Cosmops! Someone is showing off...

Here's another view of the mimic

black line hemi also called slender hemiodus....Hemiodus gracilis Muhahahahaaa! You fell into my trap! The scales look wrong. Does that thing have big teeth? Jools No, they have lots of teeny tiny teeth, and big smiles (especially when given a chunk of Repashy, which is probably their favourite foo...

So, what's this then?

Really superb images and info, can we have some more info on water parameters, husbandry regime, feeding etc. please?

Found a couple of papers that specifically mention the Po as having this species present, just thought it seemed like quite an early introduction (or at least I don't remember Channels being common imnports into the UK until the '80s).

Cheers HH. If the researcher requires any further information would you be happy to offer it? Might actually suggest the freshwater fish Bioblitz to them, would be another record of interest.

Pete

I've been given permission to share these images by a researcher at the University of Parma, apparently the specimen was collected c. 50yrs ago from the Po.
Ictalurus punctatus seems most likely, can anyone confirm this or offer a better ID?

P1030393.JPG P1030396.JPG These are a very different fish from the other (dark brown and spotty) tail bar fish that were at Pier recently, they may be different from the sandy-brown tail bar fish at work (although with a lot of similarities). I expect these to end up as quite large fish (c.7" ...

Just revisiting this thread. Taken a few poor pictures of a young pair of Megalechis I've got at home, tail bar present so ostensibly picta.

Today I had quite a nast surprize. When I woke up, went to the shower, I smelled something fishy in my house. I usually find the fishy smell goes away once I've showered... So, you're wondering whether Heptapterids are particularly oily or have some other significantly-toxic byproducts of necrosis?...

You lovely man! Not saying I'll understand it all mind, I'll just look for some pictures.

Talking about this one, right? Yes. It was this paper that prompted me to start this thread, as it shows the kind of thing I've been thinking for quite a while now. I was certain that we had at least several forms just within what we'd currently refer to Megalechis picta (to my eyes, one of the bar...

Just thinking aloud really, something that's been in my head a while. I've always had a soft spot for Hoplos and Dianema , and so I take notice of them in retailers, and more and more I'm thinking there's a level of diversity that may be being missed (although a very recent paper covers some aspects...

This will be using the superb HydroJets and HydroWizards from the company who set the aquarium up, Panta Rhei. We had a HydroWizard on test here and it really was the mutt's nuts.

Pete

A purist's nightmare, and not something that should be deliberately produced, but still a very bonny (and no doubt characterful) fish to have as a pet.

That racking on the Tenji site is actually all FRP, I know it looks like coated steel but I've spoken with the manufacturers to confirm, cool stuff, can be drilled and bolted to suit. Some of our suspended flooring here behind the display aquaria is FRP grating, but we can't find anyone who can buil...

Hi, no, we're after simple racking/shelving for putting our off-show aquaria on. If you look here http://tenji.com/projects/project.aspx?ID=20 and find the images of the off-show areas, you'll see some images of dark grey racking, it's that kind of thing we're after, maybe not quite so heavy duty, t...

Looking for a UK supplier for FRP racking, we're redoing the research room at work and want to avoid using metal if at all possible.

Pete

Certainly in the UK, any decent angling shop which caters to match or lure anglers should offer a range of nets with rubber coated mesh (bear in mind mesh size relating to the size of fish you aim to catch). They're designed to prevent hooks getting caught up and also to shake dry quickly, but they ...

Where did you get it? The colour is so light-dependent that it's probably easier to refer back to the vendor, they are both enthusiasts' fish and there's nothing to be gained that I can see from selling one as the other.

2 of the above, 24 x 24 base area great for rearing fish, £15 ono.

Looks like a young hybrid sold as Flowerhorn of one type or another. Many of them seem to have Trimac genes in there, this could be Trimac x Melanurus/Synspilus, or some other combination.
Going to get bigger and much more evil.

That also looks like the normal damage you get when Angels mouth-wrestle such as you'd expect in the lead up to spawning. I'd never seen them actually lock together, but they do bite and this can result in superficial damage.

Looks at the other clips on there, it appears this species takes the same approach to courtship that I do.
Good job RTCs are not so spawnable in captivity! Makes you wonder whether Batrachoglanis might do something similar.

Thanks. I'm aware of the reasons why freshwaters have more airbreathing fishes, but really was curious if whether there were any bizarre exceptions to the rule, but there doesn't seem to be in this case. Tarpon. Assumedly this gives them the option to inhabit lagoons with lower DO, which means they...

I also picked a cracking pair of these up from Pier, the male has a lovely set of odontodes coming on, his pectorals are all but covered as well as the sides of the head and nape. I find it interesting that there is a gap in the bristles actually on the supraoccipital, makes me wonder what the purpo...

Just means that the "new barbel growth" reaction was triggered in spite of the original barbel not having been fully severed. There's probably a "damage threshold" beyond which the physiological reaction kicks in.

Nooo!! As we've only just had new labelling done, at great cost, it will remain K. minor in the Bolton area for the time being...

I tried to lure the ones here out with some New Era food to get a picture, but they knew what I was up to and just laughed at me.

We have njassae "gold head" in with Mbuna. I don't suppose you have a pic of these at all? I'm wondering about the "gold head" It's subtle, they do have an iridescent sheen overall. No pics of the fish here, they're in and out in a flash. Same as the fish pictured on the stock l...