kruseman wrote:You outsmarted me again, Marc.
My English is at the same (poor) level as my Forumskills.

You are absolutely too modest. There's nothing wrong with your English or your skills.
Afaics your specimen looks quite different (read: much nicer) compared to the ones in the video.

Richard, I could do with some Tatia pictures -)

Arjan, your video doesn't work.
And besides, it's very likely not the same fish. Could be the same species -)

Thanks Mark! I would prefer to keep the tank more natural also. Maybe I will try to drill the holes bigger in the piece of bog wood I tried before. If the burrito is gone they may use it.... Of course my husband will complain about me dulling his drill again lol. I actually added it for the plecs b...

I find the emphasis on the use of 'seems' as almost a sarcastic implication that 'the noob is types before he thinks'. I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. But don't bother explaining. As most of your postings show an arrogance that irritates me, I will ignore them from now on. There's a b...

You're welcome. As I am rather opposed to artificial objects in a tank, I have been using wood and plants in my tanks for decades. My Zamoras have always done very well in settings like this. If given enough hiding places, they will certainly not become stressed. In your case they may be a little co...

Seems my E.gameroi are the odds ones out and are too enigmatic for the usual woodcats behaviour... Pipes, caves, logs, coconut halves, dark shabowy corners and the hideaways underneath the XL catappa leaves - all ignored. Instead I've caught them enmeshed in Vallis, entangled in riccia, surrounded ...

The best thing you can do is get that burrito-thing out of your tank and leave it out. If you have so much wood, they will soon find other places to hide without having to sit like sardines in a tin can and - like you say - without the risk of hurting each other. PS: I would also get the other ceram...

The T. taeniatus are mating and the Spinipterus otorongo are trying to mate.
It's been quite a nasty episode, but at last things seem to be right again.

(sorry for my english but I did'nt understand a thing : you said " No, I would not do that for the time being " (for the pantodon and the nigriventis ?) you said : " You might consider (at least two, definitely not one!) extra specimens of your species, although I think they are hard...

No, I would not do that for the time being. You might consider (at least two, definitely not one!) extra specimens of your species, although I think they are hard to find (it looks like S. "galinea" to me; see stamp in Synodontis eupterus ), but you must allow your fish a lot of recovery t...

That depends on your taste and the question if you want your tank to be biotope-correct (in this case: African fishes only).
I think the 12 A. caudalis will be sufficient to keep him company. Mind you, he doesn't need too many food competitors.

they suggested : a couple of Hemichromis or Benitochromis or Chromidotilapia. You've come a long way from turning this poor zombie into a nice fish again. Ime putting this (recovering) fish with almost any cichlid would sooner or later put him back to the point where you started from. Your Syno doe...

When I was still a member of the Nederlandstalige CichlidenForum (= Dutch Cichlid Forum), you kept Calophysus. Do you still have these? Also: if you still are in touch with Alex/Sidguppy you could ask him about the Chrysichthys. He might know better than I do. And another also: are the above fish by...

I take it we're (still?) talking about moonlight led lamps in a small (40 cms or thereabout) setting. For that is what I use. In the times before leds I once bought a TL (58 W; 150 cms) in the blue colour that is specifically used for marine tanks. Well, the effect it had on my fishes was dramatic. ...

Whole tank red lighting does not seem to illicit the same response as a point source light a small torch and the fish can be seen to emerge from their caves and move and feed quite readily (so its a pity I blew the transformer and am now back to only white/blue options) And I would be very surprise...

jodilynn wrote:Any thoughts on keeping

Microglanis iheringi

with

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus

?

Should be no problem other than that they may become food competitors. Don't expect fighting or things like that.

These have a quite variable pattern.

Wrt Chrysichthys two guesses:
First fish: juvenile?
Second fish: ?
But I could be way off.

I assumed that Friel , who did his study in 1992*, took a picture of his "new" species. That could still well be the case, but I do not know that for sure. I could be wrong there, no problem. I merely wanted to point out that "oviraptor" is still undescribed (hence its name in qu...

Well now all I want to know is why a picture of Amaralia "oviraptor" is in the CLOG as Amaralia hypsuira "Dorsal view"? That's because "oviraptor" is not (yet) regarded as a valid species by ichthyologists. For the time being Amaralia is considered monotypic (= consist...

If I'd known you lived that close, I would have visited you last summer.
We stayed in Hawkhurst for two weeks.

The Ich has been beaten. All my fish are healthy and spotless again. So the white has gone, but the blue has (re-)entered: blue algae (Cyanophyta). Probable cause: with 17 fishes less (6 knife fishes, 10 Ageneiosus from 3 different species and 1 T. taeniatus), I have to feed less. It's as simple as ...

who has any experience with moonlight lighting in freshwater tanks? I saw a relatively cheap (40 euros) unit in a shop, and it seems a nice way of seeing a bit more of my l239's just after lights out. The shopowner claims that 'fish can't perceive the light', (which, curiously enough, can be bought...

As long as you can look into the hide outs, this sounds like a good idea.
And don't forget to post pictures once you have them!

I'm jealous, in a positive way.

I'm sorry to say, but their pattern is too nice to be Tatia dunni imo. If you have a chance to obtain them, go for it. You'll get a unknown species (again, imo). But..... pls learn from the Ich-story; keep a very close watch (especially at the beginning) and see to it that nothing happens to them. Y...

That's a shame.
Nevertheless, you have been able to save the Denticetopsis, which would likely also have died if you had done nothing.
So enjoy that positive achievement.

The fish on the second picture would have been a Tatia neivai imo not too long ago, but it seems to be another one that sits in the intermedia-complex (see previous post). The fishes on the first picture are a scoop afaic, because I have never ever seen them before. Very nicely patterned, amazing sp...

kruseman wrote:After 2 weeks, which includes a short trip abroad, there are still little strigata's alive and doing the same thing as mentioned before. I do hope some will grow up!

That would be a great achievement! You have to thank your mil for her good care during your holiday.

Knowing you as a keen and responsible fishkeeper it was probably not that easy to put them to sleep... However: Of all scenarios this is apparently the least bad choice. Thumbs up for the future! It was indeed a very hard thing to do. But - as stated above- I couldn't give them away and I couldn't ...

I agree with the ID of the fish on the first picture. This looks like a member of the complex. I couldn't tell you if it has got its own species name by now.
Wrt the second fish I think this could well be , based on the colour and pattern of that fish.