Sounds like an ideal set-up for the perugiae. They will not be out competed for food as the perugiae's preferred feeding zone is the surface of the tank. Initially they will be shy so you may have to feed them after the lights have gone out. They love frozen bloodworms, frozen glassworms, and proba...

Could a pair or small group depending on whats best be kept in a 36x12x18" tank along with 6 Laetacara dorsigera (hoping for a pair so once they have formed 4 will be getting rehomed) and 3 Bunocephalus coracoideus. The tank has loads of twisting branches one end and 4 coconut cave hidden among...

Thats alright then, at the moment there a very skinny 2" but i put a load of bloodworms in a minute ago and they disappeared in seconds so atleast they have a good appitie on them. This tank has a lot of water movments thats why i was wondering because then they get to breeding size i could rem...

I got 8 Megalechis thoracata the other day, there about 2" now and i was just wondering how long it is likely to take for them to get to 4-5". Theres no importance to it i was just wondering since there seems tp be quite a big vary in the growth rate on variouse care sheets. Also what sort...

Thanks, hopefully ill be able to go pick it up soon then.

Fair enough, ideally i would love a group but this is the only one ive ever seen. It shouldnt have any problems in with Laetacara curviceps, Megalechis thoracata and Bunocephalus coracoideus should it?

MatsP wrote:Of course, ideally you'd have a group of about 6 of them, so you can pick out a male and two females, or some such.

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Will they still be alright singally then? I cant see me managing to get any more any time soon.

Seems fair then. They only have 1 in a display tank but its been in there for a while apparently, i didnt get a great look at it but didnt notice it being overly skinny.

My LFS have one thats about 3" for sale for £30, Is that a fair price to pay? Its a great looking fish but just not sure if its worth the price.

I noticed a few weeks back all 6 of my Akysis where looking quite a bit on the chubby side so i cut down from a cube of frozen food every other day to half every other day for 2 weeks but they still looked huge and since it was all 6 of them i dont think its eggs and all seem perfectly healthy so i ...

MatsP wrote:If you have some floating plants, the parents will leave (some) fry alone (not sure if it works without floating plants, as I've never tried).

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Thanks, If i do get them ill maybe keep the first lot with them and depending on how that goes i always have the 21G available for fry.

One last thing, Can you leave the eggs/fry in with the adults or do they need to be removed? I have a 20,15 and 7G i could move the try to.

MatsP wrote:The group I got from MA were (according to chap that looks after ordering stock) bred in Indonesia.

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Ill see if i can get down there soon then.
do you know anyone one here breeds them and has any available?

Is there a branch of MA near you? They get them in fairly often. You shouldn't have a problem getting them as they sell pretty well and there are a few places near me that have had them recently so they should be available from a wholesaler to a local retailer. Theres one in Cambridge but thats sti...

Perugiae are indeed as super little fish. In the uk they are generally quite available - in fact at the lat CAS auction breeding pairs sold for £7.50 - bargain!!! Thanks, do you know anywhere else i would be able to get them? My mum doesnt drive so its either find some locally and ive never seen an...

T. intermedia gets almost 3 times bigger than C perugiae. Both species are nice and when given proper care will easily live for 6 years or more. I think perugiae will fit your tank better due to its size. And of course I'm sure you will enjoy them a lot. Thank, ill go for them then, Just need to fi...

Cheers, There quite nice but i think i prefer the C.perugiae. ff i went for something like Corydoras pygmaeus or Corydoras habrosus hopefully the eggs wouldnt get eaten.

Have a look at Tatia intermedia - I've never kept T. intermedia, but I beleive they are fairly easy to keep, but not quite as stunningly marked. -- Mats I have read there profile was just wondering if any one had any experience with them and what they would recommend. Ive been doing some searching ...

Just noticed they sell Tatia intermedia aswell. Is there much different between the 2? which one do you think would be best?

Any ideas on tank mates?

Cheers

Thank, Yeah i was reading through the sexing, i just wasnt sure if they would be able to sex them for me. So far they where the only thing i was planning for the tank. Is there anything else that would work well with them? I read that but aslong as i see them every now and again im not to bothered a...

Cheers, They havent got anything about sexes but if i do go for them ill speak to them first, Ill have to order them and get them posted though so not sure if they will be able to. what sort of size group do you think i should go for? The tanks 36x12x16" i was thinking around 6 which would mean...

Would you recommend them? Im trying to work out what to do with my 30G and noticed these in wildwoods for £11 each. Does that seem like a fair price? and how many should i get? Ive seen people pic of them on here a few times and always thought they where great looking but never seen any around before.

Why not swap for some new ones? Some shops will do this, especially if you buy a few dry goods at the same time. Alternatively they may give you store credit. It does help if you are a regular. Well one of my lfs might buy a few BNs of me i need to talk to them because they still have about 10 left...

Thank, Ill have a look next time im near on then, but it will be a while because i still need to sell some fish before i can start.

Thanks for the help.

The Batasio batasio and Batasio fluviatilis seem like they would suit quite well. What sort of price do they normally pop up at? Any ideas where i might be able to get some?

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would a pair of Sturisoma aureum or a group of corys work if theres no other asian catfish that fit what i want? Yes, no problem, but you might find the Corydoras outcompete the more shy Akysis for food. Thanks. the aureum where my preference anyway so thats alright. I would prefer another Asian ca...

Bijn wrote:I saw

Gagata cenia

on a stocklist, would that be an option?

I like the look of it and at first glance seems like it should fit in but i dont have a clue where i would be able to get them never seen anything like that around here.

I know there not from asia but would a pair of Sturisoma aureum or a group of corys work if theres no other asian catfish that fit what i want?

I would stick to the Akysis , plus maybe the Hara too. The rest, as Silurus said, are best left out - they get too big and like acid water. You could brighten up the tank with, for example, a few gentle barbs or danios ( Puntius gelius , Danio tinwini ) or maybe some Badis or Dario for extra intere...

Mystus bimaculatus are happiest with a blackwater biotope, and the Pseudomystus will most likely eat the Akysis when they (the Pseudomystus) grow large enough. Fair enough ill stay away from both of them then. Any ideas on something that could work that wont bury its self for most of the day like A...