My Catfish and tanks

[glenny]

thanks for the kind reactions!

the wildcaught cpd's are in the rio 240 tank and the G1 cpd's are in the aqua-65 tank:











the aspidoras pauciradiatus likes welschips:

[andywoolloo]

stunning! that top pic your tank, do u use co2? It's amazing.

[Martin S]

Can anyone tell me what the fish is in pic 5 above (hovering over the aspidoras)?
Martin

[Richard B]

It's some sort of pencilfish isn't it?

[Martin S]

It's some sort of pencilfish isn't it?

That was my first guess, but can't ever remember seeing one like that in the 10 years I worked at a tropical fish store, although maybe it's just the angle of the fish that's maming it look different.
Thanks Richard
Martin

[I_Xeno]

It's a Nannostomus marginatus.

[Martin S]

It's a Nannostomus marginatus.

Thanks

[Martin S]

How's that for spooky!
Went to my LFS after work Friday and they had just received a shipment of Nannostomus marginatus, along with some Galaxy Rasboras.
I had already decided to return my Emperor Tetras as they were just too voracious food-wise and was becoming concerned that the tatis would not get a decent share of the food if they stayed - funnily enough, the day after removing the emperors, I saw two of the three tatias perching on bulging bellies from a feast of bloodworm the previous evening, so I am a little less concerned now.
I ended up replacing the tetras with a shoal of 7 rummy-nose tetras (Hemmigrammus rhodostomus) and four marbled hatchets (Carnegiella strigata). Think I may go and pick up a few of the Nannostomus marginatus next week (probably only 4 or 5) as was keen to let them settle in at my LFS. I was initially tempted by the Galaxy Rasboras, but just did not like them as much - maybe it's just me but they look like miniature freshwater trout, and their swimming style was, to me anyway, abnormal.
Anyway, thanks to Bennyvis for inspiring me
Regards
Martin

[glenny]

for Martin S , Nannostomus marginatus:







Anetome helena, the snale eating snale, they do there job well!:



Danio margaritatus:









tateurndina ocellicauda:



Stiphodon atropurpureus:



Hisonotus leucofrenatus:



Corydoras arcuatus:



L-136a:



Corydoras melini:



L-201:



aspidoras pauciradiatus:



L-129:

[jonathane]

Very, very nice pics

[glenny]

Thanks jonathane!

L-129 and aspidoras pauciradiatus:



The snale killing snale: anatome helena:



L-136a:



Danio margaritatus:







Corydoras arcuatus:





Hemigrammus.hyanuary:



Japonicashrimp:



Hyp.amandae:





Stiphodon atropurpureus:



aspidoras and arcuatus:



Corydoras trilineatus:



neocaridina babaulti:



hisonotus and L-021:



tateurndina(male):



young tateurndina, almost 4 months old:





young rhinogobius wui, almost 7 months old:











Corydoras similis:



Corydoras melini:





rekord 60 tank:



rio 240 tank:

[Martin S]

for Martin S , Nannostomus marginatus:

Thanks
With regards your latest post, again, absolutley stunning images - well worthy of a magazine or book. I am trying with a Nikon Digital SLR with an 18-55 but am getting nothing like your images . I'm guessing you are using manual settings? Am very envious
I managed to find myself some trifasciatus, but finding marginatus doesn't seem so easy.
Regards
Martin

[MatsP]

If you have a D50 or some such, you should be able to get pretty decent results.
You probably need to get it to use ISO1600 or higher to get decent results.
Using auto-settings should be OK, as long as you can adjust the ISO (on my Canon, the "full auto" settings will give you only ISO100-400 as the camera sees fit).

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Mats

[Martin S]

If you have a D50 or some such, you should be able to get pretty decent results.
You probably need to get it to use ISO1600 or higher to get decent results.
Using auto-settings should be OK, as long as you can adjust the ISO (on my Canon, the "full auto" settings will give you only ISO100-400 as the camera sees fit).

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Mats

Thanks Mats - have a D40x so will try and see about changing the ISO and see what I get.
I'm trying to catch a shot my

Chaetostoma sp(L443)

to confirm he is just that, but as with the other two bulldogs I have, he/she is very skittish and will disappear as soon as I move toward the tank.
Thanks again
Regards
Martin

[andywoolloo]

are all these fish in your house? Can I move in?

that L129 is awesome! All your fish are!

[glenny]

martin and andy thanks for your kind and funny reactions!
I use a new camera: Nikon coolpix P80, a few pics:











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[loachy_406]

Hi, I don't know whether you already have, but all those pictures would be great in the Cat-eLog.

[glenny]

Thanks loachy_406! Last week i've send some pics for the Cat-elog, and i hope i'll send more in the future.

aqua-65 tank with celestial pearldanio's:



male:



female:



botia sidthimunki:





male cpd:



paracheirodon simulans:



corydoras trilineatus:



L-260:



L-201:





Hisonotus leucofrenatus:



L-136a:



with L-021:





aspidoras pauciradiatus:

[LondonDragon]

Tanks are amazing congrats and love the fish, so many cats
Great photography also

[Carp37]

Great photos as always; I know they're not fashionable but that Pterygoplichthys pardalis is stunning...

[Bigpig]

Wow!
Fantastic photos of beautiful fish.

I wonder if your gravel might be a bit sharp looking for the Corys???

[loachy_406]

The gravel looks fine to me. If it wasn't, the cories wouldn't have nice looking barbels.

[glenny]

the gravel isn't sharp fortunately, but i had to use finer sand, that was a mistake when i was setting up the tank , next time...

Ancistrus sp.3:



otocinclus macrospilus:





aspidoras pauciradiatus:



Corydoras osteocarus:



hisonotus leucofrenatus:



cory's and L-numbers:

[loachy_406]

Is that algae wafer enormous or are the plecs just tiny More great pics by the way

[MatsP]

Is that algae wafer enormous or are the plecs just tiny More great pics by the way

I expect the algae wafers are Hikari ones, which are about 1.5cm, or about 0.6" in diameter.

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Mats

[Daragh]

Great looking fish and fantastic photos, do you mind me asking what camera and lens you are usign and where you mounted the flash?

Daragh

[loachy_406]

I expect the algae wafers are Hikari ones, which are about 1.5cm, or about 0.6" in diameter.

Mine are Tetra Pleco Wafers, only around 1cm. They look like they're just cut from a sheet of algae paste and dried. They actually taste OK, but it's the aftertaste that gets you!

[drpleco]

beautiful pictures of beautiful fish! If I might ask, at what temperature are you keeping your rhinogobius wui? Any tips on their care?

[andywoolloo]

Such great pics!!

[glenny]

thank you all for the kind reactions!

The wafers are indeed the big Hikari ones!

Great looking fish and fantastic photos, do you mind me asking what camera and lens you are usign and where you mounted the flash?

Daragh

I use a compactcamera: Nikon coolpix P80 and i only use the cameraflasher, no extra flash above the tank.

beautiful pictures of beautiful fish! If I might ask, at what temperature are you keeping your rhinogobius wui? Any tips on their care?

the temperature in the rio 240 tank is 24 to 26 celsius, but rhino's prefer cooler water, about 22 degrees celsius, they are easy to keep,deepfrozenfood like bloodworms, dapnia's ,artemia's, they like sometimes shrimppallets as well.


some pics:

L-129:







oto.macrospilus:







oto.vittatus:

















Hisonotus leucofrenatus: