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by Phoenix.L
20 Mar 2023, 06:51
Forum: Wanted (USA & Canada)
Topic: Catfish wish list
Replies: 2
Views: 216

Re: Catfish wish list

Oh no! Not the whole list at once. It didn’t seem likely that I would find more than a couple at a time.
I have extensive special order lists at both of my local stores, they come up with something from time to time. I would always prefer to buy from a person than a store if it is an option though.
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 11:54
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Issues with pop ups?
Replies: 4
Views: 130

Re: Issues with pop ups?

I must know the source of this great and unstoppable power 😂
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 11:53
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Issues with pop ups?
Replies: 4
Views: 130

Re: Issues with pop ups?

My pop up blocker doesn’t work on this site, they show up in the middle of the page blocking my view. Anyone else had this issue and solved it? What kind of dark magic are they using that this is the only website that manages to evade me pop up blocker? For real, I have never seen pop ups on an iPh...
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 08:40
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?
Replies: 11
Views: 1116

Re: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?

When I was replying to the other post I remembered that I meant to come back here and correct my error in uploading the wrong picture last time. That was the picture next to the one I wanted, and was a nigriventris.
This one is contractus, with those adorably huge eyes.
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 08:35
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Is it possible to spawn Synodontis contractus?
Replies: 7
Views: 281

Re: Is it possible to spawn Synodontis contractus?

Yes they will and yes similar to s.nigriventris in pretty much every way. Their behavior, eating, social, and spawning behavior are pretty much identical. They are also similar in that neither species spawns for the first time until they are like two or so years old. The bigger the school the better...
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 05:40
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Issues with pop ups?
Replies: 4
Views: 130

Issues with pop ups?

My pop up blocker doesn’t work on this site, they show up in the middle of the page blocking my view. Anyone else had this issue and solved it?
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 05:35
Forum: Wanted (USA & Canada)
Topic: Looking for
Replies: 2
Views: 2081

Re: Looking for

I know this is old but still looking for pink s.Petricola?
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 05:33
Forum: Wanted (USA & Canada)
Topic: Wanted: Tank Bred C. duplicareus
Replies: 5
Views: 1218

Re: Wanted: Tank Bred C. duplicareus

Did you find some? If you are still looking I can recommend someone.
by Phoenix.L
17 Mar 2023, 05:28
Forum: Wanted (USA & Canada)
Topic: Catfish wish list
Replies: 2
Views: 216

Catfish wish list

I came here to ask about a couple things and then decided why not just post the long wish list, including things I have that need more friends, things that you don’t really see everyday, and things that border on impossible to source. Maybe I will get really lucky and people will know where to find ...
by Phoenix.L
25 Feb 2023, 22:22
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?
Replies: 11
Views: 1116

Re: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?

Dave Rinaldo wrote: 24 Nov 2022, 22:30 Love to see a pic of your S. contractus. :)
As requested.
Took a minute, they do not care for having their picture taken.
Edit: I accidentally uploaded the wrong picture here. This fish is a nigriventris. Next picture is contractus.
by Phoenix.L
21 Feb 2023, 16:58
Forum: Wanted (USA & Canada)
Topic: Wanted: Tank Bred C. duplicareus
Replies: 5
Views: 1218

Re: Wanted: Tank Bred C. duplicareus

I am also looking for a school of these. If you find some please do let us know.
by Phoenix.L
21 Feb 2023, 16:56
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: LDA wormline chubby pleco
Replies: 5
Views: 454

Re: LDA wormline chubby pleco

Ordered 3 more, they arrived today. One very interesting thing about these guys is they appear to be able to change colors at will and pretty much instantly. They were all the same color when I took them out of the box, now one is almost white and one is fully black. The third is still that yellow c...
by Phoenix.L
21 Feb 2023, 16:18
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?
Replies: 11
Views: 1116

Re: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?

So to post an update I now have a school of 10 individuals in a heavily planted tank with some pygmy corys, habros, and Phoenix rasbora and they must like it because now I see them frequently swimming around in groups of 3 or 4. I will be upgrading the whole group to a 60 breeder in a few weeks and ...
by Phoenix.L
17 Feb 2023, 16:53
Forum: Other Catfishes
Topic: Breeding spoonface whiptaiks?
Replies: 3
Views: 499

Breeding spoonface whiptaiks?

The breeding reports for planiloricaria cryptodon kind of leave something to be desired in the way of information. I think these are just awesome looking fish and I have been playing with the idea of purchasing a male/female pair. I have pretty much decided to do it now that I have set up another 75...
by Phoenix.L
17 Feb 2023, 16:46
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Leaf litter
Replies: 4
Views: 262

Leaf litter

To anyone running a tank with leaf litter on the bottom, how often do you change out the leaves? My tank just ends up with tons of leaf debris in the water column, is this just unavoidable or am I leaving the leaves in too long or is there some other type I should be using, or maybe more fresh leave...
by Phoenix.L
13 Feb 2023, 10:12
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L056 Yellow Chubby Pleco (Parancistrus aurantiacus) sexing
Replies: 19
Views: 6319

Re: L056 Yellow Chubby Pleco (Parancistrus aurantiacus) sexing

I just got a big group of yellow chubby plecos. Some are pretty large almost 10"! Anyone know if this bigger one is a male or female? Thanks in advance! I know I am kind of reviving an old thread. But I am dying to know if you figured out a reliable way to sex chubbys? It seems like every LDA0...
by Phoenix.L
10 Feb 2023, 15:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Super Equis corydora?
Replies: 4
Views: 407

Re: Super Equis corydora?

