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Here are the first decent pics of my Trachelyopterus galeatus (at least this is what they are supposed to be). They arrived 10 days ago and they start to leave their hiding places at daytime.

Hello,
Some nice specimens you've got there! Not galeatus imo, but a rarer species. I'm leaning towards or maybe .
Dave (Rinaldo) has had albicrux, so he may be able to recognize them more easily.

Hello,


They came from Ruinemans, there they are listed as T. galeatus but it wouldn't be the first time they mess up. I hope they are all the same species, which one is less important.



@ Admins: should I open a new topic in the ID-section or just change the title of this topic.

Bijn wrote:They came from Ruinemans, there they are listed as T. galeatus but it wouldn't be the first time they mess up. I hope they are all the same species, which one is less important.

Are these the T. galeatus Paraguay from Ruinemans?! They've been listed for ages but I didn't dare to order them (I already have enough galeatus). Your pictures truly make me doubt. I may give them a try after all - hope the LFS has to order next week. Only 11 specimens left....

They seem to be one species btw.

Marc van Arc wrote: Are these the T. galeatus Paraguay from Ruinemans?!

Yes, that are those fishes.

What size are they?

I'm not good at estimating sizes but I guess they are approximately 4 cm SL

Fine, thanks.

I'm not jealous...
No, not me ...OK, so maybe just a bit!
Excellent pictures of some lovely fish - be interested to see these as they develop. What else are they sharing their home with?
Martin

Hello,

for the moment they share their tank with:

4 Crenicichla semicincta (witch will be reduced to 1 couple)
2 Agamyxis pectinifrons
3 Hypostomus sp. L117
3 Peckoltia sabaji
3 Bunocephalus (for witch I'm searching a new home)
4 Heros efasciatus "rotkeil" (they move to a bigger tank this weekend, unfortunately this tank isn't mine)

As far as I've seen all 4 individuals have the "white" cross just before their dorsal fin. So the suggestions that hey are T. albicrux make's good sence to me.

Bijn wrote:As far as I've seen all 4 individuals have the "white" cross just before their dorsal fin. So the suggestions that hey are T. albicrux make's good sence to me.

I don't think they are

The cross, I believe, is the white pectoral spines with the white dorsal spine and white line running down the top of the back, including the adipose and dorsal fin.

Dave Rinaldo wrote: The cross, I believe, is the white pectoral spines with the white dorsal spine and white line running down the top of the back, including the adipose and dorsal fin.

owkay,


I think you're right. Mine do not have the white pectoral spines.


Sunday I have to catch some fishes in their tank. I'll catch them to to make some better pictures and then I'll open a ID-topic.

Thanks Dave, as (former?) owner of T. albicrux I was hoping you'd join in.
Indeed, compared to the first pictures they have become much darker.
This makes that I wouldn't rule out T. galeatus anymore....

Those are some beautiful catfish! I am with Martin, just a little bit jealous!

2 new pics,

they have learned how they can steel food from me pleco's, now they try it with my other fishes too but these eat faster so they don't succeed there

If everything goes normal then sunday or monday a receive a pair of Liosomadoras oncinus

Wow, the fish in the penultimate shot is a beauty.

2 more

Is there any chance you could put together the best of your images for use in the Cat-eLog? Ideally, we'd want them without your logo and the "frame", but feel free to crop them. If you still want to have your logo on them, make sure the fish is facing right (or I'd most likely reject them, with a possibility that they would be filpped with the logo going the wrong way).

Send the pictures to mats at planetcatfish dot com, along with your full name and the e-mail address you use for the forum. And make sure it's clear what species is in what picture(s) - it's so much easier if you can just quickly check that it's the correct Id than when you have to figure out "Now, which one of the ones that look ever so similar is this one?" (Some corydoras and synos can be a nightmare that way!)

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Mats

MatsP wrote:Is there any chance you could put together the best of your images for use in the Cat-eLog?

absolutely no problem.