Trip report: south Birmingham

[Richard B]

First off i went to Tropical Waters Aquatics on the Warwick Rd in Acocks Green. Some nice Gymnocorymbus that i've never seen before & some equally nice Barillius, but on to the cats.

Synodontis contracta

for £9,

Synodontis schoutedeni

adult £20, w/c adult

Synodontis multipunctata

£25. 4"

Bagroides melapterus

& a couple of aluminium cat species - one looked like Chrysichthys Polli the other one one of the more regulalrly seen species. Lastly that i remember a full grown

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

£40.

Then i sped off to MA Earlswood. I have to say the fish here really "sparkled" with health. Loads of standard community fish but not too many cats of interest. There were a few L no's Large L002, L066, L030 that i remember. A tank full of small & genuine

Synodontis decora

£6.50 so good value. There was a few

Corydoras trilineatus

- nothing unusual there you might think but mixed in were at least a couple of

Corydoras cf_julii

which seem far from common.

Just a quick jaunt round the corner is Shirley Aquatics - not much to report with the exception of marine Coral Cats

Plotosus lineatus

£7.99 or 2 for £12.50 & a tank of Syno Notatus which were actually

Synodontis congica

£7.95.

there were other species,(mostly corys at all 3 shops) but i disn't take too much note - certainly nothing out of the ordinary

[Chrysichthys]

I want to get some S. congica, I might head up there when I'm on holiday in about ten days' time.