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- 15 Mar 2021, 15:14
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Catfish Cataclysm
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3914
Re: Catfish Cataclysm
Good to see it's able to go ahead, not sure what international travel will be like then, I'd like to be there but will wait until closer to the time before I book anything.
- 11 Mar 2021, 10:07
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: A strange cat, I don't know the ID of this species :(((
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2504
- 09 Mar 2021, 21:12
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Fry Video
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3284
Re: Fry Video
Agree on the daily water changes, and multiple feedings, that's what it took for me to raise a decent number of S. barbatus recently, 3 feeds a day, they are still on at least 2 feeds a day, often 3 if I remember, at 3+ months after hatching. I'm sure I've had that food before, maybe in a sample sac...
- 09 Mar 2021, 16:03
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Fry Video
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3284
Re: Fry Video
Nice setup, I'm sure you are aware, but thought I'd mention, keep an eye on the food if it's getting wet after dipping the pipette in. It could get moldy quite quickly.
Good luck raising them.
Good luck raising them.
- 09 Mar 2021, 15:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: New group of 6 Microglanis iheringi... or are they? SPAWNED!
- Replies: 136
- Views: 91758
Re: New group of 6 Microglanis iheringi... or are they?
Looking good Eric, lets hope the owner of that store doesn't keep thinking, these Microglanis are top sellers, I'd better get more in, or you may need to start filling sinks, and baths to keep them in!
- 24 Feb 2021, 14:41
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Fishroom in the making!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13811
Re: Fishroom in the making!
Looking good, keep the updates coming. I like the look of all the wood in the tank, will make some nice hiding places for the fish.
- 19 Feb 2021, 08:46
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9495
Re: Hello
Welcome Bob! As Eric said, we'd enjoy hearing your stories as you build out your tanks and fish collection. Hopefully we will be able to help out with any questions if you get stuck along the way too.
Good luck!
Good luck!
- 19 Feb 2021, 08:44
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Fishroom in the making!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13811
Re: Fishroom in the making!
Looks like a nice space for a fish room, looking forward to seeing it progress.
Please add pictures if you have the time as it changes, it always helps inspire others.
Please add pictures if you have the time as it changes, it always helps inspire others.
- 29 Jan 2021, 09:01
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Marc's fish room build
- Replies: 288
- Views: 236265
Re: Marc's fish room build
A few updates. Unfortunately as expected the H. inspector eggs didn't make it, they looked good for a few days, then there was a mass of egg casings kicked out of the cave, 3 or 4 eggs were still intact, but within 24 hours of me trying to raise them they were covered in fungus. IMG_20210126_131731....
- 23 Jan 2021, 07:33
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: My spotted orange seam plecos: Hemiancistrus guahiborum (L106)
- Replies: 81
- Views: 30739
Re: My spotted orange seam plecos: Hemiancistrus guahiborum (L106)
Thanks for the update Eric, these have been a fish I have wanted to keep for a while, just need a convention or two to move on some fry/fish to make the room!
- 22 Jan 2021, 20:31
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Is it ethical to export old fish?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5270
Re: Is it ethical to export old fish?
That is an issue I have with 'sustainable seafood' for the past 10 + years I've not eaten any seafood at all, as I find it hard to believe any is truly sustainable at the current rates of harvest. The definition of sustainable, at least in this sense, is something which is able to be maintained with...
- 22 Jan 2021, 14:09
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Marc's fish room build
- Replies: 288
- Views: 236265
Re: Marc's fish room build
Hi RobinSm89, welcome to PlanetCatfish! I bought all the materials, mainly the timer and screws, from DIY stores and builders merchants, similar places to a Home Depot or Lowes. I just had to go around a few of them to make sure I was picking out straight timber! To get that much timber wasn't cheap...
- 22 Jan 2021, 13:15
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Blue Phantom (L128)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1866
Re: Blue Phantom (L128)
Just a quick follow up, my F1 male was at the front of the tank earlier, so I managed to get a picture showing the odentode growth on a 4 year and 3 month old fish, when holding a tape measure up to the glass, it measured 4.25 inches SL and 5.5 inches TL, that's approximate as it was a few inches ba...
- 22 Jan 2021, 09:44
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Marc's fish room build
- Replies: 288
- Views: 236265
Re: Marc's fish room build
Just got a short video, now I'll leave him alone with the eggs. I haven't seen him fanning at all, which seems a little unusual to me, but we'll see how he does!
- 22 Jan 2021, 09:06
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Marc's fish room build
- Replies: 288
- Views: 236265
Re: Marc's fish room build
Hi everyone, after posting in another thread that I haven't had luck spawning Loricariidae, this morning my male Hypancistrus inspector is sat on eggs! I noticed last night he was trapping the female, so after water changes this morning I checked the caves, they swapped caves in the night, but there...
- 17 Jan 2021, 21:56
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Blue Phantom (L128)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1866
Re: Blue Phantom (L128)
Similar to Shane's comments, one of my males has recently developed large odentodes, he is ~5 inches TL. Luckily, as the fish is from one of my spawns I know exactly how old it is, I first saw the large odentodes when the fish was 4 years and 3 months old, which was just a few weeks ago. In the wild...
- 14 Jan 2021, 18:18
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Things are not all bad
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3053
Re: Things are not all bad
Great to hear a bit of good news!
Despite a little success with other species recently, I still struggle to get any Loricariidae to spawn, let alone get any young to survive!
Maybe this is the year!
