Well, that's the end of <I>Ancistomus</I> then methinks. I wonder if this species is also L124, L75 - that would open the distribution up somewhat. Also, the paper mentions another big spot species which might be L163...

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For my 2p that's a L134, but you'll never convince everyone unless you get clearer pics. I would say thouhg that from the shape of the fish it is no Hypancistrus and that rules out a few of the suggestions. It might just be some type of Panaque, but L134 is famously variable in terms of pigmentation...

More like L177?

Jools

For now, I'm lumping all these fish in as Synodontis sp(5). Perhaps they are all S. aterrimus, but the picture in Sands confuses the issue - maybe that is the real S. atterimus?

Jools

If they look like the pics of <i>S. aterrimus</i> in the Cat-eLog, I'd say they are most likely juvenile <i>S. eupterus</i> (which is what the pics labelled as <i>S. aterrimus</i> in the Cat-eLog are), which grows to about 20cm. I've been meaning to weigh in on this one for a while but I have some ...

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It's fixed now.

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Well, all I can say is that the various species of Corydoras I've collected in the wild none were living on pea gravel. Or, for that matter, were there very many plants around (in the water) there were plenty shading it. Having said that I have found them living over rock chip gravel so sharp I coul...

Coryman, sorry but i have to comment, it is not like the cross breeding was done on purpose, if you didnt know- things like this sometimes happen, people cant be as perfect as you, sorry, you seem to jump down peoples throats, you must know everything! hence the name 'coryman', i think sometimes yo...

I would avoid C. adolfoi unless you are buying tank raised ones acclimatized to neutral pH. Wild ones will not enjoy the experience. C. trilineatus (what you are calling C. julii) are a good bet, and maybe 10 would be really good in your tank. Maybe a few less if you go for C. sterbai as they are a ...

I don't think it would be too hard to put a link to the chatroom in the forum link cluster and put (at the bottom of the posts) whos in the chatroom. To be honest though, I'm not all that fussed about chatroom use.

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You'd be surprised the hours us cats keep.

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Try a search on or look up Corydoras paleatus, this is a very common on fish and it is more likely to be what you have, especially if "cambs" = Cambridgeshire.

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Synodontis serpentis did cross my mind as I looked tat the photo in Sand's book. The extremely rugose head kinda threw me off, though. Is this something that could develop with age? Also, the pics I ID'ed as <I>S. serpentis</I> on PC are of a just slightly more elongate fish but its one of those th...

Yes, some plecos eat from the outside in and others from the inside out. The skin is often eaten and I find it helps keep the food together as the fish work on it.

Jools

Another fish which this can be sold as is <I>S. serpentis</I>.

Jools

Would it not be possible to use the http://www.milonic.co.uk/ one as a floating horizontal menu? It's not floating, it's static, so how you make it float? Anyway, as far as I can see it won't work over two vertical frames such as those we use in the cat-elog. One frame is fine as you can specify th...

Still doesn't work, it won't render over two frames.

I think the floating menu is the way forward, but I haven't found a horizontal cross platform implementation of it.

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suemack wrote:thanks jools - BTW what sort of camera do you use to get those awesome photos?

It's a Kodak DC290 - I'm thinking of selling it soon...

Jools

Corydoras elegans.

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http://www.planetcatfish.com/tmp/pleco_nosh1.jpg http://www.planetcatfish.com/tmp/pleco_nosh2.jpg Use your imagination - look at your fishes teeth. Imagine what might fall in a river. Also, don't be afraid to experiment. After all, who worked out to put toilet paper tubes in with hamsters! A word o...

BIGblue wrote:what does SL and TL mean?

Angel

I will add this and Rusty's subsequent reply to the FAQ.

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Just a reminder on for m on how to do this. Just add to this topic if anyone sees a need to add another acronym.

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Yes, a few months ago we were calling it a <I>Cochliodon</I>.

Jools

Probably around 200mm SL. That said, I have not seen one that big, it's just a guess based on other similar species.

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Doesn't bombero mean fireman?

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L229. The golden (or yellow) triangle between the eyes to the tip of the snout is characteristic of this Peruvian <I>Hypostomus</I>. I have kept these guys and they are real veggie lovers.

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plesner wrote:I've experienced a slight problem with the new scrolling list of recent postings. It seems like it sometimes starts too early. If for one reason or another the page takes some time to load, I end up in the middle of the list - I don't get to see the first of them.

This is now sorted.

Jools

Try this generator, once you have it you can play with the variables. http://host-biz.com/flashdropdown.html Also nice, but this appears to be a vertical menu I don't think it does menu sub options - which we need lots of! Will have a look around the site 'cos some of the stuff is pretty snazzy. Jo...

Rusty wrote:

magnum4 wrote:PC.

Planet Catfish? Politically correct? Personal computer? What does it stand for?

Rusty

The short term for Planet Catfish is Planet! For example, "Everyone at Planet likes keeping fish".

Jools