Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

[Yann]

Hi!!

really nice!!
Looks like those romani are getting established in the hobby, at least in the UK!!
I am jealous!!
Cheers
Yann

[The.Dark.One, posts: 1438]

Nice pic Mark. I'm thinking of isolating these at Roy's and having a go to see if I can get them to spawn:

http://www.scotcat.com/thedarkone/auche ... a_sp_e.jpg
http://www.scotcat.com/thedarkone/auche ... _sp_e4.jpg

[CoryWally, posts: 216]

I reackon separate species tanks is essential, to reduce intraspecific competition and ultimately stress on the species you want to breed (same goes for most cats I've bred).

So long as individuals of the same species are not overly aggressive with each other and you provide enough cover and suitable foods I dont see why the Tatias wouldn't produce young in time.

The tanks the Centromochlus were in previously were just a bit too boisterous.

Graham Ramsay has a Shanesworld article on breeding Tatia intermedia worth having a re-read. http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... intermedia

I was pleased to get an in-focus picture, as you know they're pretty lively when they get going.

[The.Dark.One, posts: 1438]

I agree Mark. Now to convince Roy to allow me to take up a tank in his new fish house!.

BTW - anyone interested in these fish, see new thread on them:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36123&p=246533#p246533

[wrasse, posts: 729]

Here's my C Schultzi trio coming nicely through quarantine. I figure once they are eating more than just bloodworm, they are well adjusted. I'm a bit chuft!

[Phyllonemus, posts: 281]

Graham Ramsay has a Shanesworld article on breeding Tatia intermedia worth having a re-read.
I was pleased to get an in-focus picture, as you know they're pretty lively when they get going.

To me they aren't that lively.
Only when food is present, specialy bloodworm.

When the lights are out, and only a blue moon light is on, they still aren't active in the evening.
At that moment the TV is on, maybe that's the reason they won't come out.

Could that be a reason ?
Early in the morning with no TV on, they are active in my situation.

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

yours are still juveniles, so they only pop out their hidey holes when you feed them
Wally meant when they're adults.....adult Tatia's are a whole different ballgame

fully grown Tatia intermedia do get quite frisky, both when breeding and also when fighting territorial disputes....

it's not unheard of that sometimes deaths occur; they can get quite fierce!
they can do damage when they fight.

[Phyllonemus, posts: 281]

Indeed, mine are juveniles.
So they get more brutal when they get bigger, good to know

Just an informative question.
Do they behave also brutal to other Auchenipterids ?

[The.Dark.One, posts: 1438]

Just an informative question.
Do they behave also brutal to other Auchenipterids ?

In my experience no, with the exception of Tatia sp. Rio Nanay. My big male takes chunks out of fins of much stockier Trachelyopterus

[wrasse, posts: 729]

These C Schultzi are lovely fish. Depending on the light they are bluey grey or goldy brown. Very greedy. I hear Pier Aquatics are getting in some more...
If they get to 4-5"... WOW. Currently about 2.5-3".

[Shane]

I officially hate my Liosomadoras oncinus. After beating its tankmate nearly to death a couple of months ago it has now eaten a different tankmate.... an adult male, and fully spiney, Hypancistrus sp(l333). The L333, for what it is worth was about the same length as the jaguar cat, so we might need to update the tankmate compatibility info in the Cat-eLog. That was one expensive feeder fish. The jaguar can't even fit in his/her cave as it is so fat. Looks like it swallowed a tennis ball. Note that this fish was regularly fed live earthworms, so it was hardly starving.
The jaguar now has earned a name from my wife, but it is not suitable for the forum.
-Shane
PS The other jaguar is 100% healed and healthy. I would have never believed that any fish so damaged could recover.

[ali12345, posts: 136]

Here's a pic of one of my Entomocorus gameroi. Likes to hide in the moss at the front of the tank for some reason during the day and comes out at dusk.
Alison

[jeremybasch, posts: 39]

Shane,

I had a similar incident with my jaguars. The female was so beaten up that her insides were hanging out! I moved her immediately and she has recovered. I never thought the fish would have lived through that experience. I currently have a half dozen jaguars in a 150 with five large Scobiancistrus aureatus.

Jeremy

[wrasse, posts: 729]

Hi Jeremy,

that cat-combination sounds awesome!
you like gold and black catfish, for sure... can you post some pics? Preferably with them all feeding happily together at the front of the tank

[kruseman, posts: 275]

I picked up Spinipterus sp. "Novia Otorongo" today



In the shop there was a buch of other Auchenipterids like:
Tetranematichthys (!), Ageneiosus marmoratus, Trachelyopterichthys, Tatia intermedia.

A. marmoratus:

[The.Dark.One, posts: 1438]

Congratulations on the Otorongo. They are lovely aren't they?!

[kruseman, posts: 275]

Thanks, Steve.
They sure are.
The shop had 6 in stock. They weren't that cheap, so I hesitated buying more than the two.

How many do you have?

[The.Dark.One, posts: 1438]

I got two as I usually haven't got much spare cash, but they were relatively cheap IMO.

I love watching them cruise around the tank after lights out, hunting the bloodworm down. They get really fat bellies. So far they haven't shown any interest in dried foods.

[CoryWally, posts: 216]

I thought I'd put a woollen spawning mop in with my Centromochlus romani, mainly to provide some cover for young fry which had been appearing sporadically. I was pleased to find a female had decided to use it to spawn, rather like Corydoras would. Here's a few pics of female with eggs, close up of eggs and developing fry.

eggs at 2 days:

Egg at 3 days:

Hopefully, by removing the mop I can raise a few more than leaving things to chance in the tank.

Might be useful for others to try a mop for Centromochlids rather than the usual pipe, which my C. perugiae spawn in.

Cheers,
Mark.

[wrasse, posts: 729]

Hey Mark,

that's a great illustration.
Slightly surprising they are spawning now, as its the dry season in SA.
I need to make some spawning mops

- Richard