinoco/Ventuari pleco?
How did this end up in Ancistomus? It's a Peckoltia surely.
- 25 May 2018, 16:11
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Chrysichthys from Côte d'Ivoire
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1408
Re: Chrysichthys from Côte d'Ivoire
Confirmed by local fisheries staff as C. nigrodigitatus, and matches photos in their guide book pamphlet.
Feel free to add the photos to the CLOG.
Feel free to add the photos to the CLOG.
- 25 May 2018, 12:12
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Is it a L96? or L160?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1609
Re: Is it a L96? or L160?
Change "dl=1" to "raw=1" at the end of the Dropbox URL, and the image can be shown in the post like so:
- 23 May 2018, 17:15
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: New Pseudolithoxus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1679
Re: New Pseudolithoxus
In the scientific sense "known" is to have specimens with locality data deposited in a museum.
The L number reports from the Trombetas and Jauaperi appear legitimate though, so there's no reason not to add the localities to the CLOG.
The L number reports from the Trombetas and Jauaperi appear legitimate though, so there's no reason not to add the localities to the CLOG.
- 23 May 2018, 16:38
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Ancistrini L189 merge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1286
- 23 May 2018, 16:34
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: New Pseudolithoxus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1679
Re: New Pseudolithoxus
Thanks Eric!
- 23 May 2018, 09:39
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: New Pseudolithoxus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1679
New Pseudolithoxus
Biogeography and species delimitation of the rheophilic suckermouth catfish genus Pseudolithoxus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of a new species from the Brazilian Amazon. Systematics and Biodiversity . https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2018.1468362 . PDF here . This is L385 and L...
- 11 May 2018, 15:09
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Chrysichthys from Côte d'Ivoire
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1408
Re: Chrysichthys from Côte d'Ivoire
Yes, these don't bear a lot of resemblance to the fish in the CLOG, so I was going on info in Seegers, but that isn't great either.
In fact the exact same photo of C. nigrodigitatus in Seegers, is in the CLOG under .
In fact the exact same photo of C. nigrodigitatus in Seegers, is in the CLOG under .
- 10 May 2018, 17:51
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Chrysichthys from Côte d'Ivoire
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1408
Chrysichthys from Côte d'Ivoire
, I guess?
Has the humeral spot and the big dorsal fin with black edge, but the lower caudal-fin lobe is larger rather than smaller than the upper.
Has the humeral spot and the big dorsal fin with black edge, but the lower caudal-fin lobe is larger rather than smaller than the upper.
- 27 Apr 2018, 10:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L135 Trio
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3491
Re: L135 Trio
Also: L121 is definitely not same as L135 and L305 like the cat e-log claims. Sure, there are differences, absolutely. I guess the issue is that I don't like the idea of "retiring" L-numbers. For me, being L135 and being Peckoltia braueri do not need to be mutually exclusive. I would call...
- 26 Apr 2018, 17:45
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L135 Trio
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3491
Re: L135 Trio
I just had to double check to be sure. But my fish are not P. braueri. P. Braueri shows 8 dorsal ray fins while L135 only show 7. P. Braueri origins from the Rio Takutu while L135 is from Rio Demini. I'm fairly sure L135 is P. braueri . The Takutu, upper Branco, Demini share a lot of the same speci...
- 20 Apr 2018, 13:29
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Notes on the snub nose
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1122
Re: Notes on the snub nose
for hypoxia to be a factore, keep in mind that it could be hypoxia in the egg... so perhaps some eggs (e.g., perhaps in middle of egg mass) get less oxygen than eggs more superficially located. That was my thinking too. If hypoxia were to blame, it would follow that there should have been more indi...
- 19 Apr 2018, 14:18
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Notes on the snub nose
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1122
Notes on the snub nose
Nice blog post here about snub nosed fishes in nature.
The hypoxia hypothesis seems quite plausible.
Link here: https://vtichthyology.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... ly-in.html
The hypoxia hypothesis seems quite plausible.
Link here: https://vtichthyology.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... ly-in.html
- 19 Apr 2018, 12:55
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: The shy nature of my L270
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1608
Re: The shy nature of my L270
I would agree that the water is too cold for Hypancistrus. This would explain their lack of activity.
I collected these fish in the wild, and the temperature was upper 20s.
I would also maybe remove the duckweed and add more water movement at the surface.
I collected these fish in the wild, and the temperature was upper 20s.
I would also maybe remove the duckweed and add more water movement at the surface.
- 19 Apr 2018, 12:49
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Prefilter yes or no?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2903
Re: Prefilter yes or no?
Prefilters are great. Since using one I've never looked back. Really improves the performance of the canister filter in my opinion, and saves a lot cleaning effort. I think as long as it becomes part of the weekly tank maintenance, I don't think clogging will be too much of an issue. It's a good ide...
- 14 Apr 2018, 00:15
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: (cat) Fish Memes
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5159
- 13 Apr 2018, 23:42
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: (cat) Fish Memes
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5159
- 13 Apr 2018, 23:35
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: (cat) Fish Memes
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5159
- 13 Apr 2018, 16:50
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: How to distinguish LDA007 (L114) from L273?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2668
Re: How to distinguish LDA007 (L114) from L273?
Jools wrote: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:28 pm I don't know if LDA007 and L114 are the same species or not. Jools Depends if you’re a lumper or a splitter? I think you'd have to be the splitiest splitter of all time try and separate those two. Both fish come from the same river, and look the same.
- 13 Apr 2018, 11:27
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Help IDing this pleco
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2846
Re: Help IDing this pleco
Exactly right!so on the tail of the Hypostomus carinatus just the lower portion is darker, while the tail of the L050 has a darker portion along the back edge. Did I get it right?