Thanks!

Antti

That silvery mark above(?) opercle does not stand out so well in the picture, or does it..? Which of those other identification features can be seen easily in live fish? Meaning: how can i safely tell Gogangra apart from all Gagata?

Antti

Anybody have pictures of live specimens?

Is this just a Gagata or maybe even the Gogangra..?
http://www.kolumbus.fi/vuorela.antti/Intia491copy.jpg

Cheers,
Antti

Thanks HH for having us there! It was, and still is, a great learning experience and inspiration for the fish hobby.

Antti

Thanks HH, that sand burrowing thing was interesting. Does that mean these fishes are found in sandy clearwaters (ie. like Hara)or are they found in more rocky places?

Do they eat algae well?

Antti

Has anyone seen these fishes lately on importers/exporters lists or in shops?

I used the search button on these, didn't bring much results. Is anything exact known about their natural habitats, temp, species occuring in same biotopes etc.?

Antti

Hi Michael!

What temperature you had in your Otocinclus tank when they spawned?

Antti

I'm not sure if i'm talking about the same fishes but i just saw a bit similar ones. I noticed they had nice looking barbels with dark/cream color alternating. Is that usefull for finding id?

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Thanks, thats it!

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Thanks Graeme. I also found one interesting from Hanna, but they want 300eur order minimum...

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Anyone have idea where i could buy such? (internet shop in Europe or brandnames i could try find here in Finland)

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"It's commercially farmed" How?

Edit: do they actually breed them or collect juveniles and grow them?

Antti

Hi Debra, i recommend plants like Nymphaea lotus which have large horizontal leaves. The glass catfish love to "rest" under these plants. To make your fish shine more i think you need more light from the side than top. usually natural light from windows should help a little. Don't loose the sand ...

Hello Jools,
I think there was 10-15 specimens, all looking the same. New species or not so natural hybrid would be better guess then..?

Antti

Photo from the Interzoo:


If i remember correctly somebody said it might be natural hybrid. Correct?

Antti

Thanks for all the help! We will be on a business trip so visiting those shops is unfortunately not my decision alone, but we are there 10-11.5. on our way Frankfurt-Stuttgart-Nurnberg. I will send PM when i know our program. I wonder if any Planetcatfish fishnuts are coming to the Interzoo..?

Antti

Thank you very much! KölleZoo was the only one i had found before, all these new ones look very promising.

Antti

Hi,

Can anybody recommend shops with good selection of fishes in Frankfurt-Stuttgart area?

All info appreciated.

Antti

Hi again, Finally back home and reasonably alive.. :roll: Here's one loach in it's natural habitat, the "roof of his house" lifted away though. Probably Acanthocobitis botia. http://www.kolumbus.fi/vuorela.antti/abotianat.jpg Catfishes i leave to those with more experties, lots of them coming i ...

The Scarlets were beautifull as was the location. Also B. badis and B. ruber occur here. But since this is a catfish site, i just want to recommend Wallago, yum! Nothing wrong with the Mystus either, the sauce was perhaps a bit too much though... Food aside, the Pseudecheneis were magnificent ...

Greetings from Siliguri!

No leeches but lots of loaches! Maybe a few pictures of the "Gorillas" will find their way here also. I've had an interesting conversation about this subject, somehow HH and Jools found it so amusing.. Well, this and lots of other stories coming later.

Antti

Hi, anybody keeping this magnificent fish? I am getting interested in setting up a tank for them and would appreciate tips for keeping and would like to know how active (on daytime) these fishes are?

Antti

Hey Damo, I haven't seen any other report on glass cat breeding. Can you tell what do you think triggered them to breed?

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I find it a nightmare to identify them to a genus, i labeled this picture now "mystusmaybe". This is a bit over two years old picture, and in that time i have learned not to identify them even to a genus. Progress?

Antti

...from same place:



A bit worse picture and not so exciting looking species.

Antti

Wow, that's fast! Didn't know that one also lives in Kapuas. Have another one wait i photoshop..

Any ideas what fish this one is?



Catched near Sintang in Borneo. Propably a Mystus, but couldn't find a close match in literature, this one is so slender, very long barbels and adipose fin, and nice pinkish color...

Antti

I found P. breviceps in Kottelat's book: "known from two specimens caught 75 years ago". The picture of the corpse pretty much matches that.. Is there a more fresh photo of P. breviceps available and/or literature discussing these species/species groups?

Antti

Which Leiocassis is this one from Kapuas? http://www.kolumbus.fi/vuorela.antti/micropwhole.jpg http://www.kolumbus.fi/vuorela.antti/micropcopy.jpg Micropogon? Barbels and occipital crest/predorsal plate fitted at least as well for L. myersi when i checked Roberts book.. What a fat hybrid of tank ...

They are very red in color, in what kind of water/biotope they were found?

Antti