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by bekateen
05 Mar 2024, 17:41
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Ancistrus fry microscope parasite identification
Replies: 6
Views: 301

Re: Ancistrus fry microscope parasite identification

Hi Longfincalico,

There's no picture attached.

Cheers,
Eric
by bekateen
03 Mar 2024, 20:57
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Error when uploading photo to forum post
Replies: 3
Views: 185

Re: Error when uploading photo to forum post

Also, today I tried to upload files in different formats: Uploading a .JPG file (what I tried to do last night), I received this error, which appears in a small pop-up window near the top of the screen. ERROR HTTP error. Uploading a .PNG file that does not include a transparent background color desi...
by bekateen
03 Mar 2024, 20:07
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Sorry - another bug. Changing profile avatar image doesn't work
Replies: 2
Views: 179

Sorry - another bug. Changing profile avatar image doesn't work

Hi Jools,

I just tried to change my profile avatar image, using a file 125x125, 12kb size. It should have been accepted, but I got this error in red letters:
Temporary folder could not be found or is not writable.
Cheers,
Eric
by bekateen
03 Mar 2024, 08:20
Forum: All Resolved Issues
Topic: Error when uploading photo to forum post
Replies: 3
Views: 185

Error when uploading photo to forum post

Hi Jools, I attempted to add a photo to a forum post. The operation seemed to work at first - I selected the photo and the upload started. The green progress bar beside the file name looked like the file was almost finished, then the upload stopped and a pop up window appeared with the simple messag...
by bekateen
03 Mar 2024, 08:09
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24907

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

I spoke(posted) too soon about them breaking the pattern... Tonight, finally, I found the next spawn, albeit 12 days since the last spawn. Many of these eggs are bad, but there are plenty of good eggs scattered in the tank. Will collect the eggs in the morning to get a count of good eggs. 10 January...
by bekateen
03 Mar 2024, 01:46
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras venezuela
Replies: 9
Views: 314

Re: Corydoras venezuela

Ron.H wrote: 02 Mar 2024, 21:21 corydoras schultzi black is a man made variant. they do not exist in the wild
Exactly.
by bekateen
02 Mar 2024, 16:30
Forum: Bugs
Topic: Can't upload photos to CLOG
Replies: 0
Views: 198

Can't upload photos to CLOG

Hi Jools, I just tried to upload a new photo to the CLOG and received this error: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator at webmaster@planetcatfish.com to inform them of the t...
by bekateen
02 Mar 2024, 05:03
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: New here, but not new..
Replies: 1
Views: 232

Re: New here, but not new..

Hi Magnum Man!

Welcome to Planetcatfish! When you have some time, please share about your catfish.

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
02 Mar 2024, 05:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24907

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

Cessation of spawning aside, the fry from the six spawns are doing great! I suspect I have at least 400 babies growing out. I'm moving them to a 40 gallon tank soon. The Ziss breeder box is way too crowded.

Cheers, Eric
by bekateen
02 Mar 2024, 04:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned
Replies: 53
Views: 24907

Re: Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (zamora woodcat) spawned

Sadly, the pattern has broken. I did a water change on 25 February. It was the first WC since before my 10 January spawn. I wondered if that would either trigger the next spawn or alter the water quality and stop the spawning. Maybe it mattered; maybe it didn't... but the result is no new spawn. It'...
by bekateen
28 Feb 2024, 20:17
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Tank size corydoras weitzmani
Replies: 2
Views: 1095

Re: Tank size corydoras weitzmani

I've put 10 C. sterbai in a tank that size. It can be done if you keep the water quality high. But it can also be a fragile balance and is at risk of water chemistry changes if you don't keep it stable.

Cheers,
Eric
by bekateen
28 Feb 2024, 02:43
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Redescription of ‘Chasmocranus’ brachynema
Replies: 0
Views: 2054

Redescription of ‘Chasmocranus’ brachynema

Deprá, G. de C. & V. Slobodian. (2024). Redescription of ‘ Chasmocranus ’ brachynema (Heptapteridae: Heptapterini). Neotropical Ichthyology , 22 (1), e230091. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0091 https://www.scielo.br/j/ni/a/GrBKTqTnPpkFGTBPtjWctyf/?lang=en Abstract The endangered species...
by bekateen
27 Feb 2024, 02:35
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L27 vs L190 as juvenile and adult
Replies: 2
Views: 1149

Re: L27 vs L190 as juvenile and adult

Hello,

I'm not entirely clear on what you're asking. Are you asking if the two species can be told apart as juveniles? Are you asking if they'll grow to look the same as each other when they're adults?

Cheers,
Eric
by bekateen
26 Feb 2024, 19:19
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Mixing albino corys and pigmented corys influences their movement behaviors
Replies: 5
Views: 1162

Mixing albino corys and pigmented corys influences their movement behaviors

Svitačová, K., Horký, P., Valchářová, T., & O. Slavík. (2024). Pigment matters: Behavior and lateralization of albino and pigmented fish (Bronze Corydoras ) in aquaculture. Applied Animal Behaviour Science . DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106205 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106205 https...
by bekateen
26 Feb 2024, 00:33
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Melanistius Corys?
Replies: 4
Views: 1282

Re: Melanistius Corys?

Looks like delphax to me.
by bekateen
26 Feb 2024, 00:11
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Rhyacoglanis aff. pulcher (nope, they're Pseudopimelodus) from the Rio Huallaga
Replies: 19
Views: 5185

Re: Rhyacoglanis aff. pulcher (nope, they're Pseudopimelodus) from the Rio Huallaga

Pics today of one Pseudopimelodus aff_bufonius in tank (the usual view I have of them) and of another individual, caught randomly. The latter is 13.6cm SL; this fish is "random" in that I did not attempt to catch the largest fish, although I think it might be the largest fish. If you compa...
by bekateen
24 Feb 2024, 18:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L306 breeding advice
Replies: 7
Views: 1184

Re: L306 breeding advice

Thanks so much I will definitely get some of those! Looking for a ziss style that is huge for attaching to some of my larger tanks. The tanklimate holes are to big. I've got over 200 Auchenipterichthys coracoideus in my Ziss BL-2. The babies are getting big so I need to move them to a bigger home. ...
by bekateen
24 Feb 2024, 18:11
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L306 breeding advice
Replies: 7
Views: 1184

Re: L306 breeding advice

Congratulations on your spawns! No, it's a standard Ziss BL-2. I chose it because it has a solid floor, which provides two benefits: 1) it prevents microworms from falling out of the box (a problem even with the fine mesh of the German breeder rings) and 2) when you drain the parents' tank for a wat...
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: 7215

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: 1034

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: 2016

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: 1034

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: 7215

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: 1304

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: 2985

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: 309

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: 1295

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: 24907

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...

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