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by Melander
28 Oct 2020, 22:56
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Blue eyed Ancistrus
Replies: 5
Views: 2335

Re: Blue eyed Ancistrus

Thank you for the replies. Jools: Unfortunately the store owner did not have any information like that. Shane: sorry to hear that. Now when you mention it, The females eyes do look a bit cloudy in the photo. Makes me think of “ammonia burn”, or maybe it’s the angle. I ended up not getting these afte...
by Melander
27 Oct 2020, 20:33
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Blue eyed Ancistrus
Replies: 5
Views: 2335

Re: Blue eyed Ancistrus

Cheers MissNoodle:)
I’m fairly certain the fishes are wild caught so that should rule out the hybrid suggestion.
by Melander
26 Oct 2020, 20:40
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Blue eyed Ancistrus
Replies: 5
Views: 2335

Blue eyed Ancistrus

Hi,
These are small, around 6cm TL and labelled as wc Ancistrus L048 (obviously incorrect).

I’m hoping there is a chance of a positive Id. as their striking blue eyes stand out from most Ancistrus I have seen. The eyes are even more blue in real life.

Andreas
by Melander
26 Mar 2016, 11:16
Forum: Bugs
Topic: My Fish: record of removed species kept in Cat-elog & breeding log
Replies: 6
Views: 11091

My Fish: record of removed species kept in Cat-elog & breeding log

A few years ago I made a mistake by registering a kept (and bred species) in My Aquaria that turned out being something else. I proceeded to remove the species in My Aquaria, I should probably have chosen "change species, keep data". The species was removed from My Aquaria but I still show...
by Melander
26 Mar 2016, 11:00
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)
Replies: 11
Views: 3296

Re: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)

@cicrudh13: It's a different market as mine were brought in Scandinavia but that does seem on the steep side to me.
by Melander
18 Mar 2016, 16:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)
Replies: 11
Views: 3296

Re: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)

Andreas, how are your claros doing? I wonder about their behaviour in your tank. Are they shy? Or out in the open a lot like on your pictures? Do they cave a lot? How are your plants? Any losses there? Are they eating herbivorous? Do they like potatoe and zucchini or the likes? Thank you. Hi Jobro,...
by Melander
02 Mar 2016, 16:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)
Replies: 11
Views: 3296

Re: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)

Thanks MarlonnekeW!

First thigns first though; I guess I'm just going to relax and enjoy them for a year or more before even thinking about breeding:)

All the best!
by Melander
29 Feb 2016, 12:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)
Replies: 11
Views: 3296

Ancistrus claro, I finally found them:)

I have been looking for this fish for so long that I had nearly given up. I'm so glad to have finally found them so I thought I would share a few photos. These WC fish were imported to Sweden recently and I was lucky to get my hands on a good group of 9 fishes: IMG_2247.JPG IMG_2195.JPG IMG_2193.JPG...
by Melander
29 Feb 2016, 11:58
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Anyone been stung by a venomous catfish?
Replies: 15
Views: 3475

Re: Anyone been stung by a venomous catfish?

I know it's not in the same league but I have been stung by Corydoras which was like an insect bite.

Not nice but it certainly did not keep me from going to work.

Andreas
by Melander
10 Jun 2015, 19:14
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: L333 "Belo Monte"?
Replies: 1
Views: 1178

L333 "Belo Monte"?

Hi, These fish were bought as adults under the name L333 ”Belo Monte”. I’m now curious if anyone else has come across L333s under this label, would you think it’s the real capture location? Is it a known variant of the L333 or simply a selling point for a nice fish? As a sceptic I’m thinking Belo Mo...
by Melander
05 May 2014, 18:31
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Could this be Ancistrus claro?
Replies: 4
Views: 1452

Re: Could this be Ancistrus claro?

Thanks for the comment jac! The body shape looks wrong too, these are very chunky. Anyway, I think these little fishes look different enough for there to be a chance of getting an id.. The pattern and colour of the female combined with the short body seems unusual to me. Maybe they need to grow out ...
by Melander
04 May 2014, 18:06
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Could this be Ancistrus claro?
Replies: 4
Views: 1452

Re: Could this be Ancistrus claro?

Thank you for the quick reply Birger, that rules one species out.

I am intrigued by what they can be.

Andreas
by Melander
04 May 2014, 17:36
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Could this be Ancistrus claro?
Replies: 4
Views: 1452

Could this be Ancistrus claro?

Spotted these in a LFS and the pattern of the female made me think about Ancistrus claro, I'm not sure if it is or if the mouth size/shape is right. The male is quite different and har more of a uniform dark colour. They both look like young adults to me and are of small size, 6-7cm TL so I would gu...
by Melander
16 Jan 2014, 18:07
Forum: Travellers note book
Topic: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft deep
Replies: 14
Views: 26245

Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d

Brilliant, that must have been a great experience!

