I'll be in tomorrow after work, eager as always to see what's there.

Three more pictures and some more information from Philipp "here's a shot of the habitat and the two "fishermen" who caught the catfish (they kind of accidentally caught the fish as they were looking for mayfly larvae which they said they used as lures for rod fishing). As far as I un...

Still waiting on getting the OK just to be by the book, I'll also ask for any habitat shots and some more exact location data.

Cheers HH, will pass it on. Is this picture worth having for the eLog?

Posting this on behalf of a student, would appreciate opinions on ID, below is some location information from the enquirer, reproduced verbatim.
"This fish was caught in a first order mountain stream in the Ferghana region in southern Kyrgyzstan".

Regards, Pete

It'll also provide a lot of bulk for the intestines. Ancistrus and Sturisoma also appreciate leaves. We had good success with Sturisoma fry by using green broadleaf twigs, blanching them in hot water and then putting them into the rearing tank. Sometimes I think it's just surface area for browsing t...

Went and had a look at our's and compared them with the figure in Boulenger, and it's a snap for them as well...

Ever fed live tubifex/blackworms? I've seen those worms in aquaria which have been fed with aquatic livefoods and/or wild collected decor, I've never had any indication that they do any harm to fish whatsoever.
The eggs look like artemia cysts, have you ever fed BBS or adult artemia (live or frozen)?

Odd question of the day, triggered by a discussion with a student...
Does anyone know if any studies have been undertaken to look at superficially-similar Corydoradine catfish, using a UV light source and a UV sensitive camera?

Pete

Sadly no, we've got a conference the week before which takes priority, but I think it's a very positive move to bring the aquatic trade and hobby to the fore, there's no real reason why it shouldn't have just as high a profile in the media as gardening, cookery or home improvements.

Pretty sure it's just due to the lingua franca vocabulary used in an international trade, where a literal translation doesn't quite work. The English-language hobby side of things also adopts stuff from other languages, often intact (e.g. aufwuchs, mattenfilter, gold saum).

Excellent! That should be the uniform of choice for any aquatic retailer worth its salt (in a larger size of course). You could have a different fish profile to indicate various specialisms.
I also think the speakers at the next catfish convention should be made to wear them.

And I will be getting an overhead filter, so I can stuff more filter material in as compared to the current HOB By "HOB" do you mean Hang-On-Back? If so I'd say you need to upgrade this as soon as possible, I've yet to see a hang-on style filter that holds enough media/generates enough tu...

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Lowest fish possibly a young Gnathocharax steindachneri. Can't make up my mind whether the headstanderoid is a young Pseudanos trimaculatus or a young Leporinus. I agree that the mottled dude or dudess is a young Myleus or similar.

MatsP wrote: Some had very high pH, others low, nitrate present, even ammonia.

Methinks they might have collected some yellow snow by accident....

Thought it worth mentioning that the tap water around these parts seems to be currently supersaturated with dissolved gases, some fish are more sensitive to this than others, but worth bearing in mind depending on how you do your water changes.

Would hand/target feeding be helpful with the Banjo? I have a smaller tank with African Dwarf Frogs that require hand feeding, as well as some bettas that are on a diet. No need with Banjos, they'll shuffle their way out of wherever they are tucked as soon as they smell something good. They'll also...

I bet I can send the only one with a catfish on the front! Hurry up though cos I go into hospital on Thurs a.m., so only got tomorrow to send it, be off a while after that.

As long as you know what spectrum you're after, try here http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/
Probably only worth it if you're buying numbers TBH, due to delivery costs, or share with few of you.

Or just buy the same tubes, repackaged, at 3x the cost, with an aq. manufacturers name on...

Some updates from a friend's site, some catfish in the pictures (mostly used as bait!)
http://www.gulliblestravels.co.uk/Site%20Map.htm

We could offer some of your fish a home, one where they'd be on public display so that others can enjoy them. However, having read why you are offering them out, take a little while to reconsider. You've got some very nice fish there, obviously well-cared for. Take a walk in the sunshine, maybe thin...

Industrial wrote:As for earthworms, I have never had luck with them as they always bury themselves in the substrate and I can never find them again.

Snip off the head with your thumb nail/blade/pair of scissors, they are then unable to bury themselves.

I'm asking on behalf of a public aquarium in the US, does anyone know where there are some decent Pseudomugil available? Apparently they're not easily accessible through the usual acquisition routes used by the institution concerned. Let me know and I'll pass on the details of the original enquirer....

Why not try the classifieds section on here, that way you can be fairly sure the fish will be going to someone who will appreciate it? You're likely to get more for the fish via that route than you'd get offered in store credit, but either way you're not looking at very much, although they aren't of...

Looks more like a Dekeyseria to me.

Yeah, with Mackerel you'll probably find it leads to water quality issues in the short term and possibly health issues in the long term.

Can you feed the worms directly to plecos? Or do you chop them up? I've been thinking about doing one, but the thought of chopping up worms changes my mind every time. :oops: No need for chopping, just pull them apart with your fingers :twisted: If you're squeamish, you can buy multi-bladed scissor...

Having a home wormery is great for a fish room and also great for feeling good about yourself from a green perspective. We have made them from old 5-gallon salt buckets, few holes drilled in the bottom and some old netting over that, job's a good 'un, old tea bags are also go in there. Any large fo...

Check out your local hosing (not hosiery!) supplier to buy potable-quality reinforced hosing at whatever diameter you need for a fraction of the cost/metre of the usual stuff. Comes in a nice compact roll where you can cut off whatever lengths you need.