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- 01 Sep 2005, 21:24
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: social behaviour of Pimelodus ornatus
- Replies: 17
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- 01 Sep 2005, 20:48
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: social behaviour of Pimelodus ornatus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3530
- 01 Sep 2005, 17:58
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: social behaviour of Pimelodus ornatus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3530
Going back to the topic Pimelodus ornatus can indeed be kept in a group and will school in much the same way as Pimelodus pictus do. Like the pictus they need to be in a group of 3 or more for it to work and they will have the occasional fight where a pair will zoom off around the tank chasing each ...
- 26 Aug 2005, 18:45
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Feeding Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (spotted shovelnose)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1147
- 09 Aug 2005, 20:42
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Got Shocked!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3609
- 21 Jul 2005, 17:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: tigrinus shovelnose with climbing perch?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1439
Butti's are the devil incarnate, i wouldnt put one with anything i would be upset to find ripped up and dead in the morning. I had two a few years ago which were bought as Tilapia joka which started to cause me problems once they hit 4 inches, soon after that i was down to one as the other killed it...
- 21 Jul 2005, 17:47
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Leatius Marmaratus - What to Feed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1258
- 03 Jul 2005, 19:01
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: fire eel,shovel nose and ????
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1934
- 03 Jul 2005, 08:33
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Call for Photos of Natural Tanks
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14135
- 02 Jul 2005, 08:07
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: A few pictures of some of my cats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1869
Yeah i knew that Ageneiosus like most Auchenipterids use internal fertilisation, the male already has the modified first ray of the anal fin, however i didnt expect them to attempt breeding with other fish around. Has anyone successfully bred them and raised their fry in captivity and at what size w...
- 01 Jul 2005, 20:08
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: A few pictures of some of my cats
- Replies: 5
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- 01 Jul 2005, 16:47
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: A few pictures of some of my cats
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1869
A few pictures of some of my cats
Ageneiosus magoi male http://www.fishforums.net/uploads/post-22-1120230716.jpg A.magoi female http://www.fishforums.net/uploads/post-22-1120230844.jpg Ageneiosus brevifilis http://www.fishforums.net/uploads/post-22-1120230995.jpg front view showing huge mouth http://www.fishforums.net/uploads/post-2...
- 01 Jul 2005, 16:26
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: My lima shovelnose
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4726
- 29 Jun 2005, 22:05
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: My lima shovelnose
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4726
Whats this, someone on a catfish forum wants to see pictures of a Characin!! Surely you'd rather see pics of some of my nice cats like Ageneiosus magoi and brevifilis or prehaps Malapterus microstoma :P ? Oh ok then :lol: these are the A.falcirostris http://www.fishforums.net/uploads/post-40-1083513...
- 29 Jun 2005, 16:19
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Marbled Pim? (need advice for 250gallon tank)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1459
- 29 Jun 2005, 16:02
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: My lima shovelnose
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4726
- 26 Jun 2005, 21:32
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: My lima shovelnose
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4726
All your planned fish can be fairly easily weened onto frozen meaty foods such as white bait, cockles, shrimp and mussels. The baracudas may be a bit stuborn but once they get hugry should start to strike at anything silvery that drops though the water, limas once settled will eat practically anythi...
- 19 May 2005, 16:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
- Replies: 6
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- 18 May 2005, 12:43
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1900
I belive that the species can grow much larger than 12 inches in captivity, mine has already reached 12 inches in under a year and is still showing the juvinile charcteristic of the lower lobe of the caudal fin being larger than the upper, in adult fish both lobes should be around the same size. Fis...
- 25 Apr 2005, 13:59
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Please ID My Syno
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3935
I originally identified the fish as S.nigrita on another forum, while i am in no way a expert i still stand by that as the closest looking fish to the picture.
Here is a link to the thread with pictures http://www.invisionplus.net/forums/inde ... wtopic=182
Here is a link to the thread with pictures http://www.invisionplus.net/forums/inde ... wtopic=182
- 25 Apr 2005, 13:35
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Big cats, good news or bad news?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6978
Although i am a lover of large fish i feel that any fish that grows over around 24 inches has no place in a home aquarium, the vast majority of homes are far too small to set up the size of tanks needed to house a 3 foot plus open water dwelling fish which IMO need a tank at least 4 times their leng...
- 22 Feb 2005, 09:05
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Ornate Pimelodus
- Replies: 1
- Views: 599
I've seen them at that size for £40, £100 seems a bit unrealistic unless you were buying one from a branch of MA. Selling privately you might be able to get £30 or £40 for it if someone is looking to boost their shoal with non edible sized fish, if you sell back to a shop dont expect any more th...
- 31 Jan 2005, 14:52
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Biotope of Sorubim lima, some questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2048
Limas can be shy. Have some decorative elements that will allow them to camouflage themselves by pretending to be part of the plant life. Very neat how they do that. Only thing I'd caution about with Oscars is to watch the size differential. If O thinks he can swallow them, he'll certainly try. Onc...
- 29 Jan 2005, 10:34
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Lima Shovelnose
- Replies: 2
- Views: 857
- 27 Jan 2005, 18:09
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Biotope of Sorubim lima, some questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2048
- 27 Jan 2005, 15:05
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Biotope of Sorubim lima, some questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2048
Thanks Coelacanth. Are Chalceus species collected in the same loacilty of S.lima then? As far as i could find the two species that are available in the trade (C.macrolepidotus and C.erythrurus) both hail from Guyana where as S.lima is found in Venezuela and Paraguay. Could anyone suggest a medium si...
- 26 Jan 2005, 19:00
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Biotope of Sorubim lima, some questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2048
Biotope of Sorubim lima, some questions
As I will soon be expanding my collection of tanks I would like to put one of the larger ones to use as a biotope based around Sorubim lima since this was my first "real" catfish. The tank will be either a 6x2x2' or a 66x30x24" (depending on which species i stock with) and I plan to d...
- 22 Jun 2004, 08:50
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Lima skin
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1164
I have 3 limas and all 3 will occasionally shed their mucas layer though never all at the same time, surely if it was a water quality issue then all 3 limas would be shedding at the same time? I am pretty certain that the shedding is more to do with growth of the fish as my 3 always seem to do it sh...
- 31 May 2004, 10:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Growth rate of Sorubim
- Replies: 2
- Views: 617
- 03 May 2004, 09:29
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Getting Some GIANT catfishes
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9279