I've looked at Wright and Page and it says: "All rayed fins with small, dark spots similar to those on body. Juvenile specimens with black triangles at bases of rayed fins." The spotted fins (withn no black bases) can be seen on the drawing of an adult in Poll. The head profile and post cl...

That is one of the reasons I am wary but looking at the drawings of adult tanganaicae
e they just have spotted fins with no bars

These were purchased yesterday on behalf of a friend. They are supposed to be wild caught. The first one looks like a semi-adult S. tanganaicae , the last one a female lucipinnis ? I'm now worried that the first one might be a hybrid though they are supposed to be wild caught. http://i143.photobucke...

Please find below a booklet format catalogue for the Castleford catfish auction on Sunday. Printed copied will hopefully also be available on the day for a nominal fee.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/523 ... alogue.pdf

L3, L128, L052

Come along to this great event. Show some fish and/or buy/sell some catfish and loach related items! Some unusual fish will be available and on show! See link to schedule for more details. Catfish and Loach we know are coming: Pseudacanthicus L065 (tb), Ancistrus sp. Rio Paraguay (tb), Panaqolus sp....

Brilliant pics. What camera do you use?

If by longnose you mean what I would call hognosed (the acutus group etc) then the only ones Ive kept are sarareensis. The males were very aggressive with each other and would use their bristly pectoral fin spines and cheeks to spar with each other.

Thanks for the heads up. They are using my images too. I have sent an email.

Thanks Mats. Yes, if they spawn again I will do it differently

An update. The egges were fertile (pic taken showing fry developing). I rescued some and put them in a breeding net. The ones left in the tank were eaten by the female. She then decided to jump into the breeding net in the night and eat the others!

One. The posterior processess of the coracoids are longer and more prominent in coracoideus (hence the name).

From memory I think the anal fin ray count is different too.

Well there's not just one world first but another. Followed by wrasse's success with C. schultzi my Spinipterus acsi were thrashing about in the floating plant on Thursday night and today I have found loads of eggs on the substrate. Unfortunately the eggs don't look viable to me. See images below. I...

Bunocephalus colombianus IMO, going by the shape of the head

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Difficult to say for sure but I think fish #6 and 3 could be C096.

Obviously there will be people who sit on either side of the issue about the usefulness of in-depth water chemistry readings etc. I admit that it is useful to know in what conditions the fish live in, in the wild. But even I (who has a very basic understanding of water chemistry - see below) realise...

H. formosa? - based on pattern on head (especially supraoccipital spot), in dorsal fin?

The Evers and Seidel Baensch catfish atlas Vol 1 says 24-28 dec C, a species tank, strong current, loads of algae.

yeah, one of the elegans group. Probably napoensis

I didn't think Chaetostoma have evertible cheek odontodes? Looks more like an Ancistrus or Hopliancistrus to me?

The definite male is about 10.5cm TL. The 'female' is about 9cm SL. Goodness man, how do you get them so big in such a short time? I take it they have a tank for themselves? Anyway, my sincere compliments for this achievement. Thanks Marc. No, they are in a 4 foot tank with lots of other catfish, s...

Marc van Arc wrote:Steve, what is the TL of the pictured specimens?

The definite male is about 10.5cm TL. The 'female' is about 9cm SL.

Definite male above. The other I'm not sure yet. It could be an immature male. The anal fin isn't developed but shows slight signs of doing so. I'm trying to compare the genital openings: Male: http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/TheDarkOne_photo/SpinipterusOtorongoadultmaleanalfin_zpsdfe37000.j...

Update on the Spinipterus sp Otorongo. This: http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/TheDarkOne_photo/DSCN6907001.jpg Turned into this: http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/TheDarkOne_photo/SpinipterusOtorongoadultmale_zps2914048a.jpg And this: http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/TheDarkOne_p...

Completely wrong shaped body and adipose fin for Hara horai. The much more common Erethistes pusillus IMO.

They tend to cost more but they aren't mega expensive. What are you wanting to know?

I think they are a Lamontichthys. have a look at and the others.

Well lets hope they get the same study that the Tanganyikan's got and then we should know.

Apparently they were imported as 'njassae Gold'. They sometimes exhibit a slight gold sheen.

Bit early to tell at the moment, though even when small, loretoensis males have very long dorsal fins.
From the pics I would say fish 6 could be the C096, rest look like loretoensis at the moment. Wait until they have settled in and coloured up and we should know for sure what you have.