Although information on this highly-modified species is scarce, it is believed to be a Batesian mimic of several cichlids found in the same area.

































PS: this ad was found on the Planet's bottom (and on multiple occasions, too)!

I don't have anything specific to add, since fishes are currently not a top priority. It was only a casual suggestion, after all.

Cheers

Thanks, bekateen!

Although my question was completely answered, there seem to have been a few misunderstandings. Since these are not too significant, I guess this topic is finished.

Unless anyone is curious about the whole affair with darkling beetles, of course...

I understand that creating new articles for it might be time-consuming or problematic, but how I wish there were more! If my eyes are correct, the Planet's top users (you know who you are) are making many exciting new projects and dealing with new species, and summarizing that 5-page forum thread wi...

After reading your whole post, I must confess confusion - What specifically do you need help with? "One must write in such a way that what is written cannot be misunderstood." I think the final judgement should be derived from scientific publications, either directly for those proficient ...

I have used (blanched or raw) peeled black-eyed peas and kidney with other plecos. They are eaten well. Alarm! A quick google search suggests that raw kidney beans are human-toxic. Either your plecos are immune to kidney-bean poisoning, the raw kidney-bean thing is a widespread myth, you have only ...

I'm pretty sure I can trust that the Planet's experts and admins have enough sense not to put Pterygoplichthys into a nano aquarium. As an insect enthusiast, I also know from personal experience that "informal" (non-expert-created or "mass media") websites discussing well-known i...

I've been pondering this issue for quite a while. Fishes in aquariums generally experience conditions that are quite different from those in natural habitats. For example, omnivorous fishes may partition their resources so that each species semi-specializes in certain foods to avoid competition; whe...

Tubifex, filth-feeding maggots, and other small "worms" are often used for feeding fish and other animals. Apparently, the standard procedure is to keep them in a clean environment for a few days as they excrete their "dirty" gut contents before feeding. Unfortunately google sear...

Are the lumps on the Chiloglanis' undersides the tumors Shane was mentioning?

Here's a tip: Click on chilo_glanis's "My images" link to see the photobucket-removed pictures. (Ugh, when I went to photobucket.com to see the Bivane pics, I was flooded with a ton of those scammy "clickbait" ads that seem to be everywhere and on multiple visits I even got sever...

Welcome to the Planet! Dealing with unhealthy fishes has caused me much misery, so I can relate to the circumstances. Apparently, quarantining every single new fish before introduction is an important step for avoiding disease. It seems strange that your cory is not displaying any symptoms like fung...

Hypostomus plecostomus is, according to the site, a very uncommonly sold fish. Most "H. plecostomus" are actually other plecos (such as Pterygoplichthys pardalis ) that have been mis-labeled. For identifying pardalis, both the belly pattern and the number of dorsal fin rays must be observ...

Hello everyone, thanks for both of your comments, Mol_PMB and adnan! Unfortunately, Hikari fishfood is not easily available in Austria, not even online. I'm hoping someone will bother to correct me if anything I'm writing about doing or planning is bullsh**. Cheers, Lisa It seems that fishfoods fro...

Kakeeb wrote: ↑29 Sep 2017, 18:18 hello shane,
any advice ,medication you can recommend,thanks

Because advice is different for different kinds of catfish, knowing what type it is and providing more information would help us a lot.

Recently a koi jumped out, was quickly rescued, and showed the same dazed floating behavior you described. It recovered after a few hours. If you want to help the fish, add liquid "medicines" (not truly) like API stress coat (or a similar product) that are supposed to help injured fishes r...

My mother used to keep wood eating Beatles There are a ton of different and unrelated wood-eating beetles, so I'm not sure which ones. I'm guessing the ones she kept were Odontaenius disjunctus bess beetles. These are extremely well-known as pets, and even Carolina Biological Supply sells them aliv...

Here is what an average day is like: I wake up after dreaming about finding the breeding grounds of a 1-cm, drab-looking black beetle (genus Coniontis , probably) again. Despite being so poorly known that there are just a few sentences about its biology online (and mostly in esoteric research articl...

Here's pics https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMt1WmCGY3g/WcxeScBpyUI/AAAAAAAAAcg/eg2y5dLIQhI64b-CLWRgzweXZsda2w-IgCLcBGAs/s1600/sucker.PNG https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jo1mQBLYpvo/Wcxfvehhy6I/AAAAAAAAAcs/XT62oPDxd1gYbzXSRzn8FAbKr5MandiLQCLcBGAs/s1600/stinger.PNG The section called "family common name&q...

Despite the popularity of captive fishes and general terror of "bugs", I have found that there are many similarities between the two. First, an introduction to my world: In a considerable part of the world, insects are often considered to be mostly "pests" and thought of as "...

I have a feeling this issue has been discovered already, but why is the "family common name" always the one word "Catfishes" and the "common names" the more sensible "Armored suckermouth catfish" or "Banjo catfish" or "Whale catfish", to gi...

Sorry for the loss. I am still mad over my own dead pleco, which got killed last spring.

How did you paint the tank? Describe the procedure. I have a feeling that the process of tank-painting severely terrified the fish, and instead of helping the fish it made things worse.

Aquarium Glaser has several whale catfishes listed, and apparently they ship to all areas of the world.

Thanks, good to know

What about that spambot which posted an ad disguised with an aquarist's advice? I've seen spambots on other forums crawling around with their "mouths" taped shut as well, and they seem likely to fool the system into being real users.

Um, I smell a "smart" spammerbot above me; "find out more" seems to be an advertisement (I didn't dare click, but "phenq" in the url appears to be a dieting "aid"). EDIT: spammer was deleted by administrators. I have a feeling the powdered shrimp food could ha...

Whenever I visit there are always bingbots and baidu-spiders scuttling around. I wouldn't be surprised if other fancy software dominates the guest section or makes up a large proportion of post viewers.

Jools?

Some catfishes, like the chameleon whiptails, naturally and harmlessly change color, and others display special "stress coloration" when unhealthy. Also, stressed fish that change color are often paler/duller than healthy ones; PlanetCatfish and Amazonas article-writers have noted that an ...

Personally I would still avoid lead because it could poison the fish very very slowly without causing any visible issues. Also, my common pleco eventually swam to the surface at night to eat a floating cucumber slice, making weights non-essential. Of course, none of this is very relevant because the...

Unfortunately, I cannot ID your fish. However, I might have an idea why your fish suddenly became aggressive. In my book Exotic Marine Fishes ,of which the famous Herbert Axelrod was a coauthor, it said that fishes in an aquarium are often less aggressive when newly introduced because they have no t...