Ah, that is very obvious. Mine doesn't have that. Ive had the fish for 18 months now, so I assume if it is a male then it wouldn't need a female to bring them out? I only suggested that there may be a similarity between the two species as they are to my move eye quite similar accept the l260 striped ...

Great, thanks guys. I'm not sure I'll get 4 more to be honest but maybe a couple. I've had a read through a few articles on Shane's world. One was for l260 Queen Arabesque which is a similar fish. There was in interesting part in that, that suggested that the females have white stomachs whereas the ...

Hi all. I am a complete novice when it comes to breeding hypancistrus, in fact plecs I'm general accept the bristlenose so I have a few questions. I currently have one l411 which I suspect is male but I'm not certain. I'd like to add more to make a group to attempt breeding, what is the best ratio ...

A much better picture:

Hi, I've bought a couple of these this morning. Bought as Loricaria Sp. Rio Atabapo which looks about right to my novice eye. http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q757/bwarwicker/DSC_0884_zpsjce8jq7o.jpg I hadn't before this morning seen these guys, I've bought a possible pair. They're a little young ...

Have you consider Aspidoras'? These are Aspidoras Paucirodiatus. I can't comment on their hardiness however as I've only had my group since the weekend.

Thanks max. That's in line with what I thought for them. Is your Facebook profile linked to your pc account. I'm going to have a look when I can get on a computer.

Thanks Jools. Looks likely.

Is this an L182, if not, what? I found him in pets at home of all places. Cost me £5.

I'm also looking for some information on their diet? Am I correct in thinking Sturisoma require a higher content of protein in their diet compared to the likes of Farlowella etc?

Great, I thought that would be the answer. I'll try and get hold of some more, they'd make an interesting breeding project I think. Thanks Max.

Hi all, I'm looking to get an ID on a Sturisoma I have just bought. I know they are Czech bred, LFS sold it as Panamense but I thought Aureum was more likely. The Black seems to cover a lot more of the Dorsal fish than the images on the species profile however - How much variance is there in ...

Hi, I have about 20 bronze corys. Looking for £1 each, or I'll do all 20 for £15. They are about an inch in size, give or take a little.

I am based in Taunton, Somerset.

Great, thanks. I think I'll give them a miss for now due to the really low ph.

Hi all, I'm looking for some information on keeping these, my LFS has a few but I can't find a lot of information on them. I currently have no knowledge of them at all, my main questions are: 1. What tank size? 2. Tank mates? 3. How many should I get for them to be comfortable? 4. Water parameters ...

Is there anyone breeding Corys in the somerset area and selling them? Looking for a few different/ unusual species. Let me know whats available. Cheers

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Thanks for the response. I inted to keep C.Sterbai and one other species that will tolerate the temp. Undecided as to what yet. Ill scrap the leaf litter then. Cheers.

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Hi all. Today I have purchased a Hypancistrus L411, which in a few weeks I will be setting a tank up specifically around the requirements of this fish. I was just looking for some clues around tank furniture for these guys. Other stocking will be some Corydoras and Otocinclus. I was thinking a river ...

Ideal. I'll plan to get a pair once I've sorted my new tank out. Thanks for your replies.

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Thanks for your reply Mark.

What is the minimum tank size for a pair of these? I have another tank which is 2ft and about 60l which would be available. I cant remember the exact dimensions. I may not keep them in the larger tank as I was planning on it running at 24/25C.

Cheers, Ben.

Hi all. I'm after some information about the suitability of keeping a pair of scleromystax, probably barbatus or kronei in with other south American cats, mostly Corydoras and either some sort of ancistrus or whiptail. The tank will by 2ft by 2ft about 150l or so. I've tried to read the cotm article ...

Ha very true. I wasnt sure if the females would want a choice, or more than 1 male to get her in the mood. I'll keep working on fattening them up. They may be a little bit small yet anyway.

No joy as of yet, the most recent additions aren't fat enough yet, and I suspect that it may be a group of 5 females and 1 male. What are the chances of them spawning still with the male out numbered?

What a stunning fish. Wouldnt mind a few of those.

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Just a quick update, they are full of eggs so fingers crossed they'll spawn in the next day or so. Dopped the temp to 19c last night and will do again this evening. Cyclops seems to of done the trick.

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I'm not really sure what the numbers mean to be honest. It's says degree Clark 3.78, Degrees German 3.024, and degrees French 5.4. What does all this mean? I've never really looked into what it all means, what defines hard and soft etc. My white worms have started crawling up the sides today, but if ...

I couldn't tell you the hardness exactly, I don't have a kit at the moment. I should get one really. On Wessex waters website it said the water was soft to medium I believe. I'll have a look. Thanks for that link. I'll set that up tomorrow. Im always concerned about adding nasties to my tank, so how ...

Hi, Darrel, Thanks for the reply. I'll have a look into finding a Grindal worm culture after work tonight. I have read a lot of Corymans posts before. I'll pull some plants out of my main tank as there is plenty in there. I have some Cambomba floating and a little bit planted. I forgot to mention in ...

I'll double check what they are in a moment. I should of clarified I feed frozen foods as well as king british pellets. He has successfully bred more corydoras than I could name. They are definately in better condition since I began with the carp food. Thanks for your reply. Sent from my GT-S5830i ...

Hello all. I've been lingering around reading for a while but I thought I'd try and get some expert advice on breeding my Bronze Corys. I have a 2ft 60l tank, filtered with an air driven sponge, and also a fluval U2. PH is 6.8. Within the tank I have a piece of wood, some moss, and I also have some ...