Marc van Arc wrote:I take it these have feathered whiskers (= Syno style)?

Yes they have feathered whiskers. They are now in a same tank with few Ossancora species, 4 Hassar orestis, One Nemadoras and Hemidoras sp and they are all schooling together. Very pretty and active species.

Hi guys.

Sorry for the crappy pic/video. Got these from OF Aquarisik. They were sold as Hassar spec. Metallic Blue and they were imported from Peru. Do you guys have any clue what they really are? Better pictures coming up later.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ps96TS-5FMQ/UGCPMSWHvaI ...

Jippo called me few weeks ago about these Synos. Seems to me that i got these too. So hunt for the Brachysynos still continues.

Old pic of a juvie:

Squidward wrote:

jippo wrote:Looks like

Gymnallabes typus

. For sure it's not

Channallabes apus

.

It does have very small pelvic fins which it holds against its body.

So it is.

Squidward wrote:

Junttis wrote:

Squidward wrote:Well went to my LFS this morning, and decided to get one.

Looks a bit like Gymnallabes to me?

I think that is a synonym.

I meant . Does your's have pelvic fins? Hard to see from the photo. Nice fish whatever it is.

Squidward wrote:Well went to my LFS this morning, and decided to get one.

Looks a bit like Gymnallabes to me?

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlnPH3pB8I/AAAAAAAABBs/SWI7B9SkoBM/DSC_0290.JPG
Rhinodoras sp.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlv9ZrA3eI/AAAAAAAABCU/lA6Gb9IxMxY/DSC_0334.JPG
Hemidoras stenopeltis ??
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlwJVK4VJI/AAAAAAAABCc/pAzUd3p-mH8/DSC_0340.JPG ...

Welcome to the forum!

There is nothing too aggressive in your thinking so have you considered some midwater shoaling fish like Parailia pellucida or Pseudeutropius brachypopterus if you can find them - alternatively Kryptopterus minor should be available

As alternative to these, as you live ...

Does anyone have an idea about the Jippo's cf. polli or the Rhinodoras, Hemidoras or the Mystus?

I am soo jealous of those. i would trade half my colony of jags for 8 just to mix in with the jags.. LOL.. I have YET to see any Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus in the USA.

I Haven't seen these before in person until i got mine, and i think these might be the onlyones in Finland.
Keep looking, i ...

....And finally the Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus .
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlnNG9rdMI/AAAAAAAABBc/OnH3eaJoZN4/s576/DSC_0271.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlt80zx92I/AAAAAAAABB4/VEaeyf-rwHg/DSC_0296.JPG

And one very crappy photo of the Liosomadoras oncinus . You can hear ...

And here's the fishes that i got. Special thanks Jippo. ^:)^
Correct ID:s for some species would be appreciated.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlnPH3pB8I/AAAAAAAABBs/SWI7B9SkoBM/DSC_0290.JPG
Rhinodoras sp.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/TOlt80zx92I/AAAAAAAABB4/VEaeyf-rwHg/DSC_0296.JPG ...

Marc van Arc wrote: OF? Isn't that Oliver Frank (= Tanganyika.de)?
Glaser...... somehow I have to see that place one day.

Yep. Same company. Glaser is a real candystore. I hope i'm going to see it my self next year.

kruseman wrote:That is a nice list, Junttis!
What store in Germany if I may ask?

Thanks.

They are From Glaser and Of-aquaristik.

Sorry guys, no pictures today. The fish are still a bit too skittish, so i didn't got any good enough pictures. The other species are:
Gymnallabes typus
Hemidoras cf. stenopeltis
Brachysynodontis batensoda
Hemisynodontis membranacea
Synodontis clarias
Chrysichthys ornatus
Doras eigenmanni ...

Yep. It was sad to read what happened to your fishes.

I've been trying to get T. taeniatus for over three years. Let's hope now is the time.

First group i got in 2007 were DOA, and the second time i tried to get them, i received T. galeatus. :?

Yess!! They're here! ^:)^

I got four ...

To anyone doubting the purchase of Auchenipterus nigripinnis , stop doubting. Simply don't buy. In my opinion and experience this auchenipterid is highly unrecommended. Sorry.

Agreed. My nigripinnis aren't that skittish. Now they live with 50+ Puntius filamentosus and P. arulius and the catfish ...

Thanks for the teaser. Can't wait for them to arrive. I just bought a rack with six 270l tanks. Now i just have to wait for the first inhabitants.

Yep. It was sad to read what happened to your fishes.

I've been trying to get T. taeniatus for over three years. Let's hope now is the time.

First group i got in 2007 were DOA, and the second time i tried to get them, i received T. galeatus.

I've lost two more of the Auchenipterus nigripinnis . Not easy fish to keep in a community tank. They got infected with a some sort of fungus and i tought it might be better to end their suffering.

Something good happened too, i managed to place an order for a group of five Trachelyopterichthys ...

Marc van Arc wrote:Thanks again.
Sorry you lost those 2 specimens btw. What happened?

One jumped out from the bucket while acclimatizing and the other one died due stress i think.

Marc van Arc wrote:Thanks. How large are they atm? (TL)

Biggest one 8.5cm TL. Others 6-8cm.

Could any of the keepers of Auchenipterus nigripinnis confirm (or deny) that these are very slow growers?
Mine don't seem to grow anymore and are currently 8 cms TL.

Confirmed. I've had mine for over a year now and they have grown about 1-2cm max. A month ago i moved my nigripinnis to a bigger ...

Mmmm!?
Which store is this? My LFS very seldom (let's say almost never) have auchenipterids and particulary never the ones I'd like (Ageneiosus species) in their lists.

Its Tampereen akvaariokala. Ask there. Its a good place to get "oddballs". :wink:

A. cf. atronasus i got from Akvaariokeskus.

No need to jump in a plane and fly to Sweden. They don't have these anymore. One store near me has two, and i'm gonna pick them up on saturday

I had no intention of doing so, but it amazes me that store still has two. I take it they have been there for a while?


I was just joking. :wink: I dont ...

:shock: :shock: Really? Goodness, why is Sweden so far away......
No need to jump in a plane and fly to Sweden. They don't have these anymore. One store near me has two, and i'm gonna pick them up on saturday.

That spec.2 is very nice as well.
Too bad, for I have 2 males and 1 female of spec. 3 ...

Crappy or not, I like them. What a beautiful species!
Have you any idea where they came from and under which (native) name they were imported?
I take it from your comment you have 2 pairs of them?

I see an Ageneiosus sp(3) (top pic; fish on left) and noticed you have 2 specimens: are they a pair ...

Few crappy pics of my Ageneiosus cf_atronasus .
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/S6pFQjASVII/AAAAAAAAA9c/p8DqIwhUfew/s512/DSC_0043.JPG
Male and the huge dorsal.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Nk-abTB550w/S6pFQtxXZvI/AAAAAAAAA9g/NBl7P_IyzbY/s576/DSC_0050.JPG
Male "showing off", and swimming around the ...

Nice fishes Marc! Mine are currently in 300l tank. I added two circulation pumps (1000l/h each), removed some plants and roots and now my fishes look a bit better. They don't bang their head on the glass anymore except on feedingtime. If i throw some bloodworms in the tank it looks like there's 25 ...

I've Had these fishes about six months now. My friend Jippo brought these for me from Glaser as Opsodoras stuebelii, which they weren't as you can see. :wink: Few months ago i started to think these may be two different species? I have five of these (Doras punctatus?) and two of them has a lighter ...