i can agree abt the pricing... supply & demand thingy

my LFS has 2 one footer specimen going for USD140 each.

they have large mouth and i mean LARGE !! will eat anything that fit its mouth.

Hi guys,

pls help to ID this cat. (it grew fm 2inches to current 5inches in 3mths)

thks


http://forums.waterwolves.com/index.php?showtopic=79928

lfinley58 wrote:Hi all.

Nice fish! Taking both the body form and the color pattern into consideration, I personally feel that the fish is Ageneiosus polystictus.

Lee

Hi Lee,

any site or link or pic that i may refers ?

thks

my LFS used to have 2 (1.2 footer) abt 2 months back.

seems like they don't do well during transportation. cos one didn't make it few days after landing and the other speciment took many many weeks just to stablize.

Marc van Arc wrote:BTW: pair as in 2 or pair as in 1 male/1 female?

got 2 of them but don't know how to sex them. do you Marc ?

nope.. i don't have the "Burgess book"

It's a lot more clear if you type the whole name.... I mean, typing the rest of your question used as many letters and more to finish "opimelodus". otrherwise we might think you are talking about Pseudoplatystoma, Pseudostegophilus, Pseudodoras, Pseudocetopsis etc :roll: :wink: Oops, than...

sidguppy wrote:what happened to him?
the first two pix he has a perfect nose; the third a pink spot and on the fourth it looks like he's been in a too mall tank for a long time.....

i've got a pair and both got some sketches while netting.

hi,

anyone has info on this cat ? hows the behavior & are they aggressive towards tankmate like Apurensis & fowleri ?

thks

Hi guys,

they were sold to me as Ageneiosus sp. (currently abt 1ft)

some suggested that this is A. Brevifilis any second opinion?

thks

pic link here

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/amii ... neiosussp/

funny, but there's one of those monsters here in an LFS It was sold recently for 50 euros (about 70 USD). And I thought Dutch LFS-ses were expensive.... you mean C Apurencis for 50euros or Fowleri for 50euros ? cos in S'pore..... C Apurensis of that 6 inches size cost only USD40 & 1 ft Fowleri ...

:D I also buy this fish this month, very good fish and it just 4" long and very cute!! In Hong Kong, It just cost US$193.00. But I have a question about the Japan Web Site?? This have another kind of this fish Called " pseudopimeodus SP" and Cost US$943.00 http://www.geocities.co.jp/...

They appear to be quite hardy, although I have never let my water params slip, so this observation is basically based on the amount of food that they can eat and the waste produced. Growth is fairly slow (in my experience) with mine going from 11" to 20" in about 12 months, mind you I hav...

oh ya, my LFS labeled it as "ancistrus sp." instead of L144a.

Cool !

you maybe right.heard that my "L144" is a batch breed in Taiwan.

Is teh black-eyed yellow bn pl*co (L144) a wild-type coloration? Is it considered a leucistic form of a brown species? i do have the same question also.... but seems like that is a standard L144 if you refer to "Datz" however, i do have a pair of L144 but with red eyes see the pic here ht...

anyone care to advise whether if i need to provide current for the Fowleri ?

i might be getting 2 speciments this weekend.

anyone know how to sex these cat (6 inches speciment)?

btw, are they hardy ? what's the captive need ?

Gill rakers are bony or cartilaginous projections which point forward and inward from the gill arches. http://www.fishbase.org/glossary/images/G_Fig21_6181_GillRaker.jpg if i understand you correctly..... that's mean you need to ply open the gill of the cat inoder to see the gill rakers ? :shock:

Silurus wrote:The only way to reliably tell these two apart is to look at the gill rakers: Cephalosilurus apurensis has more gill rakers than C. fowleri. The gill rakers in C. apurensis are also shorter.

Whats a "gill rakers" ? any diagram or pic will be helpful.

thks

I had two, I now have just the one. The largest was 22" long, unfortunately after having it for more than a year it just turned turtle one night .. it currently resides in my freezer waiting a time when I can afford a taxidermist. I bought the specimen at 19" and shan't tell what I paid f...

Cool Fish. Expensive in the UK + rarely encountered these days. Biggest I've seen had a length of approx 18 inches and cost £295 (GBP). Feisty when younger and very aggressive from subadult on. They have wide heads with a gape 1/4 of their body length, making most other fish fair game. As quoted i...

Rusty wrote:Don't know much about it, but its species page is here:

Cephalosilurus fowleri

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Rusty

thanks for the lead !

anyone keep this fish in this forum ?

Hi guys, been trying to "search" the web for the cat but found nothing. (did i spell correct?) :cry: anyone care to advise the species profile, tank set up, water conditions (like PH etc ), diet etc.... or any good internet link which i may visit ? p/s, currently, i only know that the max ...

Silurus wrote:I bought mine for $10. And they were a good 6".

Ya, that's my guess also.. but saw it going for USD150... I tot it might be some other "rare" species.... that's why i started this thread.

thanks for the input !!!!

Cheers !!!!

how much does a 4 incher cost.

saw one at my LFS going for USD150.

the stripes (thin and define) ... looks more like the last pic of this link but with much darker body colour like you pic (pic taken fm atlas 2300)


http://www.arofanatics.com/members/amiidae/wishlist/

any advise on the prefered water parameter and also the "stripes" thingy.

thanks

Hi guys, i'm interested to keep a banjo cat. Anyone care to advise the tank set up, water conditions (like PH dH etc..) and filter flow rate for a 20g ? i saw a speciment (abt 4 incher)looks like Amaralia hypsiura.... however, it has a few "tiger" stripes along the body. does Amaralia hyps...