New Arrivals - Glyptothorax siamensis

[Shovelnose, posts: 874]

I don't think Glyptothorax will hunt down fish. My fairly large G.indicus was with around a dozen tiny Amblyceps, small Garra and Oreichthys and not one fish went missing. HH had mentioned in another thread that their dentition suggested a scraping mode of feeding.

One report even suggests that G.telchitta is completely herbivorous. There was a gut content analysis done on G.poonaensis earlier this year and to quote the paper, "the fish feeds on benthic macroinvertebrates such as freshwater prawns , maxillopod crustacean (Branchiura)and Odonata nymph." Reports on other species (pectinopeterus,stocki,cavia etc) also arrive at similar conclusions. So tankmates are completely safe IMO.

All the literature I refer to are based on species from the Indian subcontinent.

[racoll, posts: 4494]

I do like the Danio dangila you suggest sid, nice choice! I'll keep my eyes open for them!

Danio dangila will be as greedy as any Devario, if not more so. But if you're certain that the Glyptothorax will compete okay, then shouldn't be a problem. You could also consider Danio megalayensis. It could be considered to be a "pimped up" D. dangila with lovely orange, blue and gold markings. Google it, you'll see pics of Neil's fish at Pier. There's always Danio feegradei too, and that can be a real stunner, with iridescent blue flanks!

enter Danio dangila

As an aside, the photo of the Danio posted (below) by sidguppy is not actually Danio dangila. This most likely an undescribed Danio from Burma. Sorry to point that out, but it's interesting none the less.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4502427715_3b4c1962dd.jpg

[sojapat, posts: 285]

Bogged down with lots of nice choice ,what a great position to be in ,The dangilla is the Myanmar one yes .It is a pound cheaper than opsarius though ??? A no brainer IMO opsarius are more interesting by far .The more I watch the Glyptothorax the more I think they will compete sucsessfully with the big eaters .
Rupert we had some new freegradei in last month with red fins Kamphol said they were new they flew out sadly no picture
There are some great fish from Myanmar still appearing ,I had a flourescent yellow giant danio last year .
Anyway Martin its great to see they have settled in and are feeding well,get some paracetamol for the headache,I bet google images is worn out

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

Bogged down with lots of nice choice ,what a great position to be in

Indeed!

The dangilla is the Myanmar one yes. It is a pound cheaper than opsarius though ??? A no brainer IMO opsarius are more interesting by far .The more I watch the Glyptothorax the more I think they will compete sucsessfully with the big eaters .

I agree, they are definitely very sure of themselves and were even seen taking flake food/tetra prima last night!

Rupert we had some new freegradei in last month with red fins Kamphol said they were new they flew out sadly no picture
There are some great fish from Myanmar still appearing ,I had a flourescent yellow giant danio last year .
Anyway Martin its great to see they have settled in and are feeding well,get some paracetamol for the headache,I bet google images is worn out

Indeed, am much more relaxed about them now, and know pretty much where to find them when i look in the tank. I'm going to make a start on setting up the 5' this weekend - Mats is popping over to collect some fish, and he has sugested a trip up to Pier later this month, so I'm hoping this will work out and I can see these fish in the flesh!
Thanks again all for your input
Martin

[medaka]

The Glyptothorax siamensis I have really settled in nicely; and are feeding well.
Neil, those small lighter coloured catfish in with the 'Pseudolaguvia' have the look of young P shawi. The first set of photo's I took was not to clear as they kept trying to bury themselves in the sand. I have taken some more this morning, but they will have to wait until later today to confirm if they are indeed P shawi as I have to go out.

[The.Dark.One, posts: 1438]

I saw those too Adrian and I too think they are shawi

[medaka]

These are P shawi, although they are tiny (20-25mm SL) and look like they have been out competed for food by the other Pseudolaguvia in the tank.
They are housed in a tank with some E jerdoni; and at the moment they are being fed live grindal worms, micro worms and newly hatched brine shrimp. All the ones I took are still alive, will have to see how they go one.

Pseudolaguvia shawi

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

Out of wanting some movement in their current abode, i added a group of 6 Rasbora vulcanus yesterday - three of each sex. Very pretty fish and I hope to add to that group to make it 12-15. it seems that these would be suitable tankmates, but are they closely biotype, or miles off?
Martin

[MatsP]

Habitat may be similar, but being pedantic to annoyance (as I can be ), they are from West Sumatra, which is more than a few hundred miles of mountains and salt-water from Thailand, where the Glyptothorax siamensis originate.

They look nice on the pictures I could find!

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Mats

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

Habitat may be similar, but being pedantic to annoyance (as I can be ), they are from West Sumatra, which is more than a few hundred miles of mountains and salt-water from Thailand, where the Glyptothorax siamensis originate.

They look nice on the pictures I could find!

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Mats

You - pedantic! Never!

Another impulse purchase that seemed a good idea at the time! Yes, they are very nice actually, I will almost definitely keep them and maybe just go with fast-water fish without being as anal as I had initially planned!

Cheers Mats

Martin

[N0body Of The Goat, posts: 157]

Nearly posted on here to try and find out where things stood with this tank, having "gone quiet on the western front" for over two weeks. Good luck with the rasboras, guess you have had to raise the temp up a bit more than originally planned, as SF suggests 23C as a starting point (and intrestingly did not suggest their often used phrase, "a tank setup to resemble a flowing stream").

Any new deveopments with the Glyptothorax?

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

Hi Steve.
Things have gone quiet as have been waiting on delivery of a new 16mm double tap - didn't want to set anything up until the external was plumbed correctly. I have made a start on adding the substrate (pebbles and a large rock) but not yet got a large enough power head, so the glyptos (which are doing really well) are still in the smaller tank. I hadnt looked at any info on the rasboras, but if upping the temp is needed, then I'll move them on when I move the glyptos over. I am still interested in your fish, but with my holiday in a few weeks, am just taking my time. I'll be back in touch when I get back and will plan a trip down to your neck of the woods.
Cheers
Martin

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

I've had three more arrive this morning, again from Pier's excellent delivery service. These specimens are much bigger, the largest being ~9cm SL.

All three fish together.

Largest fish, around 10cm SL

I'll get them into the photo tank before letting them into the tank, as it will be near on impossible once they have been let loose!
Martin

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

Pictures of the new arrivals in the photo tank:

The largest of the three.

Martin

[MatsP]

They look nice!

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Mats

[Yann]

Hi!!

Nice!! any idea of sexing?? The biggest look stubier than the 2 smaller one??
Big female and 2 small males??
Cheers
Yann

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

They look nice!

Yes, I think so too! I almiost wish I'd gone for the larger ones first time round too, but as they started life in a 2', didn't want to risk any serious squabbling in confined quarters.

Hi!!

Nice!! any idea of sexing?? The biggest look stubier than the 2 smaller one??
Big female and 2 small males??
Cheers
Yann

Yep
No Yann, I'm not sure about sexing at all, but as you say, the largest is definitely 'plumper' than the other two, so yes, that could be a possibility.
Cheers
Martin

[N0body Of The Goat, posts: 157]

The new trio look great!

Have you put them straight in the existing trio, Opsarius and Pearls in the 5-footer, or are you going to QT them first?

[Martin S, posts: 1751]

The new trio look great!

Have you put them straight in the existing trio, Opsarius and Pearls in the 5-footer, or are you going to QT them first?

No, straight in. I don't have anywhere I can QT them.

Martin

[nvcichlids, posts: 1572]

i am with everyone about the possible trio. Any new FTS?