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by bekateen
24 Feb 2024, 18:07
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Driftwood from Alabama River
Replies: 9
Views: 1919

Re: Driftwood from Alabama River

Lol. Indeed, bamboo stinks as it soaks, but it's so good as a spawning cave or hiding place. The worst wood I ever tried was an old grape vine ( https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=299723#p299723). It developed a horribly smelly thick slime. I was hoping the L397 might eat the slime,...
by bekateen
24 Feb 2024, 07:13
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: My first Microglanis aff. poecilus spawn
Replies: 38
Views: 7262

Re: My first Microglanis aff. poecilus spawn

It appears that all the eggs fungused.

Hopefully the adults spawn again soon, this time releasing fresh eggs.

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
24 Feb 2024, 01:47
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: New Creteuchiloglanis
Replies: 2
Views: 1036

Re: New Creteuchiloglanis

For a fleeting moment, I thought I had the Norgum River solved, but no. I found two publications about invertebrates, each collected along the Norgum river below a specific village. In one case, the Dengzi Village. In the other case, the Betchilling Village. Combining those two references with the C...
by bekateen
23 Feb 2024, 21:48
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Environmental monitoring of threatened Harttiella with metabarcoding and targeted digital PCR
Replies: 0
Views: 1932

Environmental monitoring of threatened Harttiella with metabarcoding and targeted digital PCR

Condachou, C., Cuenot, Y., Pigeyre, L., Covain, R., Brosse, S. & J. Murienne. 2024. Monitoring the threatened Harttiella (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with environmental DNA: A comparison between metabarcoding and targeted digital PCR. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems , 34 (...
by bekateen
23 Feb 2024, 17:52
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus sp. Rio Ucayali spawned. :-)
Replies: 45
Views: 2028

Re: Ancistrus sp. Rio Ucayali spawned. :-)

Second clutch of eggs hatched and the previous group of fry are doing good. Not surprising, but somehow there are a few of the older fry loose in the tank too. Either dad let a few get away from him, or else a few managed to escape the German breeder ring.

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
23 Feb 2024, 03:35
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: New Creteuchiloglanis
Replies: 2
Views: 1036

Re: New Creteuchiloglanis

As I added this new species to the CLOG and endeavored to create a (hopefully) accurate river system to near its location, I noticed a minor discrepancy in the type locality as presented in the paper. I think it's probably insignificant since most GIS data have a margin of error, but I'm not totally...
by bekateen
22 Feb 2024, 18:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: My first Microglanis aff. poecilus spawn
Replies: 38
Views: 7262

Re: My first Microglanis aff. poecilus spawn

For the first time in a long time, we have another spawn of the Microglanis aff_poecilus . This time though, it's my first spawn from the Rio Nanay population (all previous spawns, in none of which the eggs developed, were from my Rio Blanco population. Most of the new eggs today look bad, which is ...
by bekateen
22 Feb 2024, 05:31
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Error when renaming a species
Replies: 2
Views: 1306

Error when renaming a species

Hi Jools, Today I tried to rename Platydoras cf_birindelli to Centrochir cf_birindellii . There are currently two problems with this name. the specific epithet is spelled incorrectly (it needs the double "i") the real species ( P. birindellii ) has been reassigned to a different genus, Cen...
by bekateen
22 Feb 2024, 04:38
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Is it possible to spawn Synodontis contractus?
Replies: 15
Views: 3002

Re: Is it possible to spawn Synodontis contractus?

Quokka wrote: 22 Feb 2024, 03:59Also...the reply by the petpalace sounds suspiciously like an AI generated response :(
Agreed. It's now gone.

Thanks, and good luck with your contractus.

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
21 Feb 2024, 19:31
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Neat Photo
Replies: 3
Views: 313

Re: Neat Photo

Agreed. Perfect timing!

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
20 Feb 2024, 19:36
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: This might be a fun read, esp. if you like scientific mistakes
Replies: 0
Views: 1297

This might be a fun read, esp. if you like scientific mistakes

Book review: Irina Podgorny, Los argentinos vienen de los peces. Ensayo de filogenia nacional , Rosario: Beatriz Viterbo Editora, 2021, 187 pp., ISBN: 9789508453990 and Florentino Ameghino y hermanos. Empresa argentina de paleontología ilimitada , Buenos Aires: Edhasa, 2021, 348 pp., ISBN: 978987628...
by bekateen
20 Feb 2024, 06:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24983

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

Added 12 more good eggs before bed tonight. Total good eggs, 104. 10 January - about 42 good eggs collected 8 day interval 18 January - about 160 good eggs collected 8 day interval 26 January - egg count not recorded :( 10 day interval 05 February - egg count not recorded :( 7 day interval 12 Februa...
by bekateen
20 Feb 2024, 04:33
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: on mouse over thumbnail not working again?
Replies: 5
Views: 1427

Re: on mouse over thumbnail not working again?

Looks like it's fixed! Thanks Jools!

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
20 Feb 2024, 03:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24983

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

The clockwork continues, still in the quick side (7 days). 10 January - about 42 good eggs collected 8 day interval 18 January - about 160 good eggs collected 8 day interval 26 January - egg count not recorded :( 10 day interval 05 February - egg count not recorded :( 7 day interval 12 February - ab...
by bekateen
19 Feb 2024, 01:47
Forum: Bugs
Topic: Touch pools broken? :-(
Replies: 0
Views: 1268

Touch pools broken? :-(

Hi Jools,

Super-low priority, but I thought you should know the touch pools are no longer functioning.

https://www.planetcatfish.com/general/g ... cle_id=346

Not sure how often they get visited, but the links are there, so...

