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by characinkid
18 Mar 2024, 13:16
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Fry Rearing Method for Angelfish
Replies: 4
Views: 292

Re: Fry Rearing Method for Angelfish

Thats for the replies, agree on the tank space for rearing fry, especially angelfish and many of the cichlids which produce large numbers of fry! The interesting thing about these videos was the jar and sponges that he uses for rearing for the first few days/weeks. I like the simplicity of this and ...
by characinkid
14 Mar 2024, 20:25
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Fry Rearing Method for Angelfish
Replies: 4
Views: 292

Fry Rearing Method for Angelfish

Hi All, I'm always interested in different fry boxes, egg hatching devices etc. There are lots of different methods and its always interesting to me what people have come up with. To that end I was watching this video on raising Angelfish and there are some great ideas that I thought that I would sh...
by characinkid
01 Feb 2024, 19:37
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Park lake Pleco!
Replies: 6
Views: 748

Re: Park lake Pleco!

Im really interested in the fact that it was caught on an artificial lure and that it would attack that. Not something that I would ever have imagined they would do.
by characinkid
22 Jan 2024, 15:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Rhyacoglanis aff. pulcher (nope, they're Pseudopimelodus) from the Rio Huallaga
Replies: 19
Views: 5137

Re: Rhyacoglanis aff. pulcher (nope, they're Pseudopimelodus) from the Rio Huallaga

Hi Eric, Sorry to hear about your fish trying to make a break for it down the back of the table! I've had fish do similar things where they end up on the floor for a minute or 2 covered in dust etc. Ive found that most of them make it, although it does take them a couple days to recover. Good luck.
by characinkid
10 Jan 2024, 16:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Woodcatfish diet?
Replies: 8
Views: 687

Re: Woodcatfish diet?

Hi

I feed my fish nightly also, but have found that they will come out during the day also when food is introduced. Ive not kept Colombian but if they are anything like others, would come out any time when food is around!
by characinkid
10 Jan 2024, 00:00
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Woodcatfish diet?
Replies: 8
Views: 687

Re: Woodcatfish diet?

Hello
Can I ask what species of wood cat you have?
I keep 3 sp, and they seem very happy with frozen bloodworms, hikari pellets, NLS pellets, and occasional earthworms.
I have found that they will eat almost anything, but the quantity that they eat is what always amazes me!!
by characinkid
19 Dec 2023, 22:17
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Error when clicking on "donation" link at bottom of page
Replies: 2
Views: 1180

Error when clicking on "donation" link at bottom of page

Hi,

When I click on the donate button at the bottom of the first/landing page, I am redirected to the below page and get an error:
https://www.aquaticrepublic.com/common/ ... es_id=2738
by characinkid
18 Dec 2023, 15:11
Forum: Site Announcements
Topic: 13-18th December 2023 :: What's up with the website? I'm getting 404 errors and "JANGAN GANNGU !!!" messages...
Replies: 12
Views: 2248

Re: 13-18th December 2023 :: What's up with the website? I'm getting 404 errors and "JANGAN GANNGU !!!" messages...

WOW thats alot of work, thank you for all the hard work to bring this back up. I was checking daily and not getting my daily dose of PC!! Great to see it back.
by characinkid
13 Oct 2023, 01:25
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Tatia gyrina spawned!
Replies: 14
Views: 2718

Re: Tatia gyrina spawned!

Hi Eric,

Those look really good and "shaking it"!!! What do you plan to feed them?

I have had no problems betting my intermedia to breed and hatch the eggs, but real issues getting the young to eat and survive the first 10 days recently. Any tips on food/water changes/temp etc etc?
by characinkid
24 Aug 2023, 13:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Zebra otocinclus spawning behavior
Replies: 34
Views: 6018

Re: Zebra otocinclus spawning behavior

Congratulations, they look like really great fish and obviously very happy. To capture the event on video is also impressive.

Hope that you get eggs (and fry) soon!
by characinkid
24 Aug 2023, 01:27
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Error on Donation page
Replies: 1
Views: 471

Error on Donation page

Hi, Went to make a donation this evening to hosting cost by clicking on the link at the bottom of the home page and get this error below. Thanks all. [phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file /home/webcat/planetcatfish.com/common/functions/_articles.php on line 142: Undefined variable $html Fatal error: Un...
by characinkid
19 Aug 2023, 03:56
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Tips on spawning C. musaica?
Replies: 5
Views: 1416

Re: Tips on spawning C. musaica?

I was hoping that you were going to give tips if spawning them when I read the title initially!! Sounds like you are trying all the usual things. The only thing I might suggest is multiple water changes on consecutive days. For example my T gyrina spawned after I changed 25% water daily for 3 days i...
by characinkid
16 Aug 2023, 21:49
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Best websites to get comprehensive data on museum inventory?
Replies: 11
Views: 4436

Re: Best websites to get comprehensive data on museum inventory?

I just played around with this and went to the neotropical database here: https://freshwaterfishdata-dev.ird.fr/geography

You can search for a sp and get collection data etc.

Interesting stuff.
by characinkid
15 Aug 2023, 15:16
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Tatia gyrina spawned!
Replies: 14
Views: 2718

Re: Tatia gyrina spawned!

