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by characinkid
14 May 2012, 03:00
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Tatia sp Rio Nanay
Replies: 11
Views: 3232

Re: Tatia sp Rio Nanay

Great looking fish...

What are you feeding them in the video??

Thanks
by characinkid
29 Apr 2012, 21:35
Forum: For Sale (UK & ROI)
Topic: Brycon melanopterus....
Replies: 3
Views: 1477

Re: Brycon melanopterus....

Hello

There are no other fish for sale, but may be a tank etc in the near future.

The post code is DE22 5JY

Thanks
by characinkid
23 Apr 2012, 03:03
Forum: For Sale (UK & ROI)
Topic: Brycon melanopterus....
Replies: 3
Views: 1477

Brycon melanopterus....

Hello Guys, While I now live in the US, i used to live in Derby!! My father has a tank of mine with a Brycon melanopterus and is looking for a good home for it... Am looking for approx 20 quid, BUT a good home is much more important.... Fish is approx 12-14 inches long and in a 180G (6x2x2) right no...
by characinkid
05 Mar 2012, 03:18
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Lets talk heaters
Replies: 13
Views: 2643

Re: Lets talk heaters

Hi

I have used Ebo Jager, now Eheim Jager heaters for years and been very happy with them...

Tried Visitherms and others and not been so happy with them.

Would like to try and titanium heaters, I hear they are very good...

Looking forward to other opinions... experiences.

Thanks
by characinkid
05 Dec 2011, 20:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Spatuloricaria spp
Replies: 29
Views: 6943

Re: Spatuloricaria spp

Wish I could find these in the US...

Any one know where to find these in the USA??

Thanks in advance
by characinkid
11 Nov 2010, 15:26
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Stores worth a visit in/around Toronto?
Replies: 40
Views: 7556

Re: Stores worth a visit in/around Toronto?

Hi

I can recommend Gold Ocean in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto. They usually have large fish, and also a GREAT selection of pleco's, stingrays... arowana, and other large fish...

give them a call and see what they have... nice guys also..
by characinkid
30 Oct 2009, 13:52
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: New Brachyrhamdia
Replies: 30
Views: 3728

Re: New Brachyrhamdia

These are one of my favorites.... where did you find them??

Thanks
by characinkid
16 Nov 2008, 20:20
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: best Cory's for hard water
Replies: 4
Views: 4295

Re: best Cory's for hard water

Thanks,

I will try some panda's and guapore and see what happens....

Thanks
by characinkid
13 Nov 2008, 18:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: best Cory's for hard water
Replies: 4
Views: 4295

best Cory's for hard water

Hi Everyone... I recently moved house and now have new water chemistry out of the tap.... My cory's are not happy about the hard water and so they are going to a friend who has soft water as I do not have a RO filter.... Any ideas on cory's that are happy in hard water... I am sure that Peppered and...
by characinkid
03 Dec 2007, 20:21
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Some pics/notes on C. Paleatus spawning
Replies: 23
Views: 5595

Wonderful pictures.... congratulations!

Would you care to share what you feed the young at different stages??
by characinkid
04 Mar 2007, 12:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Pseudohemiodon apithanos
Replies: 18
Views: 4103

I have seen them at about 10 inches, not sure how much bigger they get than that

Great lookign fish..... Good luck with them
by characinkid
14 Aug 2006, 22:07
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Moving, with fish?
Replies: 9
Views: 2090

You can absolutely take your fish with you... I have moved a couple of times in the last 10 years and taken all my fish with me. I have tried both techniques, each fish in a bag and also putting fish in large containers and they both worked fine. I found that filling large poly boxes with tank water...
by characinkid
02 Aug 2006, 13:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding Pseudohemiodon
Replies: 8
Views: 1902

Hi

I have a group of 4 that I have been trying to breed for quite a while.

Can you give me any hints as to how he is getting them to lay eggs?

Thanks
by characinkid
18 May 2006, 21:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Spawning Corydoras Sterbai
Replies: 14
Views: 3613

Hi

Can we get a picture of the breeding tank, would like to see what kind of a setup you breed them in.

