Hey HH,

Are you referring to identifying hotspots and creating a database, or the tech part? If its the former, I was thinking we could develop a database based on available literature (Myers etc). A broadly framed list would likely contain lesser than 50 such regions. What do you think?

Hey @Jools,

Do you think it makes sense to to add an endemism feature along with the Distribution field or separately in the CateLog profiles? This might give users a real idea of how confined certain species are in terms of distribution. I am referring to regions and not rivers. Using India as an ...

Hey @Jools,

The site has consistently turned up a 503 error for the past week or so, sometimes when loading and every time when I try to login. I tried to open it as I typed this and got the same error message. I use Chrome on Windows 11 in case it helps. Could this be specific to me/my network ...

Hey Eric,

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMe_2ZHRggJubyHpAw4S5MCxhHd_rR22qbDIGvjnacgCAxSEc3vR769O8xoMOFy9uM0AkFPhmKxSP2zDYLgXBKdKT4g6GwoY5lTnfICDcRk_ZKUGyENdo0w_dXuPAF4u5p2DIWproZ6nuKtXYWpTSHiwQ=w1910-h686-s-no-gm?authuser=0

Here you go. I am not really one for aesthetics so bear with ...

Some nonsense shots and videos from a 3 foot tank I set up for a few for Asian fish species early last year. A couple of other loaches and gobies are in there, but show up very rarely. The combination of hyper active loaches and barbs makes for a very busy tank, but there is no shortage of floating ...

Just a small update, I have been keeping 2 R.rita with 3 R.chrysea since October '24 in a 72"*20"*30" tank that has various Tor and Neolissochilus as well. I had dumped in a small truckloads worth of driftwood in the tank, and I think that has really helped maintain peace between the catfish so far ...

Here's are ventral and dorsal images of one Erethistes jerdoni specimen. What are you looking for?

Cheers, Eric


Hey Eric, E. jerdoni have the longest pectoral-fin spine and posterior coracoid process among congeners. This does look like E. jerdoni judging from the recent images you have posted ...

Hey Eric,

Is an image showing ventral side possible?

Jools wrote: 27 Dec 2024, 10:52 @Acanthicus has done this before and knows his onions.

Thank you Jools! I will reach out to him.

Jools wrote: 27 Dec 2024, 10:52 PS Happy to publish the translation here too, we have a few of these now and I have a big one in the pipeline.

Sure, I will revert once this is done.

Hello all,

I am currently working on a project that requires translation of a paper from German to English (3-4 pages), and would greatly appreciate any assistance from someone fluent in both languages. While I have been able to use Google Translate for this purpose, I would like double check the ...

I have seen Horbagrus and Mystus leucophasis occasionally do this. In my personal experience, all bagrid catfish will choose the PVC that fits most snugly, anything with a large diameter or longer than required is usually ignored. Is the vertical PVC section of a lesser diameter or shorter than the ...

A few were collected recently (pic from collector) at this size and available for sale. This is among the largest R.rita I have seen.

As Balaji, I've never seen one in captivity break a foot but then they are very, very exceedingly seldom kept and moreover almost never kept long term.

Hey Viktor, these were actually freshly collected and offered for sale, not aquarium specimens. I am not sure where they ended up, though. I don ...

Absolutely true HH, I had a rather unpleasant experience carrying the first R.gogra I kept. I was on a train on the way back from a trip with a large sized, triple bagged R.gogra that proceeded to go through all three bags and practically flood my train compartment. That one experience dealing with ...

These are currently exported out of the state of West Bengal in India. I think demand plays a key role in the collection of larger specimens in addition to difficulties in maintaining these fish at the collector's/trader's end until they are shipped. A collector I spoke to was hesitant to collect ...

This is Rita rita , I got a few at this size (2 - 2.5 inches) last year to try and grow them out. They eat anything, grow slow, hide most of the time and are a little aggressive to each other. These days, I see them only occasionally (feeding time) and sometimes don't seen them for long periods of ...

Congratulations HH!

Thank you Eric.

Hey Jools,

You're right, I did the usual and copy pasted the coordinates onto notepad and then onto the profile.

I've also mailed the relevant paper to you.

Hey Jools, the species page was and the relevant text (type locality) is below.

India, Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Siang District, Siking stream a tributary of Siang River near Yingkiong
(Brahmaputra River drainage), 28°9′ N, 95°00′ E

@Jools Hey Jools, facing this error message when editing a species page. Have tried with coordinates removed as well, same issue persists.


"General Error
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Data truncated for column 'type_loc_lat' at row 1 [1265]

An SQL error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact ...

Alright HH, thanks. I'll move them.

@Silurus Hey HH , do you think the following images in the R.chrysea page could be R.sacerdotum or something else?

https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/im ... e_id=12825

https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/im ... e_id=12824

Hey Viktor,

Right you are, but I have personally observed that smaller catfish like Erethistes , Pseudolaguvia etc typically die (even healthy ones unaffected by the disease in the tank) when treated with 'harsh' medication. I realise Pimafix and Melafix practically border on placebo territory but ...

Lost quite a few fish late last year due to a terrible fungal infection from unquarantined wild caught fish. Deaths included gravid Erethistes , gravid Dario and all the cobitids and Psilorynchus . A mix of Praziquantel, malachite green and Metro could have helped but I avoid using strong medication ...

Maybe Epistylis? Although not directly comparable, I have faced this issue with the mahseer I keep currently, and I have noticed that it typically occurs if I delay filter maintenance for longer periods. Fish will be perfectly fine in the morning but will be completely covered with ich like matter ...

A copy if possible HH.

Thanks,

Very nice Eric! I used to keep pothos and sweet potatoes when I was using top filters until a few years ago. The sweet potatoes vines gave a nice look. How did you start with the cherry tomatoes, directly with saplings?

Faced this issue sporadically with the home page the past few days, it now occurs every time with genus and species pages.