Definitely a bizarre find, and sounds quite interesting.

Your theories do make sense, I know if I were a Gymno I wouldn't want to mess with the Creni's lol.

What species of Crenicichla were there? anything small? say, less then 6" that I could get my mits on? lol.

Almost everywhere in Uruquay one finds Rhineloricaria - unless there is another bottom dwelling loricarid, and c*****ds - Gymnogeophagus, Australoheros and Crenicichla - are there as well Gymnogeophagus, just like Rhineloricaria, seeks out unplanted areas. Therefore I'm fairly certain they are able...

Hey, do you think either of those plecos will thrive in water as low as 65F, maybe even 60F? The Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys "quilero" need cool temps like this for about 3 months. Absolutely not. I should have added that my Geos need very warm water (around 84F), so I chose plecos that do ...

Thats what I thought.

ok, not plecos for this tank, I'm not going to put one in there if it shouldn't naturally live in cold temperatures.

Thanks

Gage.

Hey, do you think either of those plecos will thrive in water as low as 65F, maybe even 60F? The Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys "quilero" need cool temps like this for about 3 months.

Good to know, that you for the info! I was a tad ignorant to the fact of fluctuations being just as important as temperature, this could be difficult.

maybe the key is to PM Felipe and see if there are any plecos from this exact river.

How would a group of Chaetostoma do? should be fine eh?

I wonder if I were to talk to Felipe Cantera if he could help me, he is the only importer of fish from the area that I am aware of. on a second thought, I'm going to scrap the idea of fish from the same river (Arroyo Yerbalito to be exact) and just go with temperature appropriate fish, likely a scho...

Hey guys, I'm looking into a pleco for a tank containing Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys "quilero", a very non-aggressive SA cichlid, my problem is the tank goes down as lot as 65F up to around 75F (a 3 month cool down at 65F). Now, is there a pleco out there that prefers this temperature range?...

hey, i looked through all the Rio Orinoco delta fish, and none of which are easy to find, or even possible for that matter, so im going to have to settle with all Rio Orinoco fish, whether it is the basin, delta, or even drainage LOL, ill probably do basin.

thanx for all the help guys, appreciated!

thanx! but it wont let me search Orinioco river delta, which is where the keyholes are found. dam, oh well, thanx anyway guys.

i know Keyholes are from Rio Maroni, but they come from more then just there, i was looking for fish from Rio Maroni but couldnt find any common tetras or catfish, so i went to the location point i could find more tankmates in. they do come from Rio Orinoco as well. Spencer Jack has some "Ancis...

Nvm, im just stupid and couldnt figure it out, though i finally realized there is a search spot in the catelog LMAO

suggestions still appreciated.

hey guys, i know there is probably a way to search this in the Cat-e-Log, but is there any spp of pleco from Rio Orinoco that would be good in a footprint of 30"x12"? besides Clown plecos? or could someone tell me how to search for plecos in Rio Orinoco? i stumbled upon finding all catfish...

ok, thanx, i wont ban one to a 30" tank then lol

hey guys, just wondering what the minimum tank size for an L200 to thrive in would be.

thanx.

i payed 15 for mine, though it was in a tank of pictus cats, as it had come in with the pictus cats.

thanx, ive been patient for about 8 months lol, he really is just never out, hes very up for hiding in places you cant get a picture lol

thanx, ill try my best to get a good pic, he hides a lot, so i was lucky i got this one. but again, i will try.

You guys think thats what it is? i think so, but with plecos you can never be to sure

just curious as to what everyones fav pleco/plecos are.










Mod edit: this topic has pretty much to do in Speak Easy, there are some topic on that in the past...

they have had very severe pH problems in the past, it was as low as 3-4 at one point, i have yet to test nitrate, i will look into it.

hey, lol, honestly, i have my ideas of what i would like to see in there, but i wouldnt stock it for them or anything, my mom is attached to that datnoid, we we would need to build around it. i thought re cycling the tank would be best cuz they have been loosing fish from that tank for about 3months...

neets indeed are nasty little buggers, they dont get large but man, they are bad. but as far as aggression, i havent seen anything happening, and most CA cichlids do sleep/lay on the bottom at night, so i honestly cannot see it being the jag, but anything is possible, i will have to say i bet on wat...

i know, it honestly p***ed me off that it died, as we raised it from when it was 3", i know jags have a miserable rep, but it honestly was scared of this thing, along with everything else, and the jag is a female, which has less of a rep then the males by far lol, it started with its whiskers r...

he died already...

i really need your help u guys, my parents 15-18" marbled achara cat almost appears like it has flesh eating disease, it look worse in person, but hes swimming funny and not eating as of now, i honestly think it will be dead by tomorrow, but if there is a slight possibility i can save it ill do...

got a pic!

im not sure about the dimensions of your tank, but a good alternative to those catfish would be a pictus cat, of course, you can say goodbye to your fish, as pictus in my experience make quite the predators. as MatsP said Hexanematichthys seemanni, need salt to live, most people can only keep them t...

ok, thanx, ill look for the cyclops then.