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by Proteus
19 Aug 2021, 05:06
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: Pleco Fishroom Closeout
Replies: 9
Views: 7224

Re: Pleco Fishroom Closeout

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by Proteus
03 Jan 2021, 21:18
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L24 Advice. Gender and aquascape
Replies: 2
Views: 2010

Re: L24 Advice. Gender and aquascape

Working on rigging up shelf with epoxy this week and finding out where strainer and spray bar of the Fx4 went so I can move majority of the fish to other tank. Posting up before pictures of what the 5 foot long tank looks like before shelves go up shes the one causing all sand pits vals are now mowe...
by Proteus
03 Jan 2021, 20:31
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: What's the harm with posting speaker's presentations online?
Replies: 15
Views: 4575

Re: What's the harm with posting speaker's presentations online?

I was watching live streaming Jeremy give presentation and loved his slides I have memory issues (car accident 4 years ago has wiped out my memory bank especially in this hobby and having hard time remembering things at times having to relearn things) I was hoping as a completely deaf person that yo...
by Proteus
19 Dec 2020, 18:46
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Bumblebee catfish are they?
Replies: 6
Views: 2528

Re: Which Bumblebee catfish are they?

Thank you Shane! So Asian Bumblebee cat is it then. Just was not sure comparing the tail end marking. To the ones on the photo gallery here. They might be too small for the tail to darken up the bigger they get? Im starting to see one of the specimen has start of black marking at the tail fork ends ...
by Proteus
19 Dec 2020, 15:13
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Bumblebee catfish are they?
Replies: 6
Views: 2528

Re: Which Bumblebee catfish are they?

At first I thought asian bumblebee but they lack that black marking at the end of the tail and have too much orange in the patterning to be one?
by Proteus
19 Dec 2020, 15:08
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Bumblebee catfish are they?
Replies: 6
Views: 2528

Which Bumblebee catfish are they?

The LFS has this group in. Which sp under the broad bumblebee cats label are they?
by Proteus
18 Dec 2020, 06:09
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L24 Advice. Gender and aquascape
Replies: 2
Views: 2010

Re: L24 Advice. Gender and aquascape

Forgot I started this thread 🧐 still have not done a tile shelf system trying to get more feel of how trapped she would be if i did a huge shelf system. This gal Im thinking a girl :-) Im still debating on what name to give her thats unisex if I get the gender wrong. She has learned how to utilize t...
by Proteus
14 Dec 2020, 19:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: How often feed over 12" Pseudacanthicus sp?
Replies: 1
Views: 1211

Re: How often feed over 12" Pseudacanthicus sp?

Its nibbling on the shrimp piece in peace and quiet from its tankmates in the PVC it dragged it back inside to eat without being harassed by the barbs. The barbs act like I never feed them. They have no boundaries whatsoever everyones slated to be moved out to the 75g so it will only be the loaches,...
by Proteus
14 Dec 2020, 19:01
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: How often feed over 12" Pseudacanthicus sp?
Replies: 1
Views: 1211

How often feed over 12" Pseudacanthicus sp?

Im starting to doubt myself am I underfeeding my L24? Been feeding it scallops or raw shelled cut up shrimp once a week maybe 1 inch square i dont know if I should be offering it more days, kens earthworm sticks maybe 6 a day, commerical size alage wafers every other day. It even relishes scavening ...
by Proteus
01 Dec 2020, 01:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L24 Advice. Gender and aquascape
Replies: 2
Views: 2010

L24 Advice. Gender and aquascape

Hey everyone. Heres background: Pulled the trigger from my favorite importer and skipped the growing out plecos to breed like I used to do. Obtained a 12-13" L24 as an early xmas gift for myself. Might have bit more than I chew this time around X_X not planning wisely for temporary housing and ...
by Proteus
25 Nov 2020, 00:12
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: A smudgespot cory fry!
Replies: 7
Views: 3536

Re: A smudgespot cory fry!

I have always found similis as cute as can be. I had a group of wild caughts years ago in a species tank. I would see eggs on the glass now and then but they always vanished fast. I never got any fry. I have a feeling they like to eat their own eggs. If so, it is super you managed to get any fry. I...
by Proteus
25 Nov 2020, 00:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: A smudgespot cory fry!
Replies: 7
Views: 3536

Re: A smudgespot cory fry!

MissNoodle wrote: 03 Nov 2020, 17:59 Awesome!! Congrats!

Thank you! So excited!
by Proteus
25 Nov 2020, 00:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: A smudgespot cory fry!
Replies: 7
Views: 3536

Re: A smudgespot cory fry!

bekateen wrote: 03 Nov 2020, 00:04 Awesome. Congratulations. Only one fry?

Cheers, Eric
At first i thought only one fry. Now at least 5-6 i am not tearing apart the tank just yet. I think they like it there as they are less stressed out. Or thats just me assuming they are little bit more chill there.
by Proteus
25 Nov 2020, 00:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: A smudgespot cory fry!
Replies: 7
Views: 3536

Re: A smudgespot cory fry!

