I now have about 100 rescued fry. :D It?s a shame you live so far away as you would be very welcome to some. These are my first 4 Pleco spawns and the thought of them going to an LFS and being bought by a novice and dumped into an un-cycled tank keeps me awake at night. :oops: Now the last batch has ...

Apistomaster, My male does have some markings that my camera didn?t pick up ? but they are not exactly the same as the female. I have noticed that during spawning and the 7 days he spends on the eggs, he does appear darker. He also has developed whiskers during these 4 spawns that weren?t there 3 ...

Many thanks, Shane.

Hi Shane. This is the only clear picture I have of dad at present. I will try and get some more. He is about 15cm with tail extensions of 5cm. http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/data/500/Eggs31.jpg I don?t know if it helps in getting an ID, but these guys have spawned 4 times in just under 2 ...

I have been given 3 different ID?s for my female Whiptail. I would really appreciate a definite ID as the oldest fry are almost ready to be re-homed ? and I need to know if the fry are cross bred. Dad is Sturisoma Festivum. Here is mum. Many thanks. :D http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/data/500 ...

Thank you both very much and my apologies for the delay in replying. The 4 fry have survived to day 17 :D and I would guess that they are now double in length to that when they hatched. I have been doing my usual water change routine, with 10L a day and 20L on Saturday. Each day I am using the tube ...

Hello. :) My 4 babies are now 10 days old and have grown quite a bit. I?m not sure they have gained a lot of length, but they are about 3 times as wide as they were. I have been experimenting with different foods, but the only things I know for certain that they are eating are tinned runner beans ...

I have 4 fry in the breeding trap. (Day 2 from hatching.) I couldn?t find any other survivors in the tank though. I haven?t a clue if I?m doing things correctly! I have the trap on the front of the tank they were spawned in - in the direct flow of the spray bar. I?m unsure as to if they have fed. I ...

Hi, I posted 2 whips here a while back, and was told one was Sturisoma aureum and the other Sturisomatichthys leightoni. I now have eggs, and am trying to work out which one is which. (Another forum says this is a Sturisoma Festivum.) Picture is not brilliant and the flash has made him look a bit ...

Thanks for your reply. :D In the unlikely event of any surviving in my experienced hands â?? I will definitely hang on to them. Being my first spawn ever though â?? I canâ??t bring myself to get rid of the eggs â?? and will try my best with them. From what I have read, getting eggs is the easy part a ...

:shock: I have eggs! (About 40.) http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/seventhattempt/?action=view&current=egg2.jpg Will try for better pictures. A whiptail has laid eggs on my Fluval 4. Itâ??s sitting over the top of them and fanning them. I am a little surprised as I only have 2 whips, and Shane ...

The 2nd tank?

http://public.qtopia.no/catfish/Tanks.asp

Thanks for the info. I will cut back on the meaty stuff.

I hope I haven't done him any long lasting damage.

I thought that was my fish at first!

Yes - he looks exactly like that.

So he is a L104 and filaments are a possibility?
Or are they currently coming up with a different L number or something?

Edit - or are they just elongated caudal rays?

Mine also seems to like beef heart, squash and potato.

Thanks for the replies.
I am wondering then, if maybe I am mistaking them for filaments. They are a lot longer than the rest of the fin rays though.
I'm pretty sure he isn't a L204.
I'll try and get a pic and see what you guys reckon. Thanks!

He's lovely!
Mine is currently about 11 inches. Nearly 13 including tail.

Hello. :) I have had my L104 for about 2 and a half years. During this time, he hasn't really grown much - his head has just got fatter. However, over the past 6 months his tail has been getting bigger, and he has developed some small filaments. Nowhere near as impressive as say, an L090 - but ...

Hello, I wanted to make one last attempt with this thread to see if any one can shed some light. Over the last 12 days, I have watched them die. I have only one left now. All other tank members are perfectly fine, and all water parameters remain the same. I have a 100L permanently running for ...

I did wondered about the kit, as I canâ??t see an expiry date on it. The new kit is giving me the same results though. (Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Inc master test kit.) I have been incredibly lucky in my years of fish keeping, in that I have only ever encountered white spot. Itâ??s so frustrating, as I ...

Iâ??ve gone to my LFS this morning to purchase a new test kit to double check my results. Ammonia and Nitrite still reading 0 Nitrate appears to be just under 10. PH still reading 7.2. I sure the fish is question is dying. Heâ??s broken off swimming with the others and is under some wood. Heâ??s ab ...

I am very worried this morning, as another fish has darkened in colour. All other tank inhabitants are fine. No other visible problems. I had started to wonder yesterday, if he had just died of old age. However, if I have another one on the way out this morning, I feel that is unlikely. The fish is ...

Hello. I was wondering if anyone could advise me. I had 6 Pseudeutropius Brachypopterus, but sadly this morning I am down to 5. :( Iâ??ve had them for about 3 and a half years. I noticed yesterday that one looked very, very dark in colour. Almost black. His body colour blended with his stripes. They ...

If it's one of the Panaque species, you might want to check that he's not munching on the tank seals.

My friends Frontosas grew quickly. I think you will need a 100 gallon sooner than you think!

Hello, I have one of these, currently at about 10 inches. Likes a varied diet of courgette, potato, carrot, corn, prawns and bloodworm. Doesnâ??t ever touch the algae on the glass. Mine seems to prefer a temp of 26. Any warmer, and pale stress colouring appears and is a lot less active. Is always ...

Wow! You guys are quick. Thanks.

I'm quite sure I have a L001.
(Shane ID'd it over on PF for me a while ago.)
Mine is currently SL of 9.5 inches. TL would be a little over 11.

Thanks for providing the links and explaining the