Many Thanks
by characinkid
21 Feb 2006, 13:12
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Double time reproduction
Replies: 4
Views: 949

This is a really important subject for fisheries biology. This is the time that it takes for the population to double in size and affects fishing quotas in the oceans greatly. Flounder for example produce vast numbers of eggs and therefore can be fished quite heavily, and so can Cod and haddock. Sha...
by characinkid
28 Oct 2005, 14:58
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Exotic Finds Good or Bad
Replies: 9
Views: 2132

Hi

I went and picked up some Planiloricaria from them a couple of years ago and they were great. Blue is a really nice guy and had some great fish.
This was just my personal experience....
by characinkid
24 Oct 2005, 14:06
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Circular Luricaria???
Replies: 11
Views: 2308

Hi A little advise on these guys. I have been keeping a group of 4 of them for about 1 year at the moment, be sure that you feed plenty of meaty foods, these fish eat very little veggies. Mine love bloodworms, blackworms, small sinking pellets... If you want any more info let me know, they are great...
by characinkid
06 Sep 2005, 12:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: HELP!!! Merodontotus Tigrinus PH problem!!!???
Replies: 3
Views: 1236

Hi What every ph you have, I would suggest the drip method of introduction for any fish. I learnt this a fdew years ago from the stringray guys and it is great. What you need to do is open the box and bag when the fish arrives and then get a piece of airline tube. Tie a small knot in the airline and...
by characinkid
24 Aug 2005, 15:13
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Has anyone heard of Loricaria Cameleon?
Replies: 15
Views: 3967

Hi

I have one of these that I picked up as a 'pleco/black whiptail' in a LFS. If anyone has a group of these and would like this one, let me know...

BTW they are Pseudohemiodon apithanos
by characinkid
21 Jun 2005, 13:42
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Anyone else keep Planiloricaria cryptodon
Replies: 3
Views: 1347

Hi

They are some photos in the catelog if you want to see pictures now.

I just got a digital camera the other day and am learning how to take pictures of the fish. I will see what I can do over the next few days and post them..

Thanks
by characinkid
20 Jun 2005, 13:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Anyone else keep Planiloricaria cryptodon
Replies: 3
Views: 1347

Anyone else keep Planiloricaria cryptodon

Hi I was just wondering if anyone else is keeping these cool cats?? I have had 4 of them for a couple of years or so and have managed to sex them, i have 2 males and 2 females I think. They are growing slowly and I have learnt alot about them since I first got them... I know that they are lip broode...
by characinkid
16 Feb 2005, 20:54
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: cream coloured sand for catfish tank
Replies: 3
Views: 826

Alot of people here use Play sand, the type they use for playgrounds..
by characinkid
21 Jan 2005, 16:57
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Platynematichthys notatus or Lophiosilurus alexandri
Replies: 8
Views: 2122

I know of a couple of people who have them... very cool cats. They do tend to be expensive though!!
by characinkid
03 Jan 2005, 20:25
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: How do catfish clean tanks?
Replies: 4
Views: 1300

Hi I am a member of the New Hampshire Aquarium soc. and you could try someone from the list at http://www.nhaquariumsociety.com/ or contact me. Catfish can eat uneaten food that falls to the bottom, and some of them can eat the algae on the sides of a fish tank, but they should be fed there own food...
by characinkid
21 Nov 2004, 20:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Planiloricaria whiskers are eroding
Replies: 4
Views: 1399

The very ends were curled when they arrived and i am thinking that it may have been ammonia in the bags that damaged them when they were shipped. They have not got any worse in the last few days, I have been changing lots of water and hope they will grow back shortly. They are certainly eating very ...
by characinkid
19 Nov 2004, 21:46
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Planiloricaria whiskers are eroding
Replies: 4
Views: 1399

Planiloricaria whiskers are eroding

Hi I have 2 Planiloricaria that I have had for about 2 years that are great. I just got 3 more which are in a quarantine tank, they seem to be ok, and have just started eating, but the very end of thier whiskers have started to erode away. They are in with a couple of Pseudohemiodon which are fine. ...
by characinkid
16 Nov 2004, 02:15
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Ageneiosus sp.
Replies: 9
Views: 1755

Hi i had a few like this a few years ago, they were called A. magoi by quite a few people, but they could also be A. brevifilis.. Either way they are great fish.. Lee Finley was trying to breed them a while ago, not sure if he successed or not. The males develop enlarged spines every few months, esp...
by characinkid
09 Nov 2004, 12:37
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: River tank
Replies: 87
Views: 78795

great looking tank, it looks very nice. good luck with the fish..
by characinkid
05 Nov 2004, 14:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Acclimating tips?
Replies: 3
Views: 1073

Hi There is another method of adding fish that I have been using recently which I know the stingray guys use. That is the drip method. the idea is that you open the bag with the fish in it and then get an airline tube and start a siphon down the tube. The tube should also have a knot in it so that i...
by characinkid
28 Jun 2004, 14:47
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Pseudohemiodon apithanos
Replies: 3
Views: 1534

Do they have any more info on the spawning?? Did they have a cave, out in the open, what had he been feed?? Were they on a bare bottom tank or sand??

Any mroe info that you can give would be great.

Thanks

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