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Now that they are in the trade and we have members keeping some, how about . An or a heptapterid would be good too.

Stackdeck wrote:I would love any Bagarius or maybe Pterocryptis.

These would be great too.

Hi Balaji,

Yes, I think an would be a good one. Discussions are also ongoing around and .

Jools

Has Amphilius been a CotM ever?
kept em for years, even got a bunch of -not so good- pictures of em


another catfish i could do a CotM about based on genuine firsthand experience would be

now that I'm all PC-housebroken and docile, I could dust off my old writing skills if you like....


;)

Here is a list of previously featured CotM species already written up.

Jools

cool, I'll check up what i got on species not in there

as a side note; are you guys tinkering with that list?

i was reading a few CotM's and after a few entries I ran headlong into this baby:

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I could dust off my old writing skills if you like....

I for one would appreciate you doing that.
-Shane

sidguppy wrote:cool, I'll check up what i got on species not in there

as a side note; are you guys tinkering with that list?

i was reading a few CotM's and after a few entries I ran headlong into this baby:

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I believe you may have hit it just as Jools was making an update - to the best of my knowledge, this should now work. I've split the two posts here out to a separate post, as it's got nothing to do with the subject of "requests for CotM".

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Mats

Silurus wrote:Here's what I can offer:

Bagroides melapterus

Now that is not a bad idea at all!

Jools

Just an update that I know I am really behind with CotM articles this year. My plan is to catch up ASAP now. I was wondering;

a) If anyone has suggestions as to species to write about and

b)If anyone would like to write (or ask someone to write) a piece.

I'm going to need four to get back to currency. So, if I don't have to write four myself, that'd be awesome!

Cheers,

Jools

I have been looking at this myself....I have three possibilities...I still have those two that I got from you Jools, another possibility is , But going by the species list I think what I will commit to is the Amphiliid, .

Birger

That would be awesome, thanks. I think I might do L144 myself; that's a fish that needs clearing up!

Jools

Can probably give you one on Batasio, either B. fluviatilis (something I've kept in the past) or B. fasciolatus (what I have in my tank now).

a) If anyone has suggestions as to species to write about and

***** Any of the TSNs, especially the ID-ing
***** On the difference of S. lima and S. elongatus (I have a small write-up which however I'd never dare to even consider submitting but anyone could use it as a starting point if wanted)
***** B. filamentosum vs. B. capapretum (same comment as above)

b)If anyone would like to write (or ask someone to write) a piece.

***** I can cheerfully volunteer Rob (Chicxulub) who has a nice write-up on Bagarius, granted the genus appears to need much taxonomic work. He also has many others, e.g., on southern brown bullhead vs. spotted bullhead.

Silurus wrote:Can probably give you one on Batasio, either B. fluviatilis (something I've kept in the past) or B. fasciolatus (what I have in my tank now).

Either would be good, although I would probably favour the former only for my own personal reasons.

Jools

Viktor Jarikov wrote:a) If anyone has suggestions as to species to write about and

***** Any of the TSNs, especially the ID-ing
***** On the difference of S. lima and S. elongatus (I have a small write-up which however I'd never dare to even consider submitting but anyone could use it as a starting point if wanted)
***** B. filamentosum vs. B. capapretum (same comment as above)

b)If anyone would like to write (or ask someone to write) a piece.

***** I can cheerfully volunteer Rob (Chicxulub) who has a nice write-up on Bagarius, granted the genus appears to need much taxonomic work. He also has many others, e.g., on southern brown bullhead vs. spotted bullhead.

Typically, a CotM features one species and while it may mention how to tell it apart from others, it's not the main gist of the article. In the case of Rob, I do have that article form him in my email and I do hope to use it perhaps as a Shane's World piece in future.

Bigger cats don't feature heavily in CotMs as I don't really have much experience with them and finding someone who keeps them and can write is unusual.

