Thank you for the photos. The difference between the two species is quite obvious when you have the two next to each other. If I understand correctly it is supposed to be nocturnal. So, could this change in behavior be a sign of illness or a problem? The light is filtered with water lenses so the br...

Thank you for your answer.
He's with young ancistrus and a Hypostomus basilisko at the moment so he doesn't have too much competition (he doesn't hesitate to push them to take the pellets).
In terms of quantity of food, what do you recommend? Starting from a diet every two / three days.

Hello, I welcomed a week ago, a fish under the name of Platydoras costatus. As I knew that the costatus sold are generally armatulus, I didn't ask myself too many questions. But I discovered while reading its file on PC that it was also confused with Orinocodoras eigenmanni. As I have never had Plat...

It looks like it but the size doesn't match. I saw C. ambiacus giant on an online sales site, is it a variety or another species?

Hi, I come to you again for an identification of Corydoras. I have three to identify but I think I have two distinct species. In order to facilitate identifications (and because they are quite shy and therefore difficult to take a picture of), I will put them one by one on this subject. So we start ...

At the water level, I make sure not to exceed 10 mg / l in nitrates. Only the pH may be a little low (between 6.0 and 6.5). No ammonia or nitrite.

The ones I put in a bigger tank are starting to recover slowly. I hope that the recovery will be complete and that they will have no sequelae.

Hello, I have a little problem with my corydoras fry. Some have deformed tails which give them a slightly wobbly swim. In food they have different pellets, daphnia and mysis as well as homemade pâté. I'm afraid it's maintenance. They were in a 60l (about 200 fry) and I just passed them through a 300...

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I got it from an individual who didn't seem to know anything about it (I paid $15 for it when it's worth at least $50 in France). He told me he had it for at least 10 years, maybe more. He kept it in a 60l (13 gallons) and then in a 160l (35 gallons). I didn't ask about the diet but not sure he was ...

Hello, I have just acquired this catfish under the term "pleco" (term which includes loricaridae in France). I therefore come to you to identify the species as well as the sex. It looks a lot like H. basilisko: -bicolor -Brown eyes - slightly red fins -about 12 cm (he is between 10 and 15 ...

Hello, given that Repashy for fish (and some of those for reptiles) have become impossible to find in France because of animal meal (same problem with beef heart for fish), I find myself having to make my own food for my fish. For all that is tetras and guppy I feed with flakes so no worries. But fo...

Hello, I have done quite a lot of breeding Corydoras aeneus albino and I have about 500 fry in my tanks. I have about 250 that are just over 3 months old and they are barely 2cm tall. So would you have any growth charts to see if it's normal for them to grow so slowly? They were bred with microworms...

Ok thanks.

Thank you for your answers.
I'm taking other photos as soon as I see it (they just arrived so I wouldn't want to stress them out by catching them).

Hello, I just bought 3 L129s and on one of them, the seller told me he was hesitating between L129 and L204 (his supplier sold him as an L129). What do you think? They measure 4 cm, is it too young for an identification? First the two L129: https://zupimages.net/up/22/20/j77t.jpg https://zupimages.n...

Thank you for your advice. I take note of these products.

Hello, having already had several diseases in my tanks, some of which required shock treatment (use of salt), I would have liked to know if anyone had a link or a book with the products that can be used on catfish and the dosage. As catfish (and loaches) have a specific skin, I know that certain pro...

Thanks for your confirmation.
I preferred to be sure of the species before selling the little ones.

Hello, I have for 5 years, a small group of albino Corydoras that I breed. I always thought they were Corydoras aeneus albino but could you give me confirmation please? The corys in question: https://zupimages.net/up/21/36/dfdy.jpg https://zupimages.net/up/22/18/mkbh.jpg [youtube]https://youtu.be/Sh...

I was thinking more of the style of the second photo, it would allow several caves to be made without the fish seeing each other. The problem of waste accumulation I thought about it but there are not many solutions. If there is a fish in a cave, in theory it should evacuate the waste by moving (sma...

I found this style of tray that could match. I could of course add other elements to create new hiding places even if this style already offers quite a few. For example, I could add a maze of PVC pipes underneath. Are there any stones to avoid with catfish? I will of course file the edges to avoid t...

Thank you for your answers. I had seen the PVC tubes but they are unattractive. I know that on this kind of fish it is better to focus on layout rather than aesthetics, but the problem is that the tank will be in the living room (the only place possible given its size, a room which is very quiet in ...

Hello, Following my subject of Synodontis granulosus breeding project, I ask him questions about the layout of the tank and in particular about the hiding places. I usually use roots for my other catfish but having never had cats this big and living in hard water, it makes it difficult for me. As it...

Thank you ! There will be a lot of coconuts and roots, I'll post a photo once the tank is full of water. I will first keep them in groups. If I see that the reproduction works I would leave them like that. If on the other hand I still have no reproduction, I would see to separate couples but I am un...

OK so I'm going to go with 2 feet of Anubias barteri. As the tank will be in black water, do you advise me to still put plants on the surface? I know synos don't like the light too much.

Ok thanks.
What photos do you need to sex them?

Jools wrote: ↑16 Apr 2022, 17:23 They don't live in the main river though, rather vegetation clogged feeder streams.

Jools

Do you know what vegetation it is?

Hello I would like to have an identification of these Corydoras as well as a sexing. They measure about 6 cm and are at least 7 years old. What do you think ? Specimen 1: https://zupimages.net/up/22/15/iit9.jpg Specimen 2: https://zupimages.net/up/22/15/vq5q.jpg Specimen 3: https://zupimages.net/up/...

Hello, while waiting to be able to accommodate S. granulosus in their tank, I plan to attempt the reproduction of Synodontis nigriventris. I have 7 specimens (4 of 8 years old and 3 of 4 years old). I have at my disposal a 160l tank (100 x 40 x 40 cm) which will be entirely dedicated to them. The de...

Hello I found a 1400l tank, so I could put a removable partition for periods outside reproduction. I also had my supplier who may have wild synodontis but the timelines are unknown. I did not know that this reproduction had been made with hormones. This complicates the task a little and increases th...