Hey Eric,

Most of the specimens are around an inch in length. Looking at them, one would expect them to be dainty and delicate but all the specimens survived an extraordinarily rough journey back home. I was shocked myself!

Collected these over the last weekend, a truly diminutive killie! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5zDswmvqIu4Jq0kwz3zJVA2x-AD2UarRpxi2rsJcdlmrMwo1Hiygw8p24guTOqeVAERFHR6od-Ze9VAADh6oqfQHf00O30m8gS7XB4wwer1MaoEnMrkp9Pe08HGezkBM3qmUlqAun6p0zPXpnWjkHOaHNcV_l9WXWZXN-hj9n3wkDJcIcwi9eLx1f2_A7QYPaOxV59tc...

That is a cracking fish right there!! Is it ?

A couple of new additions. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GJxlAc42_IEWCOVW3OcymCwWmdW3xfvhJwzfdJMStAmFcdtGPLo_W0__ju7yZRnKFCba6xC5X49zHyVGHKbXPdoQoy1ezgzA4HmDraGCUk_c35Ys818OqcPQUlobtoAMJUNemrr1cxpPzWTCXBoNI9Xewv3bs5lc5c8HX4hYZMyh93QbI3b4xbYWc4gYMU-DxqzqNPuaJrWvAUO1SDwaHOP-hZK3iLbo8WI7CwA72U3uUcj...

Thanks HH (@Silurus), the Botia have been ignored so far and I am hoping it stays that way. There seems to be no sparring as well, another good sign. The tank has become quite busy with all the scurrying around, though. A couple of specimens have gone really dark while a majority are exhibiting a un...

I have gotten my paws on a few Pterocryptis sp. from Arunachal Pradesh, north eastern India. While I went expecting to pick up 3-4 specimens, I am now the proud owner of 11 ultra 'greyish brown' Pterocryptis . Their future aquaria- a hill stream tank, has a bunch of Hypselobarbus jerdoni , Tor , Sys...

I feed tubifex and blood worms (both live) on a fairly regular basis, two water changes a day and ample aeration keeps these worms living long enough to use on multiple occasions. I have been able to keep tubifex alive for 3-4 weeks (with die offs) through water changes and Tetra Bits as feed. While...

It is an Akysis, @HH will be able to ID it down to species level.

Looks like a juvenile SE Asian bagrid?

Nice to see them thriving!!!!

Oh, no worries Eric!!

Is a copy possible Eric?


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Found it online here : http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/ ... 32-199.pdf

Viktor Jarikov wrote: ↑31 May 2017, 17:06I started building in Feb 2012. So here we are 5+ years later... but don't cry for me, Argentina

That is a colossal effort there Viktor! Hats off for persevering, reading through the amount of work completed and remaining has made my legs quite rubbery!!

Not sure if this is related but I have been facing a similar issue for the past few weeks with the 'main menu'.

Yanger wrote: ↑09 May 2017, 01:19 The fish dealer who I got these Olyras from will be receiving a new shipment soon and I am going to try finding more rare species. Maybe small goonchs.

Sounds interesting!! Keep us posted.

Why don't you make a small photography tank? It will be quite useful, especially when shooting fish like these.

The tank looks perfect for these fish. You could consider adding more plants, this would suit the Erethistes and the Pseudolaguvia. What's the water temperature like?

Hey Viktor, Thanks for the info! Yeah, Labeo can be a handful in the aquaria but they are also (fortunately?) gorgeous fish. I am not too concerned as the tank I intend to keep them in has other labeonins, large cyprinids and some Mystus . These have settled down but there is the occasional bickerin...

These beauties have been offered to me at 5"-7" TL as part of a Congo shipment. I would like to know if anyone on the forum has kept these and grown them out as I am getting conflicting reports on their adult size presently. Seriouslyfish.com has them pegged at 6" SL, Fishbase at 16 c...

I had picked up a couple of Rita that were offered as R.rita . The provenance was of great interest to me as these were from Arunachal Pradesh (north eastern India) and fish from here are seldom available in the trade. Also, Arunachal Pradesh shares a border with Myanmar which made me hope (a little...

There are two individuals, the first one is tiny, about 5 centimeters, while the one that hides in the cup is about 7. They fight constantly so they are housed separately. Olyra longicaudata typically have very long upper caudal lobes, even at small sizes (I have seen specimens at 1.5 inches TL wit...

All Rita species have a forked caudal fin while the fish you have posted seems to have a truncate one. While the overall appearance suggests a Rita , the shape/nature of the caudal fin is quite strange. Damaged caudal fins can regrow in a strange manner at times, but this seems to be too extreme if ...

Very nice set up you have going there! I too was obsessed with keeping reophilic catfish until recently.

Is it possible to get a few more closeups of the mouth?

My initial thoughts were H.olyroides but I am not entirely sure, especially with the given provenance.

Awesome!!! What was the water temperature where you collected this and what are the tank mates presently? Its good to note it is taking food, these sisorids are sometimes downright stubborn and just wither away.


Edit:Has the ID been confirmed?

Incredible!!! Is it possible to to post larger images please, I am able to see only thumbnails. What sort of tank have you kept this in and what was the habitat like?

A copy if possible HH.




Thanks,

Hey lokey4, Welcome to Planet Catfish!!! I will not be in a position to suggest plecos for you to keep, there are many pleco experts on the board who will do the same. However, quite a few species do enter the trade in India and are available fairly frequently in Bangalore as well. Plecos including ...

Hey Jools,



Yes indeed, I haven't encountered this error since the first time. Resolved it is!

I am not sure if this is related but I got a "Your connection is not private" error message which I tried to login earlier today, its been fine for the past few hours. I tried to upload a screenshot of the error message but I am getting "ERROR Error parsing server response" when ...