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Hello, this is my first post, but I've been lurking and reading for a while, great job PC crew! I was online browsing when I spotted this adorable fellow in a picture. I decided I must have it, but can't figure out what it is. It's the picture near the end of the article, under the heading 'Temperature', under the pic is a caption saying ''Everyone scrounging for pellets''. The one I'm referring to is at the bottom of the picture.
P.s. Apologies in advance for the link, I've got no computer atm and mobile phone won't let me download pics.

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfish,%20Hoplo.htm

Jools

Ah, sorry, I should have been more specific, I meant the one that isn't a Megalechis thoracata, it's sitting looking at the camera with great big eyes, right at the glass, with a bunch of M. thoracata and angelfish in the background, and has a stripe on it's head.

Eighth picture from the top. The little fellow with the red eyes.

That would be a - a ram cichlid. They are definitely adorable, but not so -like, I'm afraid.

Ohhhhhhhh... Now that you mention it, those markings do look distinctly ram-ish... Oh man, that is real embarrassing. I was so sure that was some kind of cat! Heh, I was thinking of the cory body shape... Oh man! There I was thinking there was a tiny blue and yellow catfish...

Never mind. These would have made very nice Corys anyway

Sfamnun wrote:That would be a

Microgeophagus ramirezi

- a ram cichlid. They are definitely adorable, but not so

Corydoras

-like, I'm afraid.

Mikrogeophagus, otherwise correct.

No worries, Gsneufeld, it happens!

Marc van Arc wrote:Never mind. These would have made very nice Corys anyway

Yes, they would have! I sure wouldn't mind keeping some. Might be something for the fantasy catfish league page!

Mike_Noren wrote: Mikrogeophagus, otherwise correct.

Thanks for the correction!
I've seen it spelled with a K many times - but not being a cichlid expert in any way, I decided to use Aquatic Republic's spelling.

Sfamnun wrote: I've seen it spelled with a K many times - but not being a cichlid expert in any way, I decided to use Aquatic Republic's spelling.

Yes, it's a very common error.

For a frighteningly thorough treatment of subject, see: Nomenclatural availability of putative scientific generic names applied to the South American cichlid fish Apistogramma ramirezi Myers & Harry, 1948 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) (pdf).

Sfamnun wrote:I decided to use Aquatic Republic's spelling.

Thanks indeed for the correction, it's been changed on AR too.

Cheers,

Jools