Andreas
by Melander
10 Jan 2014, 16:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Panaque sp. L206 spawning
Replies: 32
Views: 13938

Re: Panaque sp. L206 spawning

Love the photos, it's a great report thanks for sharing it here!

Andreas
by Melander
20 Dec 2013, 20:36
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L180, sexing help-
Replies: 7
Views: 2000

Re: L180, sexing help-

I know you got your question answered, but I thought that I could add that I have two adult females and they look almost exactly like this.

Andreas
by Melander
06 Dec 2013, 15:43
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor, photos
Replies: 14
Views: 5487

Re: Corydoras concolor, photos

exasperatus2002 wrote:excellent fish and even better photography. Ever consider submitting a few of those pics for the species profile? Contact a mod.
Thank you, I have been planning to submit them. I guess I have been forgetful and lazy about it but i'll get on to it.
Andreas
by Melander
06 Dec 2013, 15:15
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor, photos
Replies: 14
Views: 5487

Re: Corydoras concolor, photos

@Coryfan: Thank you very much, I do like the smoking one myself! Fantastic picture Melander! My largest male is similar looking, maybe not such a nice dorsal though. Someone told me the females are much bigger than the males, do you find this to be the case? My dominant male is the largest fish out ...
by Melander
05 Dec 2013, 14:25
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor, photos
Replies: 14
Views: 5487

Re: Corydoras concolor, photos

Thanks Blaise, I would highly recommend this species!

Andreas
by Melander
05 Dec 2013, 12:40
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor, photos
Replies: 14
Views: 5487

Re: Corydoras concolor, photos

http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz322/AndreasMelander/Corydorasconcolor_male_zpse7b3e5a5.jpg Got a lucky snap last night of the alpha male feeding from the surface. This individual has been the strongest and fastest grower since they were about 3cm in length, he is now the boss of the tank and a...
by Melander
05 Dec 2013, 12:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor shy?
Replies: 3
Views: 1093

Re: Corydoras concolor shy?

I agree with the above.

Of the Cories I keep I find the concolor to be the opposite of shy, even boisterous.

Andreas
by Melander
08 Nov 2013, 09:18
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Hara jerdoni?
Replies: 4
Views: 1047

Re: Hara jerdoni?

Many thanks for the I.D. and the description, I'm delighted with the information.


Andreas
by Melander
07 Nov 2013, 15:39
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Hara jerdoni?
Replies: 4
Views: 1047

Re: Hara jerdoni?

Thanks for the reply! Interesting, this is why Planetcatfish is so good. I looked at the photos of H. minuscula before posting but thought that these looked "flatter". I however trust yourself far more than myself comparing photos on the internet, how do you tell the two apart? Three of th...
by Melander
07 Nov 2013, 15:02
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Hara jerdoni?
Replies: 4
Views: 1047

Hara jerdoni?

Hi,

These came in as Fryingpan Catfish from South America.

They however look like Hara jerdoni to me, what do you think?

Andreas
by Melander
30 Sep 2013, 09:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor, photos
Replies: 14
Views: 5487

Re: Corydoras concolor, photos

Thanks for the comments! I will try to update this thread with some new photos when they have grown a bit more.

@cinnamonsticks: You have a great way of expressing yourself, certainly put a smile on my face!

@steveh28: I can hardly wait for these lads to reach maturity for that reason!

Andreas
by Melander
23 Sep 2013, 15:18
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras concolor, photos
Replies: 14
Views: 5487

Corydoras concolor, photos

I just wanted to share some photographs of these. I am very happy with the photos but ever more so with the fish which seems to be an undervalued species that could do with some promotion. I got these lads about 4-5 months ago and in that time they have doubled in size and really show of their reddi...
by Melander
23 Sep 2013, 11:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: King Tigers (how many is too much?)
Replies: 35
Views: 6598

Re: King Tigers (how many is too much?)

Thanks for sharing this, I really like the tank. It's easy to see how they would feel secure in there.

Andreas
by Melander
02 Jul 2013, 19:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: A. claro with eggs
Replies: 46
Views: 10664

Re: A. claro with eggs

Very nice,

It's a shame this fish is not more readably available, it would be a great addition to the hobby.

I have been on the lookout for these here in Ireland for quite some time now, without any luck.

Please keep us updated on the progress.

Andreas
by Melander
01 Jul 2013, 19:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Very large Otocinclus cocama
Replies: 3
Views: 1024

Re: Very large Otocinclus cocama

Glad I could help and 42mm looks right.

Andreas

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