Again, I would think juveniles would be more vulnerable with bright coloration. What appears to be bright coloration to us can actually be very efficient disruptive patterning when seen under water. As they grow, they may have few natural predators (who's going to take on an 18 inch Pseudacanth?!) ...

Interesting. Sounds like the fish might actually make it with improved packaging I'm pretty sure that it should be possible to ship them far more successfully given better care along the line. I think they do not tolerate low oxygen or other poor water conditions well, they are unable to last long ...

Dave Rinaldo wrote:I didn't say I was refering to dry foods, Aquatrol spirulina and Tetra Bits

I should imagine that this is the best way to store dry foods if you are purchasing them in bulk. It keeps them dry and slows down any deterioration.

Dinyar wrote:Are you saying they are shipped poorly and arrive dead?Dinyar

That was the general impression I was trying to put forwards
They come in mixed in with Phractura which usually outlive them by a whole 24 hours.

I'm not sure that expired algae wafers would kill your fish (even if they probably would do them little or no good As long as the packaging is unopened, there should be no problem with using foods that are slightly past their expiry date, although they should obviously only be used in conjunction w...

Dinyar wrote:Have you ever seen Belonoglanis, Leptoglanis or Zaireichthys for sale or kept them yourself? (I have not so much as seen them.)

We see Belonoglanis in the UK every so often, but they usually arrive like a pile of 'jackstraws' and about as much use. Shame.
Pete

I go with Heok, it's a young Pseudopimelodus. I've kep them in the past.

sorry to have caused offence, Doubt there was any offence caused, it's good that you are interested and that you asked. You've touched on one of the real problems of the aquatic hobby. There are some Catfish which are simply totally unsuited for the home aquarium, and some that are too big even for...

[quote im allmost done seting up a 1500 gallon indoor pond for these guys.. [/quote]

What are the dimensions of this pond?
What filtration are you using?
Are you hoping to keep all the fish you have in the pond, or will you be rehousing some of them in time?
Pete

ronsterrc wrote:Ermm.... L200 is pretty rare up in't North so snap them up. Or send one to me! i wanted one some time ago and could not get hold of one. So i got 4 zebras instead Ron

BAS has some in at the moment, if you're still looking for some.
Pete

Hello I'm looking for data dealing with habitat, food anf breeding of this species. Who can help ? Hi Charly! Hans Evers has done a great little book on breeding some of the Loricariinae, including, I'm pretty sure, this species. Worth searching out. Bearing in mind that Hans will be in the UK next...

I don't really have any problems with Methylene Blue but I never use it at the full recomended strength, usually at about half strength 1 drop per 2 Gal (9 ltr aprox) There is another natural control for fungus and that is a little fresh water shrimp called Acileus (Not sure about the spellling) th...

Would you think that these Tetrahymena could turn parasitic in normal conditions. It's possible, but I haven't actually seen it happen. Over time they could damage the gills of young fish enough to leave them open to secondary infections which could lead to a slow diminishing in numbers. Hard to sa...

Looks to me like a very pale P. (B.?) meesi.

Do you know how hard your water is?
Sounds like you may need to collect rainwater or get an RO unit. You got any shells or other calcareous material in there? What;s your sand/gravel like?
Pete

Something that may be worth watching out for is an evil little bug that I have seen affecting Cichlid fry raised in bare aquaria, particularly following use of Methylene Blue when hatching eggs. It appears that under fairly sterile conditions (such as following use of Methylene Blue) this beast, Tet...

Jools wrote: Does Oliver have any plans for a DVD?

I'll ask, I think it would be quite a good idea. I can let you have a preview in February hopefully.
Pete.

I know planetcatfish has some articles on this, but it would be really cool to get a broader arcive. If anyone wants to see film of Parotocinclus, Acestridium and many others in their natural habitat, some actively feeding, you need to get hold of the video available at http://www.belowwater.com It...

I think it would be suitable diameter 'plumbing' pipe that runs down from the powerhead, angled 45 degrees and run the whole length of the tank with an 'upright' at the end to take in water, thus creating a single flow direction as opposed to 'tumbling' the water. In the past two issues of FAMA the...

I can get that article over here in the UK, and make copies from that if that would make it any easier.
Pete

If you introduce some cover (some nice chunky pieces of bogwood or something) you should be able to keep quite a wide range of Catfish in there. I have heard of cases where Gibbiceps have found the flanks of Koi to be very tempting for sucking off mucus, and others may do the same. What sort of Cich...

Sump filters are a great way to filter a tank. Assuming you have, or are planning to get, a drilled tank to take the overflow, just make sure that the sump is large enough and has enough 'freeboard' to take the drawdown volume when the pump is switched off. It is a good excuse to get an aquarium cus...

From the previous incarnation of this forum, I had a private message relating to Bagarius, but each time I tried to answer a problem arose (nothing to do with the forum software, it was just coincidental). If the enquirer is now on this forum, could they get back in touch? I would like to be able to...