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by Bwhiskered
28 Nov 2010, 12:48
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Cory Losses
Replies: 6
Views: 1635

Re: Cory Losses

The best medications that I have found for corys or most other fish and their problems is Jungle Binox. I have even successfully treated young cory fry that have clamped up fins. The only problem is that it kills plants and should not be used in a planted tank.
by Bwhiskered
26 Oct 2010, 12:43
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Catfish Convention
Replies: 41
Views: 7121

Re: Catfish Convention

I just got back from the convention last night. It is a good 10 hours of driving to get down to the Washington DC area from my house in Burlington Ontario Canada. I did find some Super Red Ancistrus that I was after. It was a great convention as usual and it was nice to mingle with old friends. Ther...
by Bwhiskered
14 Oct 2010, 12:54
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Catfish Convention
Replies: 41
Views: 7121

Re: Catfish Convention

I do hope that someone is bringing some super red bushynose to sell.
by Bwhiskered
12 Oct 2010, 01:10
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Catfish Convention
Replies: 41
Views: 7121

Re: Catfish Convention

You never know what to expect from the room sellers. Many are hobbyist breeders and some are importers. The prices can vary as much as the fish themselves. I always find something that is different and interesting. Can't wait to check those rooms. The auction is always good and I always see somethin...
by Bwhiskered
02 Oct 2010, 11:43
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Catfish Convention
Replies: 41
Views: 7121

Re: Catfish Convention

corybreed wrote:I have been to all of the conventions and look forward to seeing old friends. It is always a great time for all and shouldn't be missed.

Mark Soberman
I have been to all of them as well and have talked to you on several occasions.

Charlie
by Bwhiskered
28 Sep 2010, 13:19
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Catfish Convention
Replies: 41
Views: 7121

Catfish Convention

Who all is going to the Catfish Convention in Fairfax Virginia? Are you going just to enjoy yourself and pick up a few fish or are you going as a room seller? I hope to pick up some interesting corys and maybe a new and interesting tetra or two on the Shop Hop. It's the best convention going and I h...
by Bwhiskered
10 Sep 2010, 12:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish
Replies: 12
Views: 3086

Re: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish

The water was city water that comes from Lake Ontario which is a medium hardness with a ph of 7.4-7.6. The 100 gallon tanks temperature would have been about 80 F and the tank they spawned in would have been in the lower 70's as it was in May and the fish room would have been a bit cooler than usual...
by Bwhiskered
09 Sep 2010, 11:56
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish
Replies: 12
Views: 3086

Re: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish

One of our clubs ex-editors found it in an old bulletin. I spawned them in 1987 and wrote this article at that time. It shows my memory is off a bit and now days I would probably write a longer and much more detailed article. But here it is. Dianema urostriata This striped-tailed cousin of the commo...
by Bwhiskered
08 Sep 2010, 20:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish
Replies: 12
Views: 3086

Re: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish

I wrote an article on the spawning for the Hamilton & District Aquarium Society bulletin at the time. This article should still exist somewhere. I will try and locate it.
by Bwhiskered
07 Sep 2010, 12:50
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Rapidly breathing Cories
Replies: 3
Views: 801

Re: Rapidly breathing Cories

Gill flukes are a good possibility. The whole tank could be treated with Life Bearer. It won't harm anything and may help the problem.
by Bwhiskered
07 Sep 2010, 12:44
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish
Replies: 12
Views: 3086

Re: Breeding/Sexing Flag Tailed Porthole Catfish

Yes thanks I just wondered if anyone has any personal experiences with these lovely catfish or any luck with breeding them :D I had the luck of spawning this fish back in the 1980's. The only way I could sex them was when the female filled with eggs. I had bought 4 adult and after a quarantine peri...
by Bwhiskered
19 Aug 2010, 12:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Peppermint fry dropping like flies, help please.
Replies: 28
Views: 7269

Re: Peppermint fry dropping like flies, help please.

I have found that many of the peppermint type plecos fry feed mainly on live baby brine shrimp as a first food. I hatch my L-184's in a tumbler and move them to a 5 or 10 gallon aquarium when they look ready to feed. It is bare bottom and has a mini filter with a sponge on the inlet. I have found th...
by Bwhiskered
06 Aug 2010, 12:07
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Some picks of CW016....
Replies: 13
Views: 2074

Re: Some picks of CW016....

Great looking fish. It appears to have the Aspidoras body shape.
by Bwhiskered
05 Mar 2010, 13:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: How do I breed C. Metae???
Replies: 4
Views: 819

Re: How do I breed C. Metae???

