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by The.Dark.One
27 Aug 2013, 23:10
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis
Replies: 11
Views: 4468

Re: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis

A fishkeeper brought them in and insisted he got them from wild. There was a group of large grandiops and 2 of these mixed in. The smaller one did have the black triangles in the fins.
by The.Dark.One
27 Aug 2013, 17:59
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis
Replies: 11
Views: 4468

Re: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis

About 6 inches TL
by The.Dark.One
27 Aug 2013, 13:18
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis
Replies: 11
Views: 4468

Re: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis

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 cleithral ...
by The.Dark.One
26 Aug 2013, 14:22
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis
Replies: 11
Views: 4468

Re: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis

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
by The.Dark.One
26 Aug 2013, 12:05
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Lake Tanganyika Synodontis
Replies: 11
Views: 4468

Lake Tanganyika Synodontis

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
12 Jul 2013, 13:01
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: CAS Catfish and Loach specialist auction and show 14/7/13
Replies: 4
Views: 2087

Re: CAS Catfish and Loach specialist auction and show 14/7/1

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
by The.Dark.One
04 Jul 2013, 21:16
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: CAS Catfish and Loach specialist auction and show 14/7/13
Replies: 4
Views: 2087

CAS Catfish and Loach specialist auction and show 14/7/13

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
14 Mar 2013, 20:50
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Just some Cory pictures
Replies: 12
Views: 4314

Re: Just some Cory pictures

Brilliant pics. What camera do you use?
by The.Dark.One
13 Mar 2013, 22:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Longnose Corydoras & their...aggression?
Replies: 2
Views: 1550

Re: Longnose Corydoras & their...aggression?

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.
by The.Dark.One
07 Mar 2013, 17:49
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Copyright infringement
Replies: 9
Views: 2846

Re: Copyright infringement

Thanks for the heads up. They are using my images too. I have sent an email.
by The.Dark.One
05 Mar 2013, 17:53
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

Thanks Mats. Yes, if they spawn again I will do it differently
by The.Dark.One
05 Mar 2013, 12:35
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

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! x(
by The.Dark.One
02 Mar 2013, 20:18
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Banjo catfish need ID.
Replies: 4
Views: 1122

Re: Banjo catfish need ID.

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.
by The.Dark.One
02 Mar 2013, 17:55
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
02 Mar 2013, 17:51
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Banjo catfish need ID.
Replies: 4
Views: 1122

Re: Banjo catfish need ID.

Bunocephalus colombianus IMO, going by the shape of the head
by The.Dark.One
02 Mar 2013, 15:30
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Corydoras loretoensis /cf loretoensis?
Replies: 13
Views: 4030

Re: Corydoras loretoensis /cf loretoensis?

Hi
Difficult to say for sure but I think fish #6 and 3 could be C096.
by The.Dark.One
28 Feb 2013, 18:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Acestridium dichromum
Replies: 149
Views: 45102

Re: Acestridium dichromum (formerly New Arrivals)

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
28 Feb 2013, 18:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Help ID this Hemiloricaria…
Replies: 3
Views: 1514

Re: Help ID this Hemiloricaria…

H. formosa? - based on pattern on head (especially supraoccipital spot), in dorsal fin?
by The.Dark.One
27 Feb 2013, 18:42
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Acestridium dichromum
Replies: 149
Views: 45102

Re: Acestridium dichromum (formerly New Arrivals)

The Evers and Seidel Baensch catfish atlas Vol 1 says 24-28 dec C, a species tank, strong current, loads of algae.
by The.Dark.One
17 Feb 2013, 20:19
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: ID Please
Replies: 2
Views: 814

Re: ID Please

yeah, one of the elegans group. Probably napoensis
by The.Dark.One
16 Feb 2013, 19:49
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Unidentified Chaetostoma(?)
Replies: 16
Views: 4224

Re: Unidentified Chaetostoma(?)

I didn't think Chaetostoma have evertible cheek odontodes? Looks more like an Ancistrus or Hopliancistrus to me?
by The.Dark.One
16 Feb 2013, 12:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
16 Feb 2013, 11:21
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

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.
by The.Dark.One
15 Feb 2013, 22:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
15 Feb 2013, 21:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?
Replies: 2405
Views: 663805

Re: Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

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 ...
by The.Dark.One
13 Feb 2013, 22:04
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Mysterious Doradid
Replies: 8
Views: 1967

Re: Mysterious Doradid

Completely wrong shaped body and adipose fin for Hara horai. The much more common Erethistes pusillus IMO.
by The.Dark.One
11 Feb 2013, 12:57
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: ID help, Rineloricara?
Replies: 11
Views: 2754

Re: ID help, Rineloricara?

They tend to cost more but they aren't mega expensive. What are you wanting to know?
by The.Dark.One
10 Feb 2013, 23:05
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: ID help, Rineloricara?
Replies: 11
Views: 2754

Re: ID help, Rineloricara?

I think they are a Lamontichthys. have a look at and the others.
by The.Dark.One
10 Feb 2013, 14:55
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Synodontis njassae?
Replies: 9
Views: 1882

Re: Synodontis njassae?

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

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