Really impressive. Imagine if plecos were predatory fish. Using those pectorals to grip their prey as they sucked them dry like a lamprey.

Would make me seriously rethink ever diving in the Amazon.

Sounds like an interesting fish.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Fish Bowl. I hope everyone had a great time.

Andy

I think it depends on what perspective you look at it. The IBAMA list is a white list. Only fish listed on the list are legal to export from Brazil. Fish not identified on the list are not legal to export. If a fish is not on the list the effect is the same as if it was put on a "black" li...

Thanks. Unfortunately the pdf is more than one page so it may have to be several screen shots. I will try that tomorrow if I have time.


Andy

Fish Bowl is this weekend.

If you are in the Milwaukee Area you won't want to miss it.

I wanted to put up a list of some of the donated fish for the mini auctions between speakers but I can't seem to be able to attach a pdf file to this post.

Andy

Hi Narelle, It was nice meeting you at dinner too. Good luck with your career in research. And now a shameless plug for my alma mater. Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne has an excellent Marine biology and Aquaculture degree program. I highly recommend it. And you get to stay in nice and s...

Those whiptails that Wetspot donated for the raffle were really something. And the L333 they donated was one of the most beautiful I had ever seen. It was so hard not to go home with fish. But I will make up for it this weekend at the Fish Bowl I suspect. I did bring home 7 cool catfish pins from Ia...

What a great event. Thanks for having me PVAS.

Shane it was nice to meet you.

Andy

Going to need some better pictures to do any identification. How large are your Gold nuggets? They don't mature until they are about 6-7" long and are notoriously difficult to breed. It would be a very welcome surprise if they did spawn for you. At this point I would still say they are common A...

Rob Mclure is the best source of Aspidoras I know of. He will be at the Catfish convention but I am not sure what or if he is selling anything.

He is on this forum as rmc.

Andy

My garage is full of great donations from Aqueon, Elive, Seachem, and Vortex for the Fish Bowl. There is a 75 gallon tank setup that will be raffled off. Another 75 gallon setup will be for the Catch the Danios contest. A 45 gallon tank setup An LED Biocube 32 setup A 20 gallon High LED tank setup A...

Thanks anyways.

I guess I will bring some guppies with me.

I just put the last couple of items on the two skids of product we are shipping to CatCon. Can't wait to get my booth setup.

Anyone going to be selling any livebearers or tetras there. I am bringing some catfish for the tanks but they could use some upper water fish for color.

For those of you who can't make it to CatCon this year. Milwaukee Aquarium Society is having the Fish Bowl on October 22 and 23 in Milwaukee, WI.

5 great speakers including Ian Fuller.

More information can be found here:

www.mkefishbowl.com

Andy

Round two has started. Male has a female trapped in the cave today.

Thanks for the advice Barbie!

Andy

I feed mine frozen bloodworms, live blackworms, and the occasional algae discs. They really like the bloodworms and blackworms and will nibble on the disks at night. I had tried Repashy Spawn N grow and Omnivore but they didn't really take to it. I think the presentation of the food is not appealing...

That's what I thought. That's not unusual for first spawns with young fish though so I am not that disappointed. I am more relieved that I now know I have males and at least one female. I was a little worried my group was all males.

Andy

I got the temperature advice from Barbie. Seems to keep them happy so I haven't changed it. But maybe some seasonal change would be good. Bad news though today. The cave was abandoned and all the eggs are gone. I took a quick look last night and the eggs were still there but they didn't have the nic...

You can check them through in baggage. I have a large roller bag that I insert a styro into. Double bag each bag of fish loosely (air expands at altitude). And place all fish bags inside another larger bags. If I just have one bag I carry it on with me. TSA will inspect it to make sure the fish is a...

Thanks everyone. I also like checking them with a flashlight every day. Wasn't sure if it would spook the male the first time and he kicks the eggs out.

Water temp is 89 degrees. I will check on them again Tuesday and see where they are.

Andy

Woo Hoo! The zebra plecos I bought at Catfish Cataclysm last year have finally spawned. My first L46 spawn.

Any idea how long until eggs hatch? I don't want to disturb the male by checking on them until after hatching.

Andy

It's a typical Clown pleco. Panaqolus maccus

Hypancistrus typically have a different color pattern, a narrower head, and a longer body to head ratio than Panaqolus and Panaque.

Andy

Nice. An old MARS system with some modifications (the chiller and cartridge filter are not stock MARS items).

I had an opportunity to get one years ago but just couldn't figure out how to get it home or where to put it.

They are really pretty. I like the whiter looking wormline plecos myself.

Sounds good. I will be bringing a bunch of them.

Aqueon is sending me. I get in late Thursday night and will be in the Aqueon booth until mid day Sunday.

Bringing some Corydoras similis, Corydoras diphyes, and Sturisoma panamense that I will be donating to PVAS for the auction.

I may be in the market for some L236 at that time also TTA.


Andy

It's important to make sure the fish you buy are actual L397 also. Young L271 can look very much like L397 but are considerably less valuable as they are more readily available.

pH and water softness are not the same thing.

You need to measure your GH to see if your water is soft.

I use straight RO water for mine (purchased as L183 but are actually L181). Water has very low GH and KH but pH values are around 7-7.5.

Andy