Looks very similar to Cory. Barbatus, lovely fish... I'd be game definately (fat chance though)!

They're going out at £5.75 each, is that a fair price (we obviously thought we were getting 10 Brochis, and were charged for 10 Brochis.... should I complain to wholesaler Ian?) What would you do?

Anyone ever come across these... seems we got a shipment in that was meant to be 10 Brochis Britski but got one, what seems to be 7 c. melanotaenia and 3 c. agassazii.

Very much like a bronze cory but with really yellow fins. Any thoughts?

I have an Acanthicus Hystrix that I purchased last summer. It was 7" SL then and now it is about 9" SL. It is in a 48"x24"x24" tank with a 9" Gibbiceps and various midwater cyprinids. Have you just acquired an Adonis? They seem to be flooding the market all of a sudden....

Right, I'm off to get the trout pellets then!!! My Angelicus is only 2" at the mo. Thought they were slow growers but it's grown three quarters of an inch in 2 months!! Lovely fish and gr8 personalities to boot

Had some delivered to Fish Centre where I work as unknown corys, ID'ed them as Axelrodi. How commonly available are they in UK, anyone have any idea? Unfortunately they arrived in very poor shape and have had high mortality rate (I had first dibs on them but they've dropped like flies over last few ...

Acanthicus have lots of barbs/spurs down the flanks, I have an Acanthicus Hystrix @ approx 10" now and asides from colouration and the lyre tail he is a lot different in 'texture', having a slimmer tail as well. On a related note, I've seen the pic of the big Acanthicus Hystix (old photo) on th...

Well done Gail, you're a credit to the hobby!! Here's to ya

Wow ...Love the Royal and the Titanic. What's in the background behind the Scobinacistrus? Are these all in one tank. Beautiful Pictures what camera are you using?

Looks like an Acanthicus Adonis

Excellent photos, if a little too large though!

Rusty; My fiance is a Bond nut, I'll dig it out and take a look!! Classic

I managed to get 2 from Wharf in Pinxton (my lfs). They're 3" long and are extremely active fish. Very interesting to watch but a little quarrelsome with one another (but only at mealtimes). I'm really looking forward to growing them on in the years to come. I credit these fish for my fascinati...

They're big softies then

I have a trio of L134's - A male and 2 females I think. Gr8 fish, very active. Love your L25, lovely colours. Has it asserted it's authority in the tank yet?

Most likely syno. Eupterus, Featherfin Synodontis . Why this person recommended feeder fish is beyond me. When I had mine it was close on 7" long and the biggest thing that he seemed comfortable eating was a catfish tablet or pellet. They don't have large mouths and, although they are known to ...

I've heard of 'dropping the kids off at the pool' but not the Goldfish!!!

I think the Microsynodontis avenue would be a good idea, they're getting seen more often in UK as of late and are a manageable size for even quite small aquaria!

There really should be a Cartoon Show featuring Royal Panaques, especially Easy's fish

I have a 1.5" Angelicus who already thinks it owns the tank (and it's in with a 4.5" Paratilapia Pollini 'Big Spot' C*****d female, two 3" Hemisynodontis Membranaceus and Two 7" Peacock Spiny Eels)! Gr8 fish though, real character!

Your Panaque is roughly the same size as mine. Do you think the gregariousness (does such a word exist? ) is more like territorial behavior? Kgroenhoej's theory sounds interesting as well... Any more thoughts anyone (Hoek He, Shane etc)...?

Lovely fish Easy, the Royal Panaques always remind me of a cartoon character! I have one that is 4.5" long and just about getting over his 'shyness'...

I have a 4" Galaxias who goes mad for chopped prawn and regular high protein Catfish pellets, I have never, ever seen it touch any greenstuff. It has grown 1.5" in the last 6 months (which isn't bad for a pl*c)! It will end up in the fish house come summertime(when it is built) in a river ...

It could've been Hemisynodontis Membranaceus or Moustache Catfish. I have finally managed to get two 2.5" specimens and they show spotted markings in certain light and have a very dark belly region. I know that Stingray has one at his shop in Dudley, W.Mids but I couldn't travel to get him. Luc...

The fishing topic kinda takes a new twist for us in the UK... Fishing for Salmon/Trout and Sea Fishing off the coast generally means that you can eat the fish you catch. Think of our ancestors catching animals to eat then it is not a problem. 'Sport' fishing though I do have a problem with. I would ...

Fantastic looking tank (and sounding, once planted) Tim, never ever thought of the roof slate. I have a Degree in photography and it is an excellent idea for a 'photo' tank as well

Sorry to hear about your Gold Nugget. Didn't think of Oxygen before, don't know why? All my tanks have good turnover and surface agitation so that could've been a factor. Your LDA33 is a Baryancistrus sp. also so feed as Pier suggested with a bit of meaty food as well a couple of times a week. If yo...

May be bacterial infection/fin rot? Do a 40% water change and then treat with myxazin by Waterlife. Cut down feeding for a week or so. Any medication (even if it says differently on the bottle) will hammer the filter bacteria so feed a little only. It may have arisen from damage (a cut etc) but like...

I've seldom seen them either, they look great little guys. A large shoal in a planted tank with Tetras would be great (I've heard they like to swim in mid water a lot).

Nice fish Ben. I just picked up a 3" Spotted Raphael today, my first Dorid.

I have 5 of these guys. They like a bit of current to the tank and are very easy to keep. My water perameters are pH 7-7.5, gH 7. They spawned within 4 weeks of me getting them but because they were in a community tank the eggs didn't get a chance to hatch. Good frozen livefoods (bloodworm, Artemia)...