Awesome possum. I've uploaded the Jag pics. I think (if I've remembers my "socials" correctly) in those cool new fishes is a flat pleco from the Orincoco. It is highly cool, please take many pictures. :-) Cheers, Jools PS I look forward to seeing Haakon again in March - maybe you could acc...

Agreed - good spot @Kryptic. The same image is in the right place () too.

Have fixed it.

Jools

How are you getting on with growing them out? It'd be interesting to learn if there is a problem with predation.

Cheers,

Jools

I'm not sure of the blackened interiors in the lower two. The vertical one might be a conifer and I'd avoid it. The other two look OK but I don't think many, if any, could ID these to species beyond saying they are probably deciduous and probably OK.

Jools

The other ones to consider are and , they tend to have more pigmentation in the unpaired fins - but it didn't look like it from the picture. Could we get a few more pictures in better focus?

Cheers,

Jools

I think there are at least two trees in there maybe three. Unless the seller can confirm where they came from and if they've been treated with anything then it's potluck. Sticking them outside in water for a few months would tell you if they'll be OK. I can't help thinking you could collect your own...

I am happy to say that all these wonderful pictures are (finally!) in the cat-eLog.

Cheers Halvard!


Jools

Just archiving this one as I didn't hear back.


Jools

I'd say this would be OK given you've only got the fishes you mention assuming both plecos aren't bigger than about 150-200mm SL. Why not move them and see how it goes for a few weeks before selling the 1st tank? I'd move the bigger fish into the smaller fish's tank to mix up the bigger fish's terri...

I can't tell for sure from the pics but looks like you've got and mixed in there.

Jools

Did you read up on Eric and Oliver's syno spawning experiences? The former is in Shane's World, and the latter in the forum. I've not kept this species for 30 years, but only one individual.

Cheers,

Jools

Coming to this thread late, nice work and I see you've added BLog data too. Nice one!

Cheers,


Jools

Hi,

Welcome to PlanetCatfish!

This is . In terms of the scarring, search the forum for "lateral line erosion".

Cheers,

Jools

Hi

Welcome to the forum!

I'd say it is .

Jools

Another thing to add is that plecos are "shrimp-safe". They won't predate on shrimps smaller than a couple of cm.

Jools

DBam wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023, 14:07 Thanks Jools for all your hard work. I didn't realise how much I'm on this site until I couldn't reach it anymore.

It's a pleasure (usually!), you know, a lot of people have said that about not realising how often they dip into the site. It's good to know.

Cheers,

Jools

This is now fixed - I forgot I removed all PayPal stuff at the outset. I was also considering whether the list of donations was an attraction to "bad actors" in the first place. Not sure it was, but I think the attack vector may have been a file on the AquaticRepublic.com (AR) site that I ...

No worries guys, certainly kept me focussed for a few days!

Cheers,

Jools

Around 2pm GMT on Wednesday 13th I began to get emails suggesting something abnormal was happening with the site. This was unusual because I had not been logged into the site or had been working on it for a day or so. I was at work and can’t readily get into the site so I waited until the evening. O...

Firstly, thank you to all the good fish folks who offered support and encouragement as Planet was offline for five days. You rock, and we salute you!

@Cristoffer Forssander - do you still have these pictures - would be nice to add them to the cat-elog and also document the species if we can check pictures of the adults?

Cheers,

Jools

I missed this one, apologies. Paper attached. For sure L312 = L. volcanensis and I've made the switch - the last pic in there is a little off mind you. L386 (the pleco they named after a computer :-) ) is a hard fish to find. Really only the picture in DATZ serves to ID it - it's a beauty but I am p...

Welcome aboard.

Unfortunately, this happens more often than you'd think. Example here. https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/vie ... ed#p287466

@Viktor Jarikov has kept/advised on the issue more than most.

HTH,

Jools

Based on the above, none of the fish I collected are H. plecostomus. My specimens were all collected in feeder rivers (Rio Guraico, Rio Pao, etc) in the Orinoco drainage. Thanks Shane, brown spotted plecos are so much fun. I reckon these are either H. plecostomoides or L192 then. Amazingly I never ...

Looks OK now.

Cheers,

Jools

Hi Karsten,

What do you think about this one? @Shane collected the ones he photographed in Venezuela - not sure exactly where.



Jools

Brilliant! Really happy about this news. If anyone has a copy of the PDF I would appreciate it.

Cheers,

Jools

I kept a group for about 5-6 years about 20 years ago. Sounds like I need to write that up! I didn't breed them, but they were fun and easy to keep.

Cheers,

Jools

How close is the water level to the rim? 2" or so would mean the fishes are very unlikely to exit. There are other factors like how settled they are etc. Generally, plecos don't jump, but environmental factors can make most fish jump. Or consider non-pleco benthic species like Bunocephalus or C...

Does look like a male.

Cheers,

Jools