Honestly, I think you are right. These fish are bigger than my other horseman’s but they are also much more deeply colored, it is possible that the size of these ones is just kind of a fluke or is location based. They are some nice looking fish and I am going to pick them up either way, but being as...
by Phoenix.L
10 Feb 2023, 06:38
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: How to submit pictures and information?
Replies: 1
Views: 343

How to submit pictures and information?

How would I go about submitting pictures of my wormline chubby plecos?
How do you submit information for unlisted species?
What about adding content about existing species?
by Phoenix.L
10 Feb 2023, 06:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: LDA wormline chubby pleco
Replies: 5
Views: 454

Re: LDA045 Wormline chubby

These fish are gorgeous!! I took the first bag from the box and must have just stared at is repeating “wow” for a solid 2 minutes lol. They are all male but I had him put a request out for females and contacted the other 2 places that currently have them to see about getting 6 females. These amazing...
by Phoenix.L
10 Feb 2023, 06:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Super Equis corydora?
Replies: 4
Views: 407

Super Equis corydora?

Started seeing these pop up in online stores recently and now my lfs has a school in their display tank. They don’t sell out of the display generally but I have a pretty solid business relationship with the freshwater guy and got him to agree to sell them to me at a great price in exchange for him g...
by Phoenix.L
30 Jan 2023, 05:51
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: LDA wormline chubby pleco
Replies: 5
Views: 454

LDA wormline chubby pleco

A591E3B8-F212-41BD-820F-883BC1D06C3C.jpeg I have 5 young (around 3”) LDA045s coming and reworking my 75 gallon as a Tocantins biotope setup for them. I have tried to research the specific needs of this species, however, I have not come up with much information about them from the internet and have ...
by Phoenix.L
18 Jan 2023, 13:00
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: 6 tank reared Alenquer Tigers (L397) and 2 Ancistrus sp. Wabenmuster
Replies: 5
Views: 1314

Re: 6 tank reared Alenquer Tigers (L397) and 2 Ancistrus sp. Wabenmuster

hdayin wrote: 11 Dec 2022, 16:25 I am in Massachusetts, I have the following pleco for sale:

true zebra
snowball
L393
rio paraguy
longfin super red
I am sending you a PM about your zebras
by Phoenix.L
18 Jan 2023, 12:21
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: 6 tank reared Alenquer Tigers (L397) and 2 Ancistrus sp. Wabenmuster
Replies: 5
Views: 1314

Re: 6 tank reared Alenquer Tigers (L397) and 2 Ancistrus sp. Wabenmuster

I apologize that I missed your request. I do still have some and I send you a PM with my phone number
by Phoenix.L
09 Jan 2023, 13:15
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Gold Dust Bristlenose?
Replies: 1
Views: 300

Gold Dust Bristlenose?

Aqua Imports is selling these fish that they are calling gold dust bristlenose. (Ancistrus Sp.) They say that the spots have a golden color but you can’t tell from the picture. Has anybody seen or heard of these, I can’t find any mention anywhere else and am curious if anyone knows what it actually ...
by Phoenix.L
24 Nov 2022, 20:48
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?
Replies: 11
Views: 1116

Re: S.Negriventris and S.Contracta are unhappy, what can I do better?

So if I had like 8 total would it matter that they are mixed species? I have looked around and it doesn’t seem like I can get more contractus anywhere, which tracks with what you just told me about them being less common. I will try to get pictures so you can confirm. I had originally put it up for ...
by Phoenix.L
24 Nov 2022, 08:16
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: 6 tank reared Alenquer Tigers (L397) and 2 Ancistrus sp. Wabenmuster
Replies: 5
Views: 1314

6 tank reared Alenquer Tigers (L397) and 2 Ancistrus sp. Wabenmuster

To clarify the 397s are F1 tank born, the parent were wild caught. The wabenmusters have captive bred parents. They are like 1.5-2” at this point. All healthy and active, eating well on a variety of foods including wafers, repashy, and occasional daphnia/bloodworms. I am asking 60$ each for the 397s...
by Phoenix.L
24 Nov 2022, 07:40
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?
Replies: 11
Views: 1116

S.Nigriventris and S.Contractus are unhappy, what can I do better?

I was sold a mix of both of these species at me LFS, I did notice the differences and questioned them but they brought their “fresh water expert” over and he talked me into it. Once I had them home out of the dim store lighting it was quite obvious that although my order had been for 6 S.Nigriventri...
by Phoenix.L
20 Oct 2022, 19:35
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: 397 Babies
Replies: 4
Views: 1164

Re: 397 Babies

Barbie wrote: 17 Oct 2022, 23:27 I could maybe help walk you through shipping them? They're lovely fish that I would like to see more common in the hobby. Good job!
Barbie
If you do end up going with shipping I would love to get a colony going over here in NY
by Phoenix.L
23 Sep 2022, 02:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?
Replies: 4
Views: 899

Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

I am wondering if anyone can recommend any plecos that are good algae eaters/cleaners that stay smaller that bristlenose, something that maxes out not much over 3” would be Ideal. Bonus points if they are a bit more exotic and good looking. Thank you