Hi all Just a quick update. Still talking to the shop about No3, and have asked for some more photos. They said that it is a bit skinny, hence the difference in shape. Anyone willing to hazard a guess of sex based off the initial images? My instinct says male just based of the head shape, but would ...

Hi Acanthicus Thanks so much for the reply. I'm talking to the shop about availability as I had the same thought of leaving a single specimen in the shop. Unfortunately, the shop is a very long way from where I live, so popping in to see them isn't an option. I was a bit concerned about the shape of ...

Hi Fallen leaves Thanks very much for the reply. Oh I hadnt seen L502. Looks pretty similar. I assume coming out of Suriname I may be hard pushed to get a solid answer? By the way, they have a third one available. It seems to have a bit of a strange body shape from above. Not sure if it is just ...

Cheers mate! I am not sure I am such a "Brat" any more, heading more towards a grumpy middle-aged man haha.

Thanks very much for the reply. You have confirmed both of my thoughts so far. Appreciate it!!

Cheers, Jake.

The final image of fish 2: Also thoughts on if you think this is a pair?

Thanks, Jake.

Hi all It's been a long time between drinks, but after a 10 year break from the hobby I am getting back in to it. Now living in Japan I have access to so awesome plecos up here. I have the opportunity to purchase what I believe is a pair of Pekoltia. The capture location is Suriname Colonine River ...

Awesome news mate!
How many adults you got in there? Great to see someone spawning them back home!

Cheers, Jake.

Thanks for all the replys guys. They have settled into my tank well, although they haven't ventured out with the lights on yet, at least not when I've been around :roll: Fantasticfins you have said my thoughts exactly, but I am well aware that I will have to wait andsee what happens with them. A ...

Anyone have any idea's?

Cheers, Jake.

Hi All, I just purchaced 2 of these guys today, they measure around 11-13cmSL. Just wondering weather anyone is able to sex them? Im thinking a male and a female, judging by the head shape, fin size, and odontodes down the body. They are in very good condition, and have been in the shop for around a ...

Wow Janne that guy is awsome!!! What are the differences between L067 and L259, they both seem to be very similar plecos (other than the first pic of L259 in the cat-e-log)? Any idea when your artical will be out? Also, I picked up another 3 L067's today, would you be able to have a go at sexing ...

Thanks a lot Janne!
Do you have any photo's of your tank set-up that you spawned your species in? Which species was it if your don't mind?

Cheers, Jake.

Hi all, First off, just wanted a second opinion weather you think this is a L067? Is he a male? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Fish/L067sidecopy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Fish/L067overcopy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Fish ...

A pic would help, but sounds liak a L330 to me.

Cheers, JAke.

Hey All, I am in the process of setting up a tank for my Banjo Cats, and I am planning on using a layer of leaf litter for them. Are there any leaves that I should not use? any thing I should look out for? I did a forum seach and found that Oak leaves are used, any reason that these are good? or ...

Yea he is a very nice fish! Can anyone hazzard a guess at my questions in my previous post?

Cheers, Jake.

It funny you say that because fish (3) and (4) are both from different shipments. Fish (1) nd (4)are from a shipment that came into NZ around this time last year, and (2),(3),(5), and (6)only came into NZ a few weeks ago. Just out of interest are you judging this from the general head and body shape ...

Thanks Mats. I had a look at those pic's, but from what I can see the head of B. aleuropsis is a lot shorter, and rounder than that of my fish. Not sure whether that comes back to how the specimen was preserved/treated after capture, sexual dimorphism or what? But I, like you, don't have much of an ...

Hi all, I have recently purchased 6 banjo cat's from a few of my LFS's. Soon I will be setting them up into their own Biotope tank in the hopes of getting them to breed for me one day, but for now they seem happy enough stirring up the silica sand in my discus tank. Anyway, I was hoping that ...

Cheers Silurus.
Just as a side note, are these fish very common in the trade? This is the first one I have seen in NZ, but thats not odd, because strange stuff doesn't often find its way here. What would you consider a normal price for them?

Our one is around $30NZD (about $15-20USD).

Cheers, jake.

I had a look at that one too. Any reason you say that it would be brachysynodontis over Hemisynodontis?

Cheers, Jake.

Hey all, I just got this fish in at work. It came in as Synodontis Zambensis, but after looking through the cat-e-log I have a feeling that its Hemisynodontis membranaceus. What do you all think? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Jansens/Resizesyon1-1copy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com ...

Thanks a lot Janne, you confirmed what I had thought.

Cheers, Jake.

I just picked up my first L204 yesterday. It has been at the LFS for about 6 months now, and has grown quite well, lol. It is around 8-9cmSL. Just wondering what sex you think it is? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Fish/sexing-1copy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka ...

Hey, My babies from my latest spawn just started hatching tonight. As the others have said the male has much longer odontodes than the female (my male's around 10mm my females around 2mm). I have found them very easy to breed provided they have a suitable spawning site and enough space. This latest ...

Hey all, I just bought 3 of these fish from my work that were sold as L066. I just wanted to double check that they are L066 and not some other Hypancistrus sp.? They are all around 14cmTL at the moment. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Jansens/Resizel066copy.jpg Also I was wondering ...

How do you measure conductivity and TDS?

Cheers, CatBrat.

Here's the male today with his eggs...


Just thought that I will keep this up with pic's for the egg development, just for interests sake.

Cheers, CatBrat.

Thanks Jackster, they seem a pretty close mach to Rineloricaria fallax, but I will see if I can get some more pic's. Im not too sure what the species the Crocodille Whiptails are, the closest I could come up with was something similar to Rineloricaria lancolata. Congrats on breeding them! My pair ...

Hey all, I bought this pair of Whiptails about 2 weeks ago, and was wondering if anyone could tell me what species they are. As far as I know they come from Peru somewhere. They were sold as White Tiger Whiptails. Male: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/HakuHuka/Fish/resizeTigerWhiptailmale-1 ...