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by benke
09 Dec 2011, 07:18
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)
Replies: 12
Views: 3428

Re: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)

Sorry for not having update for a long time!

This is what have happened.

Of the original 8 individuals only 2 survived. The other 6 started to die one by one(during a week or so) after maybe a month. The two surviving grew quickly large and they seems to have been adapted well. Even though we ...
by benke
18 Jun 2011, 08:08
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)
Replies: 12
Views: 3428

Re: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)

Yesterday I gave them some cyclops. And they ate like they haven't been eating for days. Which may be the case. All eight of them are still alive. They seem to breathe quite fast. But not as heavily as they did day one.

Think I'm gonna ad some beach sand to the already quite fine substrate. Will ...
by benke
16 Jun 2011, 21:13
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)
Replies: 12
Views: 3428

Re: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)

Tack tack Mats!
As you said, others may find this interesting so we keep it in English.

All eight of them seem to have calmed down and adapted quite well considering the treatment they got yesterday (catching, releasing, catching, releasing).
The test samples of the water seems to be close to ...
by benke
15 Jun 2011, 21:50
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)
Replies: 12
Views: 3428

Phractura ansorgii (African Whiptails)

Just bought me eight of this for me, up until now, unknown catfish. It seems as its never been sold in Sweden before so I can get very little information through Swedish forums. Therefore I ask all of you if you have anything to say when it come to feeding and breeding. The little info I've got so ...

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