Despite a little success with other species recently, I still struggle to get any Loricariidae to spawn, let alone get any young to survive!
Maybe this is the year!
- 05 Jan 2021, 15:21
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Aquarium rack
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5078
Re: Aquarium rack
Size is a consideration too, if I were to re-do my fish room, I would seriously consider contacting a welder as Shane mentions, having thinner box section steel between, and at either end of the tanks will either give you more room to work between/above/around the tanks or reduce the overall height/...
- 05 Jan 2021, 09:50
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: When can I tell the sex of my blue phantom im getting tomorrow
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3846
Re: When can I tell the sex of my blue phantom im getting tomorrow
I have had a few of this species, and apart from mature males reliable sexing can be difficult. As I'm not sure on the size of fish you are getting tomorrow, I'll let you know my experiences, firstly when i have kept a group, as is common with lots of species, there appears to be an alpha male, who ...
- 04 Jan 2021, 22:57
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Is it just me? or is PCF swiping... err, flipping... all pics right?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2303
Re: Is it just me? or is PCF swiping... err, flipping... all pics right?
Those overlapping pictures are due to the browser not using the latest files from the site (specifically, the style sheets). A hard refresh will fix it. This error was introduced late December, as part of some changes to make videos responsive (look good on mobiles) - videos in the clog, forum and ...
- 04 Jan 2021, 07:55
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Is it just me? or is PCF swiping... err, flipping... all pics right?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2303
Re: Is it just me? or is PCF swiping... err, flipping... all pics right?
Maybe this is related? When on my android phone, pictures seem to overlap in the CLOG.
- 31 Dec 2020, 15:22
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Marc's fish room build
- Replies: 288
- Views: 236265
Re: Marc's fish room build
Hi Everyone, it's been a while but I have had a bit of spawning success I thought I'd share. My Scleromystax barbatus have been spawning every week as I have let the temperature drop by 2-3c in the fish room over the winter. When leaving the eggs, they slowly disappear, I suspect a combination of th...
- 18 Dec 2020, 16:37
- Forum: Cat-eLog data issues
- Topic: Mochokiella paynei size incorrect
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7026
Re: Mochokiella paynei size incorrect
I can attest that all of my 12 are well above 36mm SL, probably 40-55mm SL, possibly more.
If it helps I can take pictures with a ruler next to them?
If it helps I can take pictures with a ruler next to them?
- 13 Dec 2020, 16:40
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L128 Sexing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11196
Re: L128 Sexing
You certainly have a male!
Unknown 2 could be a female, but it's very tricky, for me at least, to tell from photos.
They all look healthy, you have some caves, now the waiting starts, hopefully one day you'll see eggs, then you can be sure one of them is a female!
Unknown 2 could be a female, but it's very tricky, for me at least, to tell from photos.
They all look healthy, you have some caves, now the waiting starts, hopefully one day you'll see eggs, then you can be sure one of them is a female!
- 11 Dec 2020, 09:29
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them?
- Replies: 1381
- Views: 464172
Re: My Public Aquarium: exhibit blues - how to make them?
That's a nasty looking wound, I was amazed how quickly and well it healed!
Did you add any medication at all or just lots of fresh water?
Keep up the good work!
Did you add any medication at all or just lots of fresh water?
Keep up the good work!
- 10 Dec 2020, 09:11
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Breeding Corydoras(ln9) Loxozonus, "Dirty Bandit Cory"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2601
Re: Breeding Corydoras(ln9) Loxozonus, "Dirty Bandit Cory"
That's a good point, I have never kept them in a tank with any significant vegetation, nor added a spawning mop. @Tensack some sort of spawning mop would be worth a go. In the past (with other species) I've had success when I've made them from acrylic 'wool' used for knitting.
- 08 Dec 2020, 12:55
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Breeding Corydoras(ln9) Loxozonus, "Dirty Bandit Cory"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2601
Re: Breeding Corydoras(ln9) Loxozonus, "Dirty Bandit Cory"
I had to go and count them, to be honest I've not paid much attention to them recently! I have 4 males and 3 females, they are in a 36x18 inch footprint tank which is 12 inches high, it has an air driven matten filter and 4 inch cube sponge filter, as well as a small powerhead. Also in the tank are ...
- 07 Dec 2020, 15:23
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Breeding Corydoras(ln9) Loxozonus, "Dirty Bandit Cory"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2601
Re: Breeding Corydoras(ln9) Loxozonus, "Dirty Bandit Cory"
Firstly welcome to Planet Catfish! I have had a group of these since April 2016, they have never shown any spawning behaviour unfortunately. Other Cory species I have kept have spawned fairly frequently, with the exception of loxozonaus and C123. No idea why, they are all kept in the same water and ...
- 24 Nov 2020, 13:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Do blue phantoms eat wood?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2001
Re: Do blue phantoms eat wood?
I've kept blue phantoms for several years, and never noticed the characteristic sawdust waste, that I see from my Panaqolous. As a side note my Pseudorinelepis sp(l095) do seem to ingest and pass a lot of wood, when I catch them on the large pieces of Oak in their tank they do seem to be lazily graz...
- 19 Nov 2020, 09:08
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Typhoons - Did shipping cause this??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2796
Re: Typhoons - Did shipping cause this??
That's great news, other than being malnourished I guess they had no other issues, e.g. internal parasites, in my limited experience, which has been with more omnivorous fish, if they looked that bad they didn't make it.
Good luck with them!
Good luck with them!