It will be interesting to see what the fontanel looks like been preserved. They might be the same, but hard to tell on live specimens sometimes.

Hi

Hard to tell using live fish as the fontanel isn't always as obviously visible, but the shape and length don't look right for M. vittatus?:

http://www.scotcat.com/articles/m_vittatus2939_2.htm

Looks more like keletius' fontanel?:

http://www.scotcat.com/articles/m_keletius9011_2.htm

the fish in my clog images was at least 6 if not 7cm SL.

Yes, the head and eyes for one look different.

Yes, definitely different.

As I thought, it was there, just faded, and I bet the body bars and possibly a peduncular spot will appear at some point too.

Nearer to montanus I think. Have you any pics of what you think are montanus?

Isn't the Madras one showing some signs of a tympanic spot and the body lines and caudal spot? Sometimes the intensity of the spot/lines in living individuals fades depending on mood, conditions etc? Is the Madras one closer to montanus anyway?

I'm not saying the West Bengal isn't the true bleekeri , just that the Madras one certainly isn't IMO. The West Bengal one has the correct fontanel etc when compared with the Lectotype. I don't think the Madras one is keletius . It does not match the lectotype: http://www.scotcat.com/articles/m_kele...

They are not both bleekeri IMO. The one from West Bengal fits better with bleekeri in terms of locality but also the fontanel etc. The one from Madras is unlikely to be bleekeri. Doesnt match keletius either.

This is one of the type specimens (adult with a large dorsal fin). Colour/pattern faded. http://acsi.acnatsci.org/base/getthumbnail.php?mode=full&target=329904 Here are some live specimens: http://www.scotcat.com/thedarkone/auchenipteridae/centromochlus_macracanthus.jpg http://www.scotcat.com/th...

IMO you have:

Centromochlus cf. reticulatus (it is not yet clear if this is the same as the true one from Guyana)
Centromochlus cf. macracanthus (again, simailr to above, not yet clear if true macracanthus)
Last one I believe is or

Brilliant find! I agree with racoll

This sounds like fin nipping to me too. The most likely candidates are the zebra loach or the barbs. You should rehome the banjo into a tank with less boisterous/nippy fish.

According to Fishbase A. cirrhosus and A. hoplogenys are found in Uruguay.

the problem with the leopardus group of species and C/CW numbers is they are so variable even within one population.

Hi

Have a look at C. leopardus, C. gomezi and C102

Thanks for the reply Marc.
There are no snails in the tank and the filter inlet is very small and flow is relatively weak.
Perhaps the female hasn't dropped them yet? She is wedged in behind the heater still and maybe it is squashing her belly down. I will keep an eye on them.

Are you coming over to the UK or someone you know is for the UKs Catfish Study Group Convention in March?

A couple of days ago I saw my largest male Spinipterus acsi fertilising the female (or at least trying to). She has been ripe for some time. He kept following her all the time, and she has been hiding from him behind the heater this last day or so. Last night I removed the other fish and just left t...

Great news. I love this Peckoltia. Any chance of bringing some fry across to the UK?

It sure is an I. adoketa

Dave - sorry I didn't notice but if you contact the shop and ask for Neil the owner I'm sure he will check for you.

mds - I got 2 but they weren't very good images so I deleted them. They were coloured up lovely. The males had golden flecks on the head.

Took a trip to Pier Aquatics in Wigan today. As usualy some cracking fish. Pier are currently the only shop in the UK that I know of that has CW073 and C124. They also had some lovely looking L097 and L082 (all L082 sold)! http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/TheDarkOne_photo/PseudacanthicusL097....

or a Dolichancistrus

The 2 Spinipterus 'Otorongo' I got I picked them out thinking they were an immature pair. It's looking like I could be right!

I don't think the colouration is a dietary thing. Of about 7 erethistins I or my friend has kept the reddish ones have been ever present. I think it is sexual.

No IMO. The black one is female, the reddish one possibly a young male.

It looks like the one we know in the hobby as iheringi, although there is some debate about whether that is the correct name to use.

I think they are L170

You are welcome Bas Pels

Erlend - from what I can see of the maxillary barbels, yes I would say it is O. punctata.