Liosomadoras oncinus breeding?

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 18 Sep 2003, 00:05

Any one got breeding experience with Liosomadoras oncinus, i thing it has been breed i'm just missing the technical info.

Post by **Silurus** » 18 Sep 2003, 01:18

Nope, don't think breeding reports exist. See here.

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 29 Nov 2003, 22:01

In the new issue of PFK there is a run down of the care for liosomadoras oncinus by Chris Ralph, it says "There are as yet no confirmed aquarium spawnings"

Which is all well and good, but I was sure I had read somewhere in PFK of a breeding report, needless to say countless issues later back to October 1998.

OK so its not a breeding report its an advert for aquarian flake. The advert uses a Top aquarist to recommed there product and gives a run down of the aquarists achievements.

"lisomadoras oncinus was eventually spawned when he lowered the water level in their tanks and reduced the pH, stimulating the dry season. He then rapidly increased the water level, water movement and pH stimulatingthe onset of the rainy season when rain water passing over limestone rocks, enters the rivers and lakes where the catfish live". Thats it

What i would like to know is if anyone knows Trevor Morris who wrote the article and was back in 98 Chairman of the Northern Catfish Group? and could they contact him and ask for a more detailed report?

Strange thing is there is no other documentation anywhere on the web. And in 98 Chris Ralph was the catfish expert writing for PFK.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 29 Nov 2003, 22:22

magnum4 wrote:In the new issue of PFK there is a run down of the care for liosomadoras oncinus by Chris Ralph, it says "There are as yet no confirmed aquarium spawnings"

Which is all well and good, but I was sure I had read somewhere in PFK of a breeding report, needless to say countless issues later back to October 1998.

OK so its not a breeding report its an advert for aquarian flake. The advert uses a Top aquarist to recommed there product and gives a run down of the aquarists achievements.

"lisomadoras oncinus was eventually spawned when he lowered the water level in their tanks and reduced the pH, stimulating the dry season. He then rapidly increased the water level, water movement and pH stimulatingthe onset of the rainy season when rain water passing over limestone rocks, enters the rivers and lakes where the catfish live". Thats it

What i would like to know is if anyone knows Trevor Morris who wrote the article and was back in 98 Chairman of the Northern Catfish Group? and could they contact him and ask for a more detailed report?

Strange thing is there is no other documentation anywhere on the web. And in 98 Chris Ralph was the catfish expert writing for PFK.

I know both Chris and Trevor (and you would too if you joined the CSG). Trevor has just gotten online and Chris is a member of this forum (dorad). Maybe we can persuade coryman to persuade Trevor onto the forum.

Failing that, there is probably some documentation of this in the CAGB annuals. scotcat is the man to ask.

Jools

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 29 Nov 2003, 23:35

Failing that, there is probably some documentation of this in the CAGB annuals. scotcat is the man to ask.

I searched the index but couldn't find any related articles.

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and you would too if you joined the CSG).

Yes I should, I have been meaning to do this for a while now.

thanks for the update jools.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 30 Nov 2003, 08:43

magnum4 wrote:
Failing that, there is probably some documentation of this in the CAGB annuals. scotcat is the man to ask.
I searched the index but couldn't find any related articles.

I mean the old Catfish Assoc. of GB as opposed to the NACG (Northern Area Catfish Group) or the CSG. The first is now defunct, all that remained was the NACG and from that was born the CSG. As I say, scotcat (and probably coryman) probably have loads of the old CAGB stuff.

PM me if you want Trevors email address.

Jools

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 30 Nov 2003, 21:00

magnum4 wrote:Which is all well and good, but I was sure I had read somewhere in PFK of a breeding report, needless to say countless issues later back to October 1998.

This refers to Brian Walsh, a very well-known aquarist in the UK. The fish in question were not deliberately bred as I recall, but just increased in number with juveniles appearing in a large aquarium that had only housed a few adult fish.
You can see some of Brian's carvings elswhere on PC and also on ScotCat.