Olyra Longicaudata

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Olyra Longicaudata

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Tiny fish, 5 centimetres :)) :)) :)) has a cute cup for a hideout. It really lacks the ability to compete for food with the tank's top feeders, so I isolated him. And that makes it easier to take photos. /:)
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Cool looking fish!
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his cute little cup hideout
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It's kind of hard to take a good picture of him since he is generally nocturnal.
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They are splendid ! Where did you get them ? I search this species but no one sells ...
What is the volume of their tank ? What type of scenery ?
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kiwidu21 wrote: 04 Apr 2017, 11:35 They are splendid ! Where did you get them ? I search this species but no one sells ...
What is the volume of their tank ? What type of scenery ?
In China, occasionally rare Indian catfishes come in along with other less interesting species. I keep my two Longicaudatas inside transparent cages hanging on the tank walls since they are very unfriendly to each other.
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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.
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Yanger wrote: 25 Apr 2017, 19:53 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.
typically have very long upper caudal lobes, even at small sizes (I have seen specimens at 1.5 inches TL with this character). I can't really see the caudal lobes in the pictures you have posted but I don't think the upper lobe is elongated. This points towards another species.

All the Indian in the trade are collected from the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya. is a possibility as are a few other species as well. Either way, cracking fish!!!
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Shovelnose wrote: 03 May 2017, 11:21
Yanger wrote: 25 Apr 2017, 19:53 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.
typically have very long upper caudal lobes, even at small sizes (I have seen specimens at 1.5 inches TL with this character). I can't really see the caudal lobes in the pictures you have posted but I don't think the upper lobe is elongated. This points towards another species.

All the Indian in the trade are collected from the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya. is a possibility as are a few other species as well. Either way, cracking fish!!!

Thank you for the information! It would be wonderful if they turn out to be other species.
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They have grown about 3 mm during the period of 1 month.

Here are the pictures of the larger individual.
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Why don't you make a small photography tank? It will be quite useful, especially when shooting fish like these.
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Shovelnose wrote: 08 May 2017, 19:12 Why don't you make a small photography tank? It will be quite useful, especially when shooting fish like these.
I am away from home traveling right now. I will set up a photography tank when I get back, at around 6.4th.

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.
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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.
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Devious: Oh well, that's just insurance jargon, you know.
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ni shi bu shi zai tieba shang fa guo zhe yu?I love it!
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