Walter wrote:What´s that nonsens for?

Animals are no humans, so don´t judge them like men.

Hai Walter

as true, as true.....

Make sure you remove anything that hasn't been eaten for 24 hours. IME this does not hold for Otocinclus. They don't even touch the veggies until they've been in the water for 24 hours and start going soft and mushy.

Yes, that's right! A few salads or fresh spinace are only get eaten when its ...

I recently purchased one Otocinclus for my 10 gallon dwarf puffer tank.

He's rather thin and I'm hoping to fatten him up. What are the best foods to feed? There are plenty of diatoms in the tank, and I'm feeding blanched zucchini every day, which he nibbles on, but it doesn't really look like he's ...

Dave Rinaldo wrote:These fish were found in a shipment labeled

Otocinclus vittatus

out of Peru.

Hi Dave

that's funny.

Dave Rinaldo wrote:I found these two the other day.

Nice Pic
Can you tell us more about this two little catfishes?

Rainer,
Is this a unique specimen or where there a group that all came in with this same coloration? It is certainly not a fish I have seen before, but I can (with your permission) forward your picture to some scientists working on these fishes.
-Shane

Hai Shane

i don't know if the whole group ...

Silurus wrote:I suspect Otocinclus (an oddly-colored individual).

uhhhh hard to believe. I think it's an undescriped species. Otocinclus? I don't think so. Maybe, that it's a kind of "mood of nature". Who know's?

Silurus wrote:Otothyris species have pronounced crests on the dorsolateral surfaces of the head, which your fish lacks.

I am thinking your fish is not Otothyris.

;o)

thx

any idea what it could be?

Hai

i've a problem to specifiy this fish:
http://www.remowiechert.de/AQ/Bilder/oto-spec.jpg

It`s not an specified Otocinclus and i'm not shure if this could be a Otothyris lophophanes. Can anyone tell who to classified this fish?

This fish is over 4 years old, the white pigmentation on the ...

Hai people

i'm working on a new website.

http://www.otocinclus.de

at the moment only in german, in the future i will translate it to a english version too.

Take a look if you're interested about this little dwarfs.

Yes, the fish on the picture is O. bororo, which I think â??as youâ?? that is not Berni´s fish.

But, how do you differenciatte between O. caxaxari and O. mura ???? :?:


Hai jorge

it's difficult. It`s right what you wrote here. You can only distinguish them at the lateral plates. Thats why i ...

Jorge wrote:

(from this page): http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/field/ ... ishes.html

not the same fish to my eyes

^

Looks like a O. bororo on this picture. I believe that the picture from berni shows a O. mura (female).

Hai

It seems to be a O. mura. The lateral stripe and the caudal fine base is unique as on the pics.
Maybe you know where they have catch this?

Brasil has cancelled. ...merde

Now i go to Thailand, on a island called Kho Lanta and will spend 6 Months their on a dive base for work. Maybe, after that i will buy the ticket to Recifé.

worton[pl] wrote:Call me pathetic but I dont know what is Garba, is it a kind of festival or something? :] but it looks interesting. Nice dresses
4zap may I ask where you were diving?

Hi

near Poland in Germany. The next town is Frankfurt/Oder. This sea is my favorit dive spot here in Brandenburg.

hmm, i dont like any pics from me.....



i'm on the left side....

To me that does not look like an iris diverticulum. Does the eye on the other side look the same?

Is that a recently bought fish? It looks a bit like fright coloration to me.

Yes. it does. Both eyes are looking the same. Thats the cause why i ask. I bought the fish a few years ago. I think they ...

Hi

i have heard about a few parasits and nematodes living in the sand, trying to catch my feet. :D First time i was there was 1978. In the years after i often use my holidays to stay their and enjoy the people, the weather an the nature, especially the animals. Piranhas are fried very "jummy" we ...

Hi silurus

The odontodes are really bigger than by O. hoppei. the second is the eye diverticel (if it was one...) you can see on the foto. I'm not sure if it is an diverticel or just a missbuilded iris. That are the criterias that make me thinking about the ID.
Normaly their are no O. xakriaba in ...

Hello

the pic schow an Otocinclus. The colouration is really "flat". From the pigmentation it could be a Otocinclus xakriaba. I try to find an difference between O. hoppei, which are darker pigmented.
The midlateral plates are like O. xakriaba, the colour ist like O. hoppei. The golden pigments on ...

Hi sidguppy

thx for the hints. Seems to be usefull wearing kevlar clothing under water.

I don't have to be more graphic, do I?

No. thats not nessecary.

you need to find a nice whitewater or clearwater habitat....I've been snorkelling in blackwaterrivers in the past, and they do live up to the name; it's like swimming in cola, except it's less sticky.

Hi

yes, thats my opinion. I've found one 1998 near Prainha, which is really clear and not like ...

Caol_ila wrote:Hi!

fry=Jungfische (...fried wäre was gebratenes)

Oh no, so easy? Sorry fot that question and thanks to Caol_ila for explaining it.

Hi

can anyone explain me, what fry means? Is it a special fish food? Sorry for that stupid question, but i cant find a explanation in my dictionary and i dont know what it is. my english lessons may be to short the last years.

jamos wrote: Has any one had any experience with discus eating fry????
thanks
jamos

hi

ähm, i am not shure what you mean? Do you want to cook a diskus or mean you feeding the fish with fried food?

Hi

next spring i want to travel to Brasil into the nord-east, next Town will be Fortaleza, to reach in a few minutes by car. I want to dive there, most times in sweetwater, not salty.
Does anyone knows lakes or slow rivers where diving is usual and maybe there are some catfishes, Apistogrammas or ...

Thank you for all the nice compliments! He really is a stunning fish.

4zap, thank you for lightening the pic for me! Do you mind if I save a copy of the revised picture?

Hi

it's your pic. You can do with it what you want. :wink: . I was only interested in the details of this very interesting ...

Wow

very nice pic from your cat. I want to see more details. In this opinion, i correct the lightness of the pic. Sorry.

Just an update. I went to England for a month with my son in charge. When I got back - 1 week ago - the gibbies fin is perfectly healed.

Here is my question . Do their fins grow out like our fingernails ? That is the only way I could think of that the fin could heal. And so fast ?

Hi

most times ...

Ok, thx....

monday seems to be not my day....