Hi Eric, I had exactly the same thing with my gyrina and they just "melted" away over the next couple of days. I figured that they were unfertilized eggs. My gyrina spawned again with fertilized eggs about 4 months latter. The eggs were visibly different but they did not hatch sadly. Let m...
by characinkid
07 Aug 2023, 23:21
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Amblydoras nauticus spawned
Replies: 83
Views: 13244

Re: Amblydoras nauticus spawned

Thats really interesting Eric, congratulations on another spawn.

Are you doing anything special with the eggs apart from putting them in a breeding ring? Any treatment, leaves etc?
by characinkid
02 Aug 2023, 14:00
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Brigs fishing Team
Replies: 7
Views: 3130

Re: Brigs fishing Team

Ive watched a few of these, usually interesting. You might find this one interesting, especially around the 15 min mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvo_ydIkSpo
by characinkid
04 Jul 2023, 13:51
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Total tank losses are never welcome, but they still happen
Replies: 19
Views: 3772

Re: Total tank losses are never welcome, but they still happen

Sorry to see this Eric, and strongly agreed on the memory, im in the same age range as you! Its tough to loose a whole tank of fish, but im sure you will find a use for that empty tank now. Ive never used Prime, my goto has always been to leave the fresh water in a large bucket with an airstone for ...
by characinkid
02 Jul 2023, 20:42
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: T intermedia eggs?
Replies: 5
Views: 1605

Re: T intermedia eggs?

Hi.
Those are for sure intermedia eggs, the way they clump together is how they lay them, almost like frog spawn.
by characinkid
14 Jun 2023, 19:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Pleco yolk partially and slowly bursting out egg shell
Replies: 13
Views: 1494

Re: Pleco yolk partially and slowly bursting out egg shell

My mind goes to this being something to do with your water chemistry, such as water is too hard and them not being able to hatch properly.
by characinkid
14 Jun 2023, 18:00
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them?
Replies: 1360
Views: 431652

Re: My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them?

I really like the shoal of these that you have, never seen that many together, they will be impressive when they get older. Ive had Hemiodus a number of times, usually in groups of 5-6 and never seen any issues ever with aggression. They are very quiet and peaceful fish in my observations. The thing...
by characinkid
14 Jun 2023, 14:44
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: where to get microworms
Replies: 4
Views: 1667

Re: where to get microworms

Thank you for the info, thats a really interesting way to store a backup culture. Ive always kept 2 cultures going and staggered when I start them, but drying some out and storing is a great idea.
Thanks for sharing.
by characinkid
12 Jun 2023, 18:54
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: How green is your fishkeeping?
Replies: 8
Views: 1149

Re: How green is your fishkeeping?

I may be wrong, but would expect the biggest environmental impact would be the collecting and flying/shipping of the fish, especially for wild fish. Once in the owners tanks there would be little apart from some water and electricity as is stated above. Makes me feel good about adding another tank!!...
by characinkid
05 Jun 2023, 14:28
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: London aquarium suggestions
Replies: 5
Views: 1666

Re: London aquarium suggestions

Hi,
There are quiet a few to choose from.
I have not been there is a while, but Wholesale Tropicals was always one of my favorites:
https://wholesaletropicalsaquatics.co.uk/
by characinkid
01 Jun 2023, 14:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras brevirostris
Replies: 4
Views: 1133

Re: Corydoras brevirostris

Hello.

I think that you can find most of the information that you need here:
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/sp ... ies_id=310

Thanks
by characinkid
31 May 2023, 19:25
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Amblydoras nauticus spawned
Replies: 83
Views: 13244

Re: Amblydoras nauticus spawned

HI Eric, Thank you for the continued information, but more importantly for me, the inspiration to try breeding fish that others have not done so before. There are lots of fish that I would like to try and you show that it is possible with the right care, perseverance and ingenuity.
Thanks
by characinkid
04 May 2023, 21:53
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: My first Microglanis aff. poecilus spawn
Replies: 38
Views: 7191

Re: My first Microglanis aff. poecilus spawn

Hi Eric, I have learned the same lesson as you with these Fluval breeder boxes in raising Tatia as mine used to get stuck in the foam or in the grill from the outlet. I now exclusively use the Zeiss boxes for Tatia with the inlet higher than the water level, but still use the Fluval boxes for Cory's...
by characinkid
30 Apr 2023, 13:45
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Beach sand
Replies: 5
Views: 1649

Beach sand

I live not too far from the beach up in the north east USA and walk my dogs on the beach a couple times a week. As I walk on the beaches I see different grades of sand and always think how good they would look in my tanks! Is there any reason that I would not want to do this? I would boil it in fres...
by characinkid
20 Apr 2023, 01:25
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras loxozonus spawn
Replies: 6
Views: 1207

Re: Corydoras loxozonus spawn

Congratulations and very impressive Eric that you spawn a sp of cory this quickly. You certainly have the Catfish "wet thumb"!
Will be interested to see how the fry do.
by characinkid
19 Apr 2023, 00:21
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Help/Forum FAQ Error 404 - /forum/help/faq - Page can't be found
Replies: 1
Views: 753

Help/Forum FAQ Error 404 - /forum/help/faq - Page can't be found

Hi Team,
Im getting an error when I goto Help/Forum FAQ
Getting this error: Error 404 - /forum/help/faq - Page can't be found

Not sure if it matters, but im using Chrome and am logged into the site.

Thank you for all that you guys do to keep this site going.

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