thanks for the reply. that is what I saw too. If one is looking to get a group in hopes of breeding what is best to acquire. Does one aim for a group of 8 to 10 inches or make a group of 10 inch plus? I was thinking two do two females and one male of each L25 and L600 and maybe some L97 ( I know muc...

very interesting. Thank you for posting this

Around what size do some of the larger (L25,L24,L600) psuedas hit sexual maturity? thanks

I had a large group of the hi fins. They were really great fish. Mine ate really well on hikari foods. Initially they loved zucchini but after a while stopped taking veggies all together in favor of pellets. For a bit of time they where with my L14 grow outs and really like shrimp and cut mussel whe...

Jools wrote:I don't think I've ever seen one alive, it may be a pretty unusual thing and I note you are the only registered keeper...

Jools

Hi Jools
I noticed that too. I was hoping the other owners are being modest.

anyone else have one?

I was at the mfk ecc K2 convention over the weekend and I couldn't pass up a gorgeous 12 inch plus Rhinelepis strigosa. I figured this was not a common opportunity. He is a little bit of rough shape but overall looks ok. When I was going over to discuss purchasing him Saturday night I found him on t...

krazyGeoff wrote:My initial guess would be female, due to the "lack" of length in the cheek odontodes.

Always a challange the bigger Barrys.

Cheers

Thank you for the input. That is my feeling too

I came across this 8-9 inch mango. Really healthy and really broad. I think it is a female, but not positive. I have two females and really need a male. Please let me know what you think. If its male I will try to go back for it. thanks http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm280/mcharney1/7C9DE32B-6EA...

these guys are great. Though only one came out for pictures

Just got two in. Will try to get pictures later. Man do they pack a punch.

AFAIK, as most (all?) riverine synos, decorus are solitary and territorial. Nevertheless, I've had at various times various very diverse and large groups of synos (10-20 kinds) incl. decorus with no territorial aggression problems. 2-3 are, as usual, bad numbers. I thought I read somewhere that thi...

This is my favorite syno cat. Do these guys do better in a group or individually? I have a lone 4-5 inch one. I do have another random syno in the tank that he doesn't like but don't know if it is because it is not a decorus.

Can more then one be housed together or they solo?

If mine comes through I will post pictures and keep a grow out thread going if that is of any use.

One thing to note about that size on the Cat-eLog. Two feet is the largest specimen ever studied for this species, but this doesn't mean that the fish cannot grow larger. The chances of finding a larger individual decrease for well-studied species (so we become more confident of the maximum sizes),...

Nope two feet is exactly what I wanted to confirm for the dwarf. I really don't want anything larger. Two foot is defintely a large fish, but I can easily house for life (If it reaches three feet I can house that too). Also I enjoy solo tanks. Makes very relativity low maintenance tanks. The cat e-l...

I maybe able to purchase a dwarf catfish from a very reliable importer. He believes these are the true thing. Anyone know how large they actually get?

Hey guys I could use some input, not sure what happend. I had the eggs bubbling in a mason jar with some met blue and all was going well. They reached the point where they were mostly yok sacs with tails. Today I came home the jar was cloudy and they were disintegrated. I normally take the meth blue...

Hi, B. xanthellus (L 177) twice already and also "B." beggini a few times. great thanks. Do you know if there are breeding reports available. I have seen one for the beggini. I am going to start working with my group of mangos and L200 hifin soon. Also do you know if there where any issue...

Are there any baryancistrus sp that have been spawned in the home aquarium? Thanks

JamesFish wrote:I think 5ish days (Might be 7 days as I moved them if memory serves me right)

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... ilit=+eggs

great thanks. I guess Monday I will know if its a failure or not.

About how long does it take for ancistrus eggs to hatch?

pool filter sand is the way to go. IT is cleaner, heavier and more uniform. That being said every tank I have sand in I regret. It is wreaking havoc on my aquaclears.

Sorry nothing is available currently. If things go well I have a group that should be ready around August. I also might be thinning out my future breeding stock in the summer. They are 4-6" Jim Any chance you are going to the MFK ECC convention in August? I would be interested in some of the L...

Nice tanks for a good solution. If you figure out a way to mount them on the walls to save floor space be sure to tell us your secret. :d Jim lol not sure if I will be mounting them on the wall, but thinking about staking them. The top tank would have the L14s and the bottom tank a large L25 pair. ...

problem solved. bought two 4fts x 6 ft x 18 inch tanks instead

I am being offered a 8ft x 4 ft x 20 inch tank at a really good price, which I am pretty sure I am going to pick up. I want to put most of my pleco collection in this tank. I want to devote a large portion to my L14 collection I have and maybe a L25 pair that I want to pick up. Do you think a 6 x 4 ...

Fascinating observations nandusnandus. Another interesting thing is that Parancistrus have enormous gill openings. The only other loricariids that have these are Pogonopoma and Rhinelepis . From Armbruster's loricariid homepage : In her review of the genus, Rapp Py-Daniel (1989) stated that the onl...

surprised no responses. Did you manage to find a male?