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
18 Feb 2024, 19:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sexing L476 and L397?
Replies: 9
Views: 386

Re: Sexing L476 and L397?

The dorsal view of your L397 does appear to have small odontodes, so it might be male. 9cm is plenty large to show sexual traits.

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
18 Feb 2024, 19:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sexing L476 and L397?
Replies: 9
Views: 386

Re: Sexing L476 and L397?

The only L397 shown looks female to me, but if it's immaturethen could be male. My inclinations on the Hemiancistrus are all female based on pectoral odontodes alone. Which L476 is supposed to be the male? The small one? I do see the head shadow differences... again, maybe the smaller individuals ar...
by bekateen
18 Feb 2024, 18:57
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Corydoras CW numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 292

Re: Corydoras CW numbers

All newer numbers you should be able to track down by the post dates of Tyner announcements on Facebook or on the CW website. But older ones might be difficult to pin down. I wish you success!

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
18 Feb 2024, 16:37
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Corydoras CW numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 292

Re: Corydoras CW numbers

Hello Patje, Welcome to Planetcatfish! The CW numbers are curated on the website CorydorasWorld.com. I'm not aware of a timeline posted there with the dates of each number assignment, but it may exist. Unlike the L- and C- numbers, which were published in issues of the magazine DATZ, CW-numbers are ...
by bekateen
17 Feb 2024, 20:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus sp. Rio Ucayali spawned. :-)
Replies: 45
Views: 2028

Re: Ancistrus sp. Rio Ucayali spawned. :-)

I was starting to give up hope on these Ancistrus sp`Rio_Ucayali` , but they are really tough fish! Since I moved the Rio Ucayali out to the greenhouse in late 2022, I've had maybe 3-4 spawns (March 2023 ( HERE ), 01 June 2023, 22 June 2023 and late August 2023). None of the March fry in the greenho...
by bekateen
17 Feb 2024, 06:46
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24983

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus fry, moments after hatching. The curly white lines around it are live microworms.

Cheers,
Eric
by bekateen
16 Feb 2024, 15:18
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: SA catfish that can breed in home aquaria?
Replies: 2
Views: 1709

Re: SA catfish that can breed in home aquaria?

While still technically a loricariid, these aren't plecos: Try any of the otos (whether Otocinclus proper or others in the subfamily Hypoptopominae like Hypoptopoma ) or a whiptail catfish ( Rineloricaria , Sturisomatichthys , Sturisoma , Farlowella ). Not too hard to breed, but not as easy as bronz...
by bekateen
14 Feb 2024, 15:47
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Sensory adaptations of subterranean Ituglanis
Replies: 0
Views: 1334

Sensory adaptations of subterranean Ituglanis

Rizzato, P.P. and Bichuette, M.E., Gross morphology of the brain and some sense organs of subterranean pencil catfishes of the genus Ituglanis Costa and Bockmann, 1993 (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with a discussion on sensory compensation versus preadaptation in subterranean fishes. Journal of ...
by bekateen
13 Feb 2024, 17:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24983

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

This morning I collected 31 more good eggs out of the tank, and removed about 8 bad eggs from the eggs I collected last night. Also, here's a bad pic of a few of the fry from the January 18th spawn. In total, from the first three spawns this year, I think I have about 250 (+/-50) fry growing out. I'...
by bekateen
13 Feb 2024, 07:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24983

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

Tonight here's what I found (pictured): I collected 70 good eggs and some bad eggs too (the latter not collected intentionally), but there are more eggs loose in the tank. Based on my experience with the last few spawns, I expect I'll be able to get 15-25 more tomorrow morning... not that I expect t...
by bekateen
13 Feb 2024, 04:48
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24983

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

A little early on this spawn... almost like clockwork! Seven days since the last spawn, a new spawn this afternoon while I was at work. :heart: 10 January 8 day interval 18 January 8 day interval 26 January 10 day interval 05 February 7 day interval 12 February The eggs from the 05 February spawn ju...
by bekateen
13 Feb 2024, 02:32
Forum: Bugs
Topic: Species search not yielding results with geographic designations
Replies: 1
Views: 1276

Species search not yielding results with geographic designations

Hi Jools, When I use the species search, I'm getting few or no results. For example, if I just search for family Pseudopimelodidae with no other settings, the search results yield only 3 hits - 2 Batrochoglanis and one Microglanis. When I search using a water body, I get zero results every time. Als...
by bekateen
13 Feb 2024, 02:29
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: on mouse over thumbnail not working again?
Replies: 5
Views: 1427

on mouse over thumbnail not working again?

Hi Jools, I'm not seeing the on-mouse-over thumbnails appear when I hover over CLOG-tagged names in the forum. Is it just me and my browser? (both on my phone (android) and on CHROME on PC). e.g., Synodontis eupterus Weirdly, the thumbnail appears when I'm writing or editing a post and I use the &qu...
by bekateen
13 Feb 2024, 01:22
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Ancistrus megacanthus, new species and redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis
Replies: 0
Views: 1421

Ancistrus megacanthus, new species and redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis

Ancistrus megacanthus , new species Widholzer RL, Borsoi J, Reis RE, Lehmann A. P. 2023. A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. , 21 (4...
by bekateen
12 Feb 2024, 22:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Breeding corydoras
Replies: 3
Views: 405

Re: Breeding corydoras

Do you have any plants in the tank? That might help tigger them. In my experience, aeneus really likes broad leaf plants, although aeneus would also lay some eggs on glass and on other random surfaces. If they are trying to do the T-position action, then they may already be laying eggs, but eating t...

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