Thanks Silirus, I had a feeling it might have been referring to the sp(3) but wasn't totally sure.

In case anyone is reading this and wondered where I found the name, it was actually the Aquarium for Dummies book by Maddy and Mic Hargrove.

I have come across a scientific name of a Bristlenose Catfish not listed (not that I can tell) in the CatELog. Ancistrus Temmincki. I can tell you it comes from South America.

Which Bristlenose is this?

My first catfish was the two Bumblebees I had which both died recently. I found it to be the tap water which I now know to be contaminated with heavy metals. Needless to say we don't drink from the tap anymore, and are sticking to the creek water (straight from the mountain) for putting in my tank ...

Wednesday I added 4 new babies to my little family of Cats. That makes 12 now! :D

2 x Corydoras Panda - Thor & Zorro
2 x Corydoras Paleatus - Pepper & Pepper Jr.
2 x Corydoras Aeneus (Bronze) - Whiskers & Little Whiskas
2 x Corydoras Aeneus (Albino) - Zeus & Zena
2 x Ancistrus sp.(3) - BB & Anci ...

Hi Ian, I have two Pandas in my tank, both are similar except for the following: one has a slightly bigger head, this one also has more black in the dorsal fin and its black bits are slightly darker. Both I would say are the same age as they were bought together and are both the same length.

Do you ...

Thanks for the info. The 16 was celsius, and unfortunately I can't give you a tank temp as there are no thermometers in the cold water tanks, but at a guess I would have to say it was less than 16, because the one time each month I do a complete water change, my fish go in a smaller holding tank and ...

Cold as in there are no heaters in the tanks, they are kept just the same as any cold water fish. The water I felt that the Cory's were in the other day, was freezing cold, it was like sticking your hand in side a refrigerator. Also bear in mind that we are in winter here now and the average outdoor ...

Hi All, I have discovered a Petshop that is keeping it's catfish (Mainly Cory's) in cold water tanks.
They also keep their CAE's in cold water. What should I do about it? This petshop is in Tasmania Australia. Is there somebody I can report it to? This petshop is ridiculous, because I went in asking ...

I made a mistake, the grey one does have a black stripe, but it's only down one side, the other side is completely spotted. Confusion reigns!

My CAE is approx 2 inches in size. The dwarf is 1 inch and has stopped growing. Can I confirm with someone which is which my larger one is silver with spots, I read somewhere that the chinese or was it siamese had a black stripe down it's side? Mine has no stripe just spots. But either way all fish ...

Hi everyone, can I just say that I have one Chinese Algae Eater in my community tank with a dwarf golden sucking fish (name unknown, if you know it's proper name please tell me) and 6 Cory's.

This fish has only ever sucked the glass or over the substrate looking for food. He spends a lot of his ...

Hi, Do you know how long the female holds the eggs for before she spawns? I got a hatchery for them, but they just keep jumping out of it, I will be putting them in a separate tank tomorrow, once I can get a second heater.

I have not long had my two Bumblebees, affectionately named Buzzle (F) and BB (M), but the female I am guessing is now pregnant, she has doubled her size in a week, and eats no more than the male. Does anyone have information on the breeding of these fish and how to keep them during pregnancy. I am ...