Amphilius are definitely nice fish, but the problem is that i can only find 2 species from Cameroon(A. korupi and A. longirostris), and from both these species there's almost no info on the net. Both species arent even listed in the cat-elog, for example. Only valuable info i can find about these 2 ...

go for Amphilius

much easier to keep than Phractura or Doumea and still a true oddball.
hey 'Sid' ;) long time no see.

Amphilius are definitely nice fish, but the problem is that i can only find 2 species from Cameroon(A. korupi and A. longirostris), and from both these species there's almost ...

As far as i understand, Doumea suffer in transit & are hard to acclimatise :( . They are a very seldom encountered genera though & if you were to go for them a species tank would be best or extremely carefully selected tankmates.

Some of the synos or microsynos are the best option by far :D
ok ...

I was thinking of the Chiloglanis, Phractura and I was lumping the Doumea in with them.

Off that particular list some of the small synodontis or microsynodontis would be a good choice.

in my eyes, the Doumea look less fragile, but i wasnt sure, thats why i asked if anyone ever had them. Syno's ...

I think some of these fish you have mentioned do not ship very well, if you did get some it would be best to keep them in a species only tank until you knew they were comfortable and eating well and have become familiar with their likes and dislikes.

It would be a most interesting project.

Here ...

Hey all.

I've got 1 nearly empty tank, so i decided to make it a Cameroon tank. I know someone who has some contacts in Cameroon and I will probably be able to get some wildcaught fish from there. So i was checking fishbase and some other sites to see what fish i can keep with my Benitochromis(or ...

thanx guys

what do you think this is? The owner bought it as a Hypancistrus inspector, L201, but it doesn't really look simular to the ones I can find on internet and the Cat-eLog.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i167/SatanopercaDaemon/CIMG0592.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i167/SatanopercaDaemon ...

A very important parameter to take a look at with most Orinoco mainstream and tributary loricarids is D.O. - The load of fish, circulation of the water column, among several other factors, such as amount of food and residues settling on bottom and if there is any CO2 supplementation can be ...

I wounder if they could have starved to death with all those eartheater types I don't know if anything would be left after a feeding. They are good at finding everything on the tank bottom. I don't know if your L200 got enough to eat.

What is your routine for feeding the L200. Did they look thin ...

yup, it's an Satanoperca, but those species are hard to identify. Some species even look 100% alike, but the only thing different is the breeding process. I think it's some kind of leucosticta or jurupari, but don't shoot me if I'm wrong ;)

How long time have they been in your tank before they died?

Janne
pffff... I bought 2 of them about 13 months back and the other 4, uhm.... I guess about 6-7 months ago. When I bought the last 4, there where all put together in this tank, so they all spend more than half a year in this tank ...

I don't think its any kind of parasite, usually you'll notice something different and it doesn't take 2 weeks between victim 1 and victim 2.

Believe me, I've checked my fish thoroughly, but I couldn't find anything which isn't supposed to be there ;)

I don't have all tests at home(like ammonia ...

Hey all.

I had 6 L200 in my South-American tank, but about 2 weeks ago, 1 of the 6 suddenly died, without any signs of sickness or anything. The day before that, I saw all 6 of them, but when I found him(or her, I dunno ;)) it smelled and looked like it died a couple of days ago.

The same thing ...

Hi

Because of problems with sand/current - I tried to plant the E. Tenellus in thin pieces of filtermaterial (you know - this black or blue foam stuff :D ?) - and a little sand to cover it all..
Perhaps this could work out with your Satanoperca ?

Best regards
Line
I could try it if my latest ...

Hi

Why don't somebody develope food tasting like Echinodorus :D - would be a great hit :)

Best Regards
Line

PS

Following works great with my L200 :
Vallisneria Spiralis
Echinodorus Bolivianus
Echinodorus Tennelus
Ceratophyllum demersum
Vallisneria Spiralis

Lots of possibilities - just avoid ...

L128 and Hemiancistrus subviridis are very agressive fish with plants. They can destroy even strong plants like Anubias
ok, that explains it. I couldn't find that in the Cat-eLog, but I knew Baryancistrus is a planteater as well, that's why I first though it should be the B. demantoides.

These ...

thanx Jorge! after these pics I'm sure they are Hemiancistrus!

but that still doesn't explain why they like to f**k up my plants, but well, I've got to live with it ;)

thanx for the help all

Rense,
Line could easily be correct that differences in the angle the photos were taken at are influencing our identifications. Any chance of a side by side photo of the two fish above in a photo tank? That would help a lot.
-Shane
I will try to take a shot of them side by side, if I took a fairly ...

no one?

I do see a difference between these 2:
http://www.aquaforum.nl/gallery/upload/rense_dsc01125edit.jpg
http://www.aquaforum.nl/gallery/upload/rense_dsc00221edit.jpg


are these 2 different species or is it the same specie?

The fish on picture 1 has a more elongated head and the first spine in the ...

If they are the same fish you placed in your icon picture, IMO, they are hemiancistrus. The adipose-dorsal gap is a bit large. I assume, though, given the advice already given on the topic, that I'm wrong.
nope, that's just a picture from the internet, because I didn't have a digital camera back ...

Shane wrote:The above animal is Baryancistrus demantoides. The amount and brightness of the orange to yellow tinge on the fins varys greatly.
-Shane

ok, thanx what's the main difference between the 2 species? I couldn't really find that...

and that explanes their feeding preferences ;)

A few months back, L200 changed name, again. But this time they split in in 2 different species, Hemiancistrus subviridis and Baryancistrus demantoides.

Which one is this?
http://www.aquaforum.nl/gallery/upload/4rense_dsc00773edit.jpg

I think it's Hemiancistrus subviridus, cause they don't have ...

Hmmm...

I have several fish that look very similar to yours including that white tip on both pectorals. Is that white tip an identifying trait or could a variety of species have that?
I have no idea if it is an identifying trait, but it's always usefull to mention it, right ;) maybe it is unique ...

I forget to mention that the dorsal and pectoral spines have a white tip, maybe this helps? the rebeli in the cat-elog does show the white tip in the pectoral spines, but not in the dorsal spine.

that could be the one! when I got them(6 months ago) they were really bright yellow, but the bigger they get, the darker they become, so I guess they are going te be all dark, too bad, it was a nice fish, all yellowish ;)

thanx HH, you keep surprising me

Does anyone know which species this one is?


*yeah, he really is that color, yellow*

Does anyone know which species this is? couldn't really find this one in the cat-eLog...


TIA