Catfish-ologist wrote: 19 Nov 2024, 17:54
Is it in good shape?
It may be of use to me for research purposes, and I could probably get a closer look at a genus level.
Unfortunately, no. I wish it were; perhaps the fish may have lived then.
The face was completely mangled, with nearly all the skin ripped off; eyes were also heavily scuffed and barely distinguishable from the white flesh of the fish. All barbels had eroded or torn off, and most of the skin was stripped from the body by a rather greedy Ancistrus. Only the fin rays were left on the fins by the time I got to the body. I believe the fish managed to wedge itself quite firmly, and panicked while trying to exit the tube, tearing itself up in the process.
In all fairness, though, the bone structure of the fish, which would likely have proven more valuable for genus determination, was left somewhat intact.
I tried looking for the frozen corpse yesterday, but couldn't find it, disappointingly enough. It should be somewhere, though. I'll let you know when I find it.
Jools wrote: 19 Nov 2024, 18:38
I can't recall why we ended up putting these in Glanidium - happy to move to Tatia and add that new common name.
Yes, I agree, I do think 1 and 2 are the same species but one is from a 1990s picture taken in Peru by an exporter and the other is from the well documented import of these into Pier Aquatics that then went into a super tank in @wrasse 's fish house. So, I don't have that many pictures of it.
Do they often appear on lists now?
Cheers,
Jools
Jorge mentioned that they pop up on lists very infrequently, and tend to die off easily during the import process; based on that, I'd assume they're still going to remain rather rare, disappointingly enough. Uncommon or newer woodcats seem to be progressively difficult to find, and so I jumped at the chance to snag a group of a species I hardly ever heard of before.
I actually don't know anyone other than him who had them listed as "T. sp. "Peru Green"; bit of a misleading name IMO, as the fish aren't the least bit green.
I do need to move them to a different tank sometime in the next few months, and would be happy to grab some
more detailed pics then, if that's something you'd like. They're rather reclusive during the day, and only the smallest female seems eager to eat when the lights are on. They don't even browse about in the late evening, too.
Should I expect the fish to put on at least another good 15cm in length or so? They're about 18-24cm at the moment.
"If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably some sort of mutated goose, in today's day and age..."
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