Jools

Agreed, Jools. All this goes without saying but it is good to vocalize it sometimes

Two knee-jerks:

J: Typically, a CotM features one species and while it may mention how to tell it apart from others, it's not the main gist of the article.
V: Right. Except this means that some very popular cats may never receive a CotM honor because of the ID uncertainties. And that may be ok, I surmise.

J: In the case of Rob, I do have that article form him in my email and I do hope to use it perhaps as a Shane's World piece in future.
V: Yeah. That'd be much more appropriate than CotM. Agreed.

J: Bigger cats don't feature heavily in CotMs as I don't really have much experience with them and finding someone who keeps them and can write is unusual.
V: Understood. Hot topic too. PCF has a small community of big-cat-keepers. Many CofM articles are rather small and not info-rich. Just a few touches on top of what's already widely posted on the i-net or in the same Cat-eLog entry. If the req's are not great, I am sure folks like RedtailRob, Taksan, Stackdeck, Headbanger, Chicxulub, Koltsixx, VJ, and Co. could attempt to start chipping away at it.

Viktor Jarikov wrote:J: Typically, a CotM features one species and while it may mention how to tell it apart from others, it's not the main gist of the article.
V: Right. Except this means that some very popular cats may never receive a CotM honor because of the ID uncertainties. And that may be ok, I surmise.

Well, if they are popular, I will like to feature them. Although I do, you're right, tend to shy away from undescribed species but not always.

Viktor Jarikov wrote:J: Bigger cats don't feature heavily in CotMs as I don't really have much experience with them and finding someone who keeps them and can write is unusual.
V: Understood. Hot topic too. PCF has a small community of big-cat-keepers. Many CofM articles are rather small and not info-rich. Just a few touches on top of what's already widely posted on the i-net or in the same Cat-eLog entry. If the req's are not great, I am sure folks like RedtailRob, Taksan, Stackdeck, Headbanger, Chicxulub, Koltsixx, VJ, and Co. could attempt to start chipping away at it.

I'd be delighted to feature articles from those guys. I really would...

Jools

I've got half a dozen part written pieces so i'll see if i can finish a couple off. Unfortunately with work & long distance running training, im struggling for time

How about Pseudacanthicus sp. (L024)?

2wheelsx2 wrote:How about Pseudacanthicus sp. (L024)?

January 2014 will be P. spinosus. L024/L025 I am waiting until it or they is/are described. Hopefully that will get the ball rolling and we can get back on track.

Jools

Jools wrote: January 2014 will be P. spinosus. L024/L025 I am waiting until it or they is/are described. Hopefully that will get the ball rolling and we can get back on track.

Jools

Wow, awesome, you read my mind!

Nice one!

is now online, March is hopefully coming soon from Balaji (much anticipated) so does anyone wish to send me an "April"?



Jools

would be interesting... Or if you don't want 3 loricariids in a row, maybe .

KungFish wrote:

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

would be interesting... Or if you don't want 3 loricariids in a row, maybe

Amaralia hypsiura

.

Both are fish I've not kept which doesn't preclude me from writing about them but I usually feature cats I've kept. They are both very good suggestions though. I write up the Banjo in a few weeks if nothing else is forthcoming.

Thanks,

Jools

this weekend I should be able to finish my half done Trachyglanis submission

Birger

I just wanted to thank especially HH and also James, Balaji and Birger for the CotM's to date this year. My 14-21 hours a week that I typically spend on the site on average has been limited to 7 or less for the past year or so. A CotM takes me most of that in a week to do, so that kind of help is hugely appreciated and means I have some time to fix (typically small) bugs and add other content to the site. With a new baby arriving in August, I don't see much of a change for a while, but I remain optimistic and indeed certain that what I can do with the site will pick up again.

Cheers,

Jools

Exciting times ahead, enjoy!!

I guess I will start this...a call for COTM articles again to get caught up...I have one I can finish up...a syno one....and maybe another I could do.


Any other volunteers??? If you can write and keep fish you too can do this, it is great to get different perspectives...

Birger

I will send one over in a few days as well.