Yep there is total of 5 or 6 fry they are really skittish so orginally thought there was only one fry. They were hiding very well in the tiny clump of moss i put in there when i first moved them in there. They were the only fish species in the 20g tank. As i was moving groups around playing music ch...
by Proteus
02 Nov 2020, 22:51
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: A smudgespot cory fry!
Replies: 7
Views: 3536

A smudgespot cory fry!

I got the shock when I went to the holding tank that held my 11 smudge spot cories that was left after keeping them in a 82 degree temperature for few months (flooding in basement and combined the tanks) There was a FRY in the tank. Well past that stage but just by jove I am just thrilled! Have no i...
by Proteus
24 Feb 2020, 06:27
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Is this really similis not violetta?
Replies: 7
Views: 4729

Re: Is this really similis not violetta?

Lol thank you! Cant wait until they are free and clear of pesky QT tank in few weeks to move them into a 40g breeder to continue to grow.
by Proteus
23 Feb 2020, 22:19
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Is this really similis not violetta?
Replies: 7
Views: 4729

Is this really similis not violetta?

Went to a swap meet today and was besotted with the tiny corydoras babies. They were labeled violetta but it looked like the Corydoras(ln9)similis per other threads i dug into that its common to call those the violettas. No bigger than my fingernails! Definitely think theyre the bees knees i got 15 ...
by Proteus
14 Feb 2020, 03:30
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Cory "nana" ID assistance please
Replies: 12
Views: 5273

Re: Cory "nana" ID assistance please

Its still close but dont think its that cory species. Marking show splotches way more down the body vs the ones in the databases picture file.but you are correct its the closest label on "nanus" There were few that was close like elegans? My memory is not the same as it was before and the...
by Proteus
14 Feb 2020, 03:25
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Cory "nana" ID assistance please
Replies: 12
Views: 5273

Re: Cory "nana" ID assistance please

Update on this group they moved into the 75g tank over the weekend and have been doing well. Still showing the same patterning. My best shot of two with the opposite patterning.
by Proteus
13 Feb 2020, 19:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Which cory sp appericate LONG TERM warm temperature other than Sterbais
Replies: 0
Views: 8077

Which cory sp appericate LONG TERM warm temperature other than Sterbais

Hey guys need advice here. Now Im shifting my focus on getting a different group of Cories and am only finding that Sterbais are the only ones that is happy in a 80-82 temperature tank long term? The Cat log search just gives me a wide parameters for alot of cories listed making me wonder if they re...
by Proteus
31 Jan 2020, 03:00
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Cactus pleco do I have
Replies: 8
Views: 3757

Re: Which Cactus pleco do I have

Thank you for the clarification
by Proteus
28 Jan 2020, 05:29
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Keeping Fish is never Quite easy
Replies: 8
Views: 3503

Re: Keeping Fish is never Quite easy

This reminded me when I am slowly getting back into swing of things keeping fish all of the tank wipeouts in my past from a breeding colony of L264s that still had the white tips to the paynes catfish entire tank loss due to equipment failures over time to have two of everything when it comes to fil...
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 19:43
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Cactus pleco do I have
Replies: 8
Views: 3757

Re: Which Cactus pleco do I have

Thought once they all matured they LOSE the coloring the more they grow?

So in this batch of L114s I expect them to lose more orange in the seam coloring?

While see the L600 younger one has less orange than the older specimen? Its confusing
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 19:40
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Cactus pleco do I have
Replies: 8
Views: 3757

Re: Which Cactus pleco do I have

Example of why I got confused.
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 19:38
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Cactus pleco do I have
Replies: 8
Views: 3757

Re: Which Cactus pleco do I have

Another Question thats bothering me. Why are L600s and L114s looking so similar as I looked up a local importer that had L114s in stock and their coloring is not as orange as his is at a smaller size already and some of the labeled L600s that same source has in at 6" is showing that same colori...
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 18:37
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Cactus pleco do I have
Replies: 8
Views: 3757

Re: Which Cactus pleco do I have

Thank you very much Daniel.
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 15:48
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Cory "nana" ID assistance please
Replies: 12
Views: 5273

Re: Cory "nana" ID assistance please

The faded stripes color from yesterday stress from one cory has revealed it is just the same as the other cories in female? striping patterning. I have 5 males and 5 females if it is indeed the same species if its a napo cory. One of the cory has been sitting peacefully on the sponge filter eyeballi...
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 07:04
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Cory "nana" ID assistance please
Replies: 12
Views: 5273

Re: Cory "nana" ID assistance please

Will measure them tomorrow to me they are at least an inch long and they have been through the wringer today being chased around for a while at the LFS before being bagged up and tried to give them space in the QT tank for some time to settle in a bit. They are searching for food already tonight. Bu...
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 06:46
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Which Cactus pleco do I have
Replies: 8
Views: 3757

Which Cactus pleco do I have

Recently brought this guy off someone who is converting into SW setup. He had this guy in his Discus tanks at 86 degrees eating bloodworms beefheart etc what he fed the discus, this guy ate it all. He brought it 2 years ago at 2.5" He doesn't remember where he got it from. Its now 5.5"? I ...
by Proteus
27 Jan 2020, 06:21
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Cory "nana" ID assistance please
Replies: 12
Views: 5273

Re: Cory "nana" ID assistance please

There is few that has no spots like the female napos pictured thank you for the help.

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