My C. metae are in a 15 gallon tank with S. barbatus It is a bare tank with a sponge filter. If they are in the mood a water change with my tap water is all it takes to get them to spawn. My tap water reads 175 TDS and the PH is 7.6. The C. metae spawn mainly on a floating mop that you use for spawn...
by Bwhiskered
03 Mar 2010, 20:53
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L-183 eggs that wouldn't hatch
Replies: 11
Views: 2006

Re: L-183 eggs that wouldn't hatch

Happy to hear of your success. The 183's have very sensitive eggs.
by Bwhiskered
24 Feb 2010, 16:50
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: What Are These Plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2489

Re: What Are These Plecos

After looking at Ingo's pictures I am inclined to agree that they are L-071. Importers can never be sure that the number given by their supplier is the correct one.
by Bwhiskered
24 Feb 2010, 01:26
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: What Are These Plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2489

Re: What Are These Plecos

Here is a shot of the tail of an adult and another shot of a 8 month old juvenile showing a slight band of white on the tail and dorsal.
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by Bwhiskered
23 Feb 2010, 12:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: What Are These Plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2489

Re: What Are These Plecos

It was also interesting that at the time I bought these fish from Snookn21 The Fish Place in North Tonawanda also had an identical shipment that they were selling as L-184. I'll try and get a tail shot. The only picture of the L-289 that I have been able to find is in Aqualogs L number book. It does...
by Bwhiskered
22 Feb 2010, 23:28
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: What Are These Plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2489

What Are These Plecos

I bought these fish from Snookn21 as L-184 plecos. When I posted pictures of them on Plecos.com I was told they could be L-289. Things got left in the air and I still don't know if they are a L-184 variant or L-289. The eggs are as big as the L-183 and are just as sensitive to hatch and raise. Makes...
by Bwhiskered
17 Feb 2010, 20:09
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: MTS and PLeco Eggs
Replies: 2
Views: 516

Re: MTS and PLeco Eggs

Trumpet snails do not eat live healthy eggs. They do eat the infertle and fungused eggs. Some cory breeders put trumpet snails in with eggs to eat the bad ones and stop the spread of fungus.
by Bwhiskered
06 Feb 2010, 19:59
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Loricaria info
Replies: 22
Views: 2581

Re: Loricaria info

I even have a nice thicket of small crypts off to one side.
by Bwhiskered
06 Feb 2010, 18:11
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Loricaria info
Replies: 22
Views: 2581

Re: Loricaria info

The German Blue Rams are as big as anyone around here has seen. They are 3+ inches long and do not bother the Loricaria or try to take away their eggs. I also have with them a couple of pairs of Gold and Electric Blues.
by Bwhiskered
06 Feb 2010, 02:03
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Loricaria info
Replies: 22
Views: 2581

Re: Loricaria info

I keep and breed my Loricaria simillima in a 100 gallon tank with discus, torpedo barbs and German blue rams at 83 degrees F. A box filter in one end and a 500 Aqua Clear on the other. I have never had a problem and raise lots of fry by taking the eggs a day or two before they are ready to hatch.
by Bwhiskered
25 Jan 2010, 01:20
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding Albino BN's with Longfin Normal BN's?
Replies: 7
Views: 2266

Re: Breeding Albino BN's with Longfin Normal BN's?

I have found that the females carry the gene for finnage. I crossed a male short finned albino that was pure from short fin stock that had been around before long fins were developed. How do you know that the male was pure short-fin stock? Have you tried crossing the male's offspring with their sib...
by Bwhiskered
24 Jan 2010, 21:52
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Identification Question
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Re: Identification Question

Thank you. There are a lot of fish that leave it questionable as to whether they are separate species or just colour variants.
by Bwhiskered
24 Jan 2010, 14:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding Albino BN's with Longfin Normal BN's?
Replies: 7
Views: 2266

Re: Breeding Albino BN's with Longfin Normal BN's?

I have found that the females carry the gene for finnage. I crossed a male short finned albino that was pure from short fin stock that had been around before long fins were developed. He spawned with a brown lace long fin female. All the resulting fry were brown but about 20% were long fin. They hav...
by Bwhiskered
24 Jan 2010, 14:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Identification Question
Replies: 4
Views: 897

Identification Question

I picked up a trio of cories at a LFS. They were the only 3 in the tank and had no name given. According to the pictures they are probably C. axelrodi they also look like the picture of CW-021. My question is are they both the same fish?
by Bwhiskered
20 Jan 2010, 01:00
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L204 Feeding + New Tank Substrate Question
Replies: 20
Views: 2319

Re: L204 Feeding + New Tank Substrate Question

My 204's eat everything. Sinking cichlid pellets, wafers all frozen foods as well as vegetables. They are not fussy eaters. But they are big 6 inch fish that are reluctant to spawn.
by Bwhiskered
20 Jan 2010, 00:52
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L-183 eggs that wouldn't hatch
Replies: 11
Views: 2006

Re: L-183 eggs that wouldn't hatch

After a good number of failed or eaten spawns I finally got a successful spawn of 50 fry from my 183's last spring. I found all it takes is one or more eggs to go bad and the male trys to chew them out of the clutch and gets carried away. Next thing you know a chewed up ball of eggs would be kicked ...

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