WOW those are THE most active platydoras i've ever seen in a tank. and very nice setup you've got there too!!

Hey Jools, wow 1000plus visitors in May and that's 1% of visitors?? Thats awesome for PCF, yet disappointing rates for mobile platforms!:P

Btw what are Bounce Rates?

Mats,

I think the iphone app (if it exists) would have a more 'accessible' layout, rather than the original website layout on a browser, which doubtless has such extensive information, that isn't really practical "on the go", with all that link-clicking and zooming in and out. I think the main ...

Yeah i have, mostly to ID a species, or to find a picture to show the LFS of the fish I'm referring to, or to find more specific info like max size and pH range tolerable etc...

Ahh right fair enough then. Thanks though, Jools!

Wouldn't it be great if there was a Planet Catfish iPhone App out there?

I know it'd be mega useful when I'm at the LFS and I spot something i haven't seen before, and it's so special and so rare that I just had to have it!! But alas, being unsure of the species, temperament and husbandry ...

oooh that's a good idea using the pepper grinder! esp since i just got a batch of C. sterbai fry last night

hahaha! scratches? What scratches? Was looking more at the awesome fish

Great specimen you have there!

Shamrock,

the reason why many people go for shorter tanks (height wise) is because:

a) majority of catfish are benthic (bottom-dwelling), and unless there are midwater fish in the tank too, a tall tank isn't really necessary, and is just gonna be a waste of space and water.

b) having a larger ...

oh no!!!! so sorry for your loss, scleropages

i have no idea, but that is insanely cute

Hmm, is he off-colour too? any other weird behaviour/appearance? I may be wrong, but unlike smaller catfish like corys that require regular feedings, larger catfish eat a large meal and can live off that for several days. So maybe he's just in that "in-between-meals" period....?

Well this certainly is unfortunate for your poor fish!! But nonetheless it definitely supports the theory of having long barbels being of definite use in murky/poor visibility waters. It's great to see that he's coping very well in his setup, and do you drop food along his "familiar pathway" in the ...

LOL OMG the pleco burrito caves at plecocaves.com are so cute!

Wow that's just fantastic!!!! I saw a pair of B. multiradiatus at my lfs couple months back, going for AUD$90 EACH!!! Didn't get them, and my biggest regret of the year

Ok, well the fish don't seem to mind the current much, so I think i'll keep whatever filters I have in there for now. Thanks!

Ok thanks so much for the help guys:)

Just a couple more quick questions:

1) anyone have a favourite cichlid tankmate for the multis? I"ve just bought 2 Electric yellows. Never really go into cichlids so have no idea what're good tankmates for them. Prefer cichlids around the electric yellow ...

ah ok. what're the GH and KH for the ocellifers? PCF only lists temperature and pH ranges...

Lol! a few of the lfs's i go to seem to have quite a few S. ocellifers. Do they mix well with S. multipunctatus..?

Oh oops sorry forgot to mention i'll just be getting S. multipunctatus. I'd personally prefer either lucipinnis or petricola, but being in Australia, we've got a limited variety of catfish. Hmmm a group of 6 sounds nice Thanks Birger.

Well i've finally got the tank ready to go, and all it needs now is just fish!:)

was just wondering if its ok to have a mix of sizes in the same tank (my lfs has 1 that's around 10cm, and the rest are younger, each about 4-5cm long).

Also, how many would fit into a tank that's 3ft length x 2ft ...

WOW! they look totally amazing!! Their camouflage patterns (but definitely not body shape!:P) remind me of the Stone fish...but they're marine fish. Fantastic photography though!!!

yeah i bought one of those too! Was told by LFS that its a strain of bristlenose, kinda like the albino strains of bristlenose. Curious thing is, when I bought mine, it was around 2cm and was a bright orange. But as it grew older, it darkened and looks more like your specimen now. I'm thinking its a ...

Man, talk about nasty!

MissBoo, if you had really needed urgent care, you should've taken it to a fish vet! We have one around where I live. Please kindly forgive people who aren't surgically attached to their computers 24/7!!

You were lucky indeed to have had help with your local fish forum ...

Ah, thanks so much for that cichlid page

I think I'll retest the tank water after i've added the calciferous rocks and/or limestone and see what I products I need to add:)

Hey guys,

thank you so much for all the advice! :D I think i'll go with andy's idea of the half new/half established setup. One question though, will the bacteria colony in the established media be adversely affected if the water suddenly changes from soft/acidic to hard/alkaline?

Also, I'm kinda ...

Hi Andy,

yeah my largest filter I have is a canister filter. I was also thinking of exchanging some existing media (ie: ceramic noodles) from the canister into a new canister i've bought for the synos tank, and some of the new media will go into the old canister (if that made sense). However, by ...

hey guys,

so i've got a tank for a synodontis multipunctatus or petricola colony. It's gonna be my first time keeping any synodontis.

My problem is that i'm not really sure how to go about cycling the tank. In my previous experiences, I'd go to the aquarium and get some feeder goldfish to get the ...

Correct me if i'm wrong (fellow members), but I think 18cm for this species would be very optimistic, and normal aquarium-kept specimens will only usually attain a length of 15cm.

M. thoracata are generally peaceful, except feeding times when they get boisterous, especially males that are in ...