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- 24 Jan 2003, 17:18
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Weird looking grasshopper thingy
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6866
- 24 Jan 2003, 16:35
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: mystus wykii. possible tankmates?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5847
- 24 Jan 2003, 15:20
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Glyptothorax sp. ???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7313
- 24 Jan 2003, 14:53
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Glyptothorax sp. ???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7313
Dinyar, Sisoroids fall in somewhere in the middle of siluriform phylogeny. According to de Pinna (1998), they are the sister group of loricarioids (however, this may change pending the reinterpretation of Diogo in an upcoming book, which is essentially his Ph.D. dissertation). The sister group of al...
- 24 Jan 2003, 14:31
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Glyptothorax sp. ???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7313
Many sisoroids (aspredinids, sisorids, akysids and erethistids in particular) shed their skin because they have so much more keratin (they have a lot of epidermal structures made of keratin) than the average catfish skin (actually, sisoroid skin is more like mammalian skin than fish skin). The way i...
- 24 Jan 2003, 14:09
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Anyone for unusual west African cats?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7492
Well, FWIW I kept my <i>Chiloglanis</i> in a very crowded 10-gallon tank, that had among other tank mates, relatively boisterous fish such as <i>Brachyrhamdia</i>, <i>Microglanis</i> and <i>Chaetostoma</i>, and they were doing splendidly well. I had to pamper them a bit to prevent greedy tankamtes f...
- 24 Jan 2003, 13:30
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Bogwood vs driftwood
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7643
- 24 Jan 2003, 12:53
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Anyone for unusual west African cats?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7492
Interesting. Sounds like the fish might actually make it with improved packaging. I've noticed that this makes a great deal of difference as to whether or not the fish arrive healthy. But then, it is difficult to carry out, plus it might not make economical sense to ship in fewer healthy catfish tha...
- 24 Jan 2003, 10:01
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Weird looking grasshopper thingy
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6866
Err, they aren't that easy to catch over there. We found that the best way to catch them was to use electrofishing gear and even then, usually had to move a bunch of large rocks. They are always hiding under the large rocks and can never be seen. I don't think you'll be very successful using a dip n...
- 24 Jan 2003, 09:40
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Weird looking grasshopper thingy
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6866
Scientifically they're known as <i>Atya moluccensis</i> and they occur only in fast-flowing streams, hence their name. Not really easy to maintain in the aquarium. Never could keep mine longer than a year. Not giving them enough calcium in the water, I guess. You can catch tons of 'em if you go to t...
- 24 Jan 2003, 00:09
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Perfect Asian Set-up
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7670
- 23 Jan 2003, 23:54
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Please help me identify this catfish
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6113
Definitely not an akysid. First of all, I have yet to see akysids in the aquarium trade except as one-off imports (all of the <i>Akysis</i> and <i>Acrochordonichthys</i> I have ever kept were caught by myself and I have never encountered an akysid in a LFS in my travels on three continents). BTW tha...
- 23 Jan 2003, 14:21
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: s. petricola: spot on forehead
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3080
- 23 Jan 2003, 13:49
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Perfect Asian Set-up
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7670
- 23 Jan 2003, 04:31
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: Bagrid catfishes of Lake Tanganyika
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2131
Bagrid catfishes of Lake Tanganyika
I have several copies of Bailey & Stewart's paper on the bagrid catfishes of Lake Tanganyika. The full citation: Bailey, R. M. and D. J. Stewart, 1984. Bagrid catfishes from Lake Tanganyika, with a key and descriptions of new taxa. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. No. 168: i-iv + 1-41. If you'...
- 23 Jan 2003, 04:18
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 23 Jan 2003, 03:03
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 23 Jan 2003, 01:58
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 23 Jan 2003, 01:51
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 23 Jan 2003, 01:15
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Perfect Asian Set-up
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7670
- 22 Jan 2003, 19:01
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Will x-rays sterilize plecos?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5316
- 22 Jan 2003, 18:58
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 22 Jan 2003, 17:43
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Experiment
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11615
- 22 Jan 2003, 17:40
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Hoplo littorale
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1089
The reference you need is Roberto Reis' 1997 revision of <i>Hoplosternum</i>. Email or pm me and I may be able to get you a copy. Here's a brief overview: In <i>Hoplosternum</i>, you have <i>H. littorale and H. punctatum</i>. In <i>Megalechis</i>, <i>M. thoracata</i> and <i>M. personata</i>. In <i>L...
- 22 Jan 2003, 17:34
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 22 Jan 2003, 17:29
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Callichthys callichthys
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2215
- 22 Jan 2003, 17:27
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 22 Jan 2003, 16:54
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Rocks : Are they necessary?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10347
- 22 Jan 2003, 16:48
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Will x-rays sterilize plecos?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5316
- 22 Jan 2003, 16:39
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Anyone for unusual west African cats?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7492