Can you pop the parents into another tank temporarily?

Hi edds, yes I could move the parents, but I'm leaving town in a week or so for an extended trip and I'll need to have someone else caretaking the fish. I'd rather not make changes among the adults just before leaving. Since there are still ...

Today, after looking again at how much bigger the fry are loose in the tank, I gambled and released the fry from the fry box back into the parents' tank. Fingers cruised they don't get eaten.

Cheers, Eric

10 day update: There are still a few fry loose in the tank, in addition to the fry in the fry box. What I'm seeing, which I've seen before in other species, is that the fry surviving in the tank are growing much faster than the fry in the fry box. I presume the main explanation is that there are ...

This paper states it uses a preparation made from "Arabian Gulf catfish" and cites three papers for technique. Those papers used what is described as either Netuma bilineata or Netuma thalassina , depending on which prior citation you check.

Al-Hassan, J.M., Renno, W.M., Oommen, S., Nair, D., Paul ...

Raunelli Montoya, G.S. 2024. Morpho-functional variation in the genus Sturisoma (TELEOSTEI: SILURIFORMES: Loricariidae) in the Peruvian Amazon: Ecological and evolutionary implications. Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Raunelli Montoya, G.S. 2024. Variación morfo-funcional ...

Viktor Jarikov wrote: 06 Jun 2025, 04:39

Dang that looks painful.

It's fascinating to watch these fish in your tanks Viktor. Thanks.

Cheers, Eric

From The End Is Nigh :
Dear Planet Catfish,

It is clear from the reading of Nostradamus that the world will end when L666 is pictured in a source called DATZ. What L number are we up to now?

Concerned,
United States of America
4th July 2000

Dear Concerned,

Between 1988 and 1995 there were 210 ...

Here's one of the fry today, at least 6mm SL.

Excellent. Thanks HH.

Cheers, Eric

Hi All,

In doing some literature research on peat swamps, I found a paper saying that Acrochordonichthys rugosus (and another species in the same genus) is found there, at least in the North Selangor peat swamp forest (NSPSF), Selangor ( REFERENCE HERE ). But our CLOG page for this species states ...

Hi Jools,

Not trying to make work for you, but the following articles have broken image links, or other issues if noted so. (FWIW, originally, I stumbled upon two SW articles, but then later decided to stroll through all of SW and the ABOUT & HELP tabs to see if other issues existed... needless to ...

Oh, cool new species.

It's mentioned as such in the paper [Bagarius sp. ‘Salween’ Ng & Kottelat, 2021:141(Salween River).] So i think it's a safe bet. But, best to await @Silurus to confirm.

Cheers,

Jools

Thanks for the info. I posted just before heading for work, so haven't had time to read ...

Is the same as the new B. protos? I added a clog tag in the above post, but I didn't add B. protos to the CLOGs until I know if these are the same.

Cheers, Eric

Bagarius protos .
Bagarius dolichonema .

Zeng Y-Y, Pu X-R, Lei H-T, Oo TN, & X-Y Chen. (2025). A taxonomic review of Bagarius catfish (Siluriformes, Sisoridae) in the Salween and Irrawaddy rivers, with descriptions of two new species from China and Myanmar. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(3 ...

That's an interesting fish! What is the store calling it?

Cheers, Eric

medaka wrote: 23 Jun 2025, 18:22You did the spawning

LOL, technically, I think the fish did the spawning, but I'm happy to get credit for it.

medaka wrote: 23 Jun 2025, 18:22Hope to see you again sometime.

Agreed! Maybe CSG 2026?

Cheers,
Eric

medaka wrote: 23 Jun 2025, 10:18 HI Eric

Again, congratulations on your spawning.
Can you guess who I really am?

Hi Adrian. Yes I sorted that a while ago. Thanks again for your advice.

Cheers, Eric

Update on my remaining adults:

Direct link: Microglanis aff. poecilus 2025-06-22

Caught the adults today. The largest fish is about 12cm SL. FWIW, last June, when I started this 33-gal long waterfall tank with kinon, the largest specimen was 10cm SL (HERE).

Cheers,
Eric

Gutted this tank today to remove all juvenile . Here's what I found:

Cheers, Eric
33 gal long tank update 2025-06-22

Update on one of my Microglanis aff_iheringi. Today I purged my 33 gallon long tank with the waterfall and kinon to remove all the juvenile Tatia intermedia (I removed over 30 large juvies from the November and February spawns). In the process, I was able to collect and view the Microglanis in the ...

Hi @Achim,

Thank you and thanks for the photos and extra information. By comparing your hatchling photos and hatching information, I conclude that my fish may have spawned about 7-10 days before I discovered the fry, as my fry look similar to your "week old" fry.

I now have about 20-25 fry in a ...

Zawadzki, C. H., Penido, I. S., Lustosa-Costa, S. Y., & Ramos, T. P. A. (2025). Re-describing and ascertaining to homeland Hypostomus vaillanti (Steindachner, 1877) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a golden and black pleco from Northeast Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 1-11.

https://doi.org/10.1111 ...

Olabi-Obath, D.B.C., Tsoumou, A., Mikia, M., Mady-Goma Dirat, I. & J. Vouidibio. 2025. Feeding habits of Synodontis nummifer, 1899 (Siluriformes: Mockokidae), from lower course of Tsiémé River (tributary of right bank of Congo River). Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, 13(1 ...

I added it. I came across both spellings before adding the entry, but couldn't tell which was the correct spelling. Since the genus is extinct, neither entry appears in ZooBank or in the COF, so I went with the spelling I found first, which happened to be in the preprint. My mistake.

Thanks for ...

This morning I collected six more fry from the tank, mostly by shaking out the spawning mop and the mass of Java moss. There's still more fry loose in the parents' tank, but they're difficult to catch.

The parents were very active around the spawning mop last night, so I was hopeful for more eggs ...

Shane wrote: 20 Jun 2025, 21:43"120 gallon aquarium (450 liters). Good condition. One small leak in bottom. $150 firm"

But the leak is SMALL... so only a little water gets out.

Cheers,
Eric

Hi All,

A store in my area (Exotic Aquarium in Sacramento, CA) received a really large order of moth cats imported as Erethistes hara . I picked up 10 yesterday. The largest are about 3cm SL, but others are smaller.

I've got to take a closer look at them to confirm ID, as I don't see any ...

That sure was quick, they got randy in no time! Talks about the care provided. What are you feeding the adults and what's the tank temperature?


Hi Balaji,

Thanks! I have six fish in a 38L tank. 73F (23C), pH6, 300 microSeimens. Sponge filter and an airstone for extra aeration (but mild water ...

Excellent work! I think @medaka is the only other that comes to mind (maybe @achim too) that has spawned these or congeners but before breeding logs being available on this site.

Cheers

Jools


Thanks Jools! Looking back through old posts, I see that @aquaholic also reported breeding E. jerdoni ...