You don't normally need to do this but breeders of other families of fishes like characins for example keep males and females apart and then put them together. Reducing to one certain male is a good shout - having six is an unusual set-up. Honestly, try neglecting them for a few weeks then pick back...

It's a bug looking into it.


Jools

Good point. Bad guys don't like water.

Jools

Look in Cat-eLog - other stuff - Brazil negative list.



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It's not clear-cut for me. Here's some data, starting with a translation of what was written when L386 was introduced in DATZ. "L-Numbers A "new" Harnischwels from the Río Magdalena As early as autumn 2003, Transfish (Planegg near Munich) imported a Lasiancistrus species from the Colo...

One last time, with feeling!

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I'll just leave these here.



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Just on the lights, as I brought it up, agree with 8 hours, just not so bright or rather think about making it a little less sparse. I also have all sides of my tanks, except the front, covered.

Great, and the fish look really nice. I'd consider spawning mops and/or java moss. Maybe the only thing missing is the spawning site.

For me, I'd lower the lighting and not have too much current - but that's fiddling at the edges.

Jools

If the females are in condition, neglect them for a few weeks. Then start up your regime.

What size are the fishes, can you post a pic or two?

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That was caused by a line of code I can't remember ever seeing before. But I wrote it! Anyway - the problem is fixed and will work faster in the updated environment.

Cheers,

Jools

Excellent, thank you for confirming.

Jools

I think you might be right, but I didn't manage to take pictures of it. It was a really ordinary looking pleco, right? But quite the cool species still? Yes, one for the catfish hardcore. A stupidly dull-looking pleco that is only cool to cool catfish people. I use the term "cool people" ...

Yes, "the crying whiptail". These pictures look a lot like but it should be the species you mentioned. Did you, want any chance, get a picture of the mouth?

Cheers,

Jools

Awesome possum. I've uploaded the Jag pics. I think (if I've remembers my "socials" correctly) in those cool new fishes is a flat pleco from the Orincoco. It is highly cool, please take many pictures. :-) Cheers, Jools PS I look forward to seeing Haakon again in March - maybe you could acc...

Agreed - good spot @Kryptic. The same image is in the right place () too.

Have fixed it.

Jools

How are you getting on with growing them out? It'd be interesting to learn if there is a problem with predation.

Cheers,

Jools

I'm not sure of the blackened interiors in the lower two. The vertical one might be a conifer and I'd avoid it. The other two look OK but I don't think many, if any, could ID these to species beyond saying they are probably deciduous and probably OK.

Jools

The other ones to consider are and , they tend to have more pigmentation in the unpaired fins - but it didn't look like it from the picture. Could we get a few more pictures in better focus?

Cheers,

Jools

I think there are at least two trees in there maybe three. Unless the seller can confirm where they came from and if they've been treated with anything then it's potluck. Sticking them outside in water for a few months would tell you if they'll be OK. I can't help thinking you could collect your own...

I am happy to say that all these wonderful pictures are (finally!) in the cat-eLog.

Cheers Halvard!


Jools

Just archiving this one as I didn't hear back.


Jools

I'd say this would be OK given you've only got the fishes you mention assuming both plecos aren't bigger than about 150-200mm SL. Why not move them and see how it goes for a few weeks before selling the 1st tank? I'd move the bigger fish into the smaller fish's tank to mix up the bigger fish's terri...

I can't tell for sure from the pics but looks like you've got and mixed in there.

Jools

Did you read up on Eric and Oliver's syno spawning experiences? The former is in Shane's World, and the latter in the forum. I've not kept this species for 30 years, but only one individual.

Cheers,

Jools

Coming to this thread late, nice work and I see you've added BLog data too. Nice one!

Cheers,


Jools

Hi,

Welcome to PlanetCatfish!

This is . In terms of the scarring, search the forum for "lateral line erosion".

Cheers,

Jools

Hi

Welcome to the forum!

I'd say it is .

Jools

Another thing to add is that plecos are "shrimp-safe". They won't predate on shrimps smaller than a couple of cm.

Jools

DBam wrote: ↑19 Dec 2023, 14:07 Thanks Jools for all your hard work. I didn't realise how much I'm on this site until I couldn't reach it anymore.

It's a pleasure (usually!), you know, a lot of people have said that about not realising how often they dip into the site. It's good to know.

Cheers,

Jools