Hi, yes I bred Spatuloricaria cf. puganensis a few times, around 5-7 years ago and raised dozens of youngsters to adulthood. They were never particularly fussy about their preferred food, although daphnia and live worms (bloodworm and blackworm) were well received. If I recall, their first spawning ...

Great work Jools, so glad you were able to restore the site. Hacks and Hackers are horrible to have to deal with.

Great CotM article Jools. Would be good to get Callichthys back in the hobby, not kept them for about 10 years, not sure why they are not imported, they are pretty much spread across the whole of tropical SA.

Mark.

Hi Eric,
Its been great following your progress with the Amblydoras . I'm sure you've got aquatic publications queuing for the print exclusive, but the CSG Journal would love to feature your experiences!

Cheers,
Mark

Sorry for the late reply Jools - yes ones I've bred (all above are bred by me), CSG article in link below. Probably 7-8cm now

https://www.catfishstudygroup.org/pdf/j ... 2021_2.pdf

Any CSG members who have booked lots for the September 2022 Auction can post their lists here. I will be offering the following tank bred fish in the auction: Peckoltia braueri L121 Peckoltia L076 Pseudacanthicus L065 (very rarely available) Hypostomus faveolus Ancistrus sp.3 'super red' Ancistrus ...

Pier Aquatics in Wigan have them available (but best check first). You will need to make sure you get the correct wormline 'type' - either L121, L135 or L305. There are subtle differences in the fin colouration/patterning. I have youngsters (L121) but wont be offering any until the September CSG ...

A few fish I will be offering at the Convention:


Ancistrus 'super red'







Cheers,
Mark Walters

A couple more to add from me:
Corydoras parallelus
Hypancistrus zebra
Hypancistrus L070 ‘zombie’

Convention tickets are £35 for the weekend (or £25 for delegates staying at the hotel). Hotel rooms are £93 per night for a single room (£71.50 sharing), includes breakfast and Convention dinners. Deadline for bookings is 20th February. Itinerary attached:

desskit wrote: ↑07 Feb 2022, 22:09 Is this going to be virtual as well?

Hi, no it wont be streamed.

Thanks Jools.

There is still time to book your place at the 2022 Catfish Study Group Convention in March, contact me for details

Slide1.JPG Thanks Jools for permission to use this forum to advertise fish sales at the next Catfish Study Group Auction, in Darwen, NW England. More details for the event are on the CSG Facebook site or contact me. Lots can still be booked. List from me below and to encourage other sellers to post ...

Great result Jeremy!

Fingers crossed Eric. My experiences have been OK with Peckoltia males guarding their eggs as they should. To the point where I haven't needed to remove them at all in many cases, leaving fry to raise 'naturally' in the tank.

I hope your male has learned to look after them by now.

Cheers,
Mark.

I first saw the species in 1991, when I worked in a fish shop in NW England. We got a single specimen which was quite small as I recall and retailed around £85. I first kept and bred the species in 2007. I still have a group (male sat on fry today), including one specimen acquired from Jools a few ...

Thanks Rupert! It was probably my most enjoyable Convention yet. Sad a few folk couldn't travel but everybody else seemed to have a great time. I panic bought some Hypancistrus L136, L500 and L450, plus a few Corys - coppenamensis and venezuelanus.

Ditto Marc, great news. Parallelus are super rare Corys!

Sorry to hear Eric Ive got 2 lone vandragti you could have if you were 5166 miles closer.

Just one week remaining to get your early-bird booking in! Over 2/3rds of the hotel rooms have been booked so don't delay to secure your place at the 41st annual Catfish Study Group Convention.

Itinerary has now been released You can contact me directly for bookings or additional details

Great achievement Eric!

Bookings are now open for the next CSG Convention in Wigan, UK. We have 10 speakers lined up! CSG poster.jpg A booking form is available in the files section of the CSG Facebook site. Prices are unchanged from previous years and tickets are as cheap as £25 for a weekend pass. contact chairman@ ...

Looking forward to it!

Just need to prepare a couple of talks!!

Mark.

A great achievement Eric.

I hadn't heard of them being spawned before.

Looking forward to your updates.

Mark.

Hi Marc,
re the camera - Good point about the network connection in the fish house, mine is like a faraday cage when it comes to signals. I should be able to get a network cable in though, so I've ordered one to see how I get on.

Cheers,
Mark.

Hi Marc, Good idea with the camera. I'm planning to do the same for when I'm away. My CCTV company suggested I just get a cheap doorbell camera for the fish house off Ebay. What kind have you used?

Looks like being a bumper Convention for 2019!

Great thread Haakon!

Can I use some of your text and images for a Catfish Study Group Journal article? I will share it with you before publishing.

Cheers,
Mark.