I'll also point out there are much easier ways to play the 'oneupmanship' game on this forum if so desired than just a hypothetical throwing of like/dislikes around. Number of posts - displayed on every mini profile on every thread. Simply post anything, anywhere. Species kept - This is very much a ...

I count that as 10 sites that didn't use it, 1 site that 'tore itself apart'...but was it because of a 'like/dislike' system, or would it have happened even if it wasn't present? - and good mods should be monitoring for disruptive threads and users anyway, especially if there is a flagging system, s...

Couple of profile pages

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... ies_id=121
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/sy ... s-euptera/

That's certainly not well looked after fish and I wish you the best. I've seen some poor looking rescue fish but never a synodontis looking so starved.

As said by jools often the best start to recovery is simply clean water and a decent diet.

With very few exceptions all my fish, vegetarian or omnivores (and of course meaty types) have ignore veg, frozen, blanched or fresh. Peas, lettuce, cabbage, carrot, courgette...almost untouched. Even those that did get nibbled often seemed like a one off as the next attempt failed and was removed u...

Specialist forums are a far cry from generic bragging sites like Facebook where number of 'friends' counts above all else. People who join niche sites such as PC don't come in to throw a few smilies to their mates so I'm fail to see how the like/dislike choice can be seen as a mere point scoring exe...

I have both cory pygmaeus and habrosus and recommend them both as active ittybittyfishys. I wanted hastatus too but my habrosus didn't do so well (of 8 I have 3 left, whilst the pygmaeus are doing well in the same tank!) so I held off. Other little fishes...although not so active... Hara spp. (Banjo...

Im a member of a forum that successfully uses the like/dislike function but doesn't use it as a scoring system. A 'point' is awarded to your profile page and the awarder is offered the chance to add a comment. On the main pages all you have is a simplified red/green system that runs from 1*red, thou...

I believe a +1 would be a good idea in agreeing with/liking posts without having to add anything more. I don't however think a -1 feature would help at all. I am a strong believer in positive criticism and if something is wrong or disagreeable then something more than a simple 'no' or 'i disagree' s...

PC says 21.5-26.5c for A.cf cirrhosus, similarly SF has 21-26c. My girls is kept around 21-23 on average with only summer months raising it to, or slightly above the recommended figures as noted above. However a thread on ankther forum has this... My tank sits at 28c these days but has in the past b...

2 species I have/have had that aren't on the list:

Hara hara
Hisonotus leucofrenatus

& Otocinclus affinis that I decided not to buy.

They may go where the food is, however nowadays there is a trend for aquariums to be almost too clean and perfect and imo this is one instance where the overzealous nature of some keepers is actually forcing the fish away from their preferred food source. I'm afraid the wet vs dry season argument of...

My otos are frequently seen on the substrate and horizontal surfaces that grow algae or catch food. This is as well as ths expected flat , vertical surfaces including not just tank walls, wide leaf plants etc but also wood and Vallis. I also have a fair few Hisonotus leucofrenatus 'Niger/Black otos'...

Good luck! Hope it doesnt turn out to be a troublesome parasite or massive lump of a fish. Don't know if I would be brave enough to buy such a mystery fish - its not exactly 'Corydoras 'unknown sp'' that at least gives a general clue (at worst pygmy cory to large Scleromystax or Brochis) Might be lu...

Bad news...tried to edit the basic data and it still won't accept even a date change defaulting to -1.11.30

Also insists on sizes and ages of adults and fry, which I intended to edit later once the report was accepted.

Pretty much as already noted by others. Oddly even though it displays the error it does at least add the correct species as being bred and the fact it involved both males and females (would have been odd otherwise!?!) - dates wrong though, unless I was fishkeeping 2014 years ago (I'll check my growt...

That makes more sense as its a zero cost sales promotion if it's already stocked, vs having to track down and possibly import the fish specially.

What a rediculous situation! - they haven't/won't/can't identify therefore no purchase - they won't let you identify therefore no again no purchase How are they to sell fish and money with such odd service and decision making? ... You could try explaining that without an id then it most certainly wo...

If in any doubt all - avoid. It may only be a 1 in a 10000 chance of getting fish you can't house but then you have the problem of rehoming them, and if they arrive as real tank busters it can be a difficult job. Can you ask the supplier for a picture perhaps? Maybe they're in a similar position of ...

This is why I hate made up names on wholesalers lists, notably those text only ones where Latin names are unheard of...too many are easily mistaken or can refer to multiple species. So far I've had to id 4 of the fish species I've bought myself as shops have simply carried over dodgy or plainly inco...

This thread has the same name and suggests 'some sort of Hepapterus or Rhamdia' http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26546 Unfortunately the pix appear deleted. One of those potentially troublesome parasitic 'vampire' catfish? I've seen reports of the less problematic species being kep...

Will there be a European version? :d Probably just as much a murky story.... Hopefully it will help clarify what this most un-species like of 'species' is, or at least enough so there can perhaps one day be a definitive baseline for the...err...nearly said species again...'cf' Or will it remain a My...

'All but written in stone' because everything I've read about the European BN is about how it differs from any recognised species (or L). Maybe one day someone will find a wild cousin and there may be a 'halleluyah' moment but I very much doubt it considering the efforts put in so far. The A "c...

I can understand shops not knowing the specifics of each and fish they sell but there are some basic species and families that really should be so well known that its unbelievable a member of staff would get it wrong - and especially when presented with evidence. Common pleco (an accepted name) and ...

...several hobbyists believe that the "common Ancistrus" that was the base species for these "fancy" breeds is itself a hybrid. ... Some have said that they are in favor propagating breeds but are against creating hybrids. What if it turns out that they are one and the same? -Sh...

I have a few self imposed rules that have served well over time. Separate tanks in to niches Eg. so you aren't tempted to buy multiple day active substrate species only to find your nitrates through the roof before finding that pleco/oto/shoaler/snail/shrimp/surface dweller than would round out the ...

If I had two fry come out with red eyes I would 1) take photos to document it hapened and 2) destroy the mutant animals to ensure they did not reproduce. -Shane If performing a natural breeding cycle, ie not hand picking 'perfect' fish for line breeding then I see no need to treat these fry as anyt...

Although there may be no scientific basis for variant vs breed (I'll leave that to the Ichthyologists) there is certainly a case for differentiating from a linguistics viewpoint (OED definitions): Variant: A form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing...

Also as a side note: I tend to use the terms 'variant' and 'breed' in slightly different terms. Variant: Different to the type specimens in some standardised form, but equally identifiable as members of the same species - eg. colours, markings, finshape etc. Primarily based on wild occuring forms or...

Personally I'm 'happy' to call the 'species' whatever is needed IF there is at least a common understanding across the fishkeeping community. Ancistrus cf cirrhosus Ancistrus sp(3) Ancistrus sp_hybrid(1) It matters not on a day to day basis as long as any shop, dealer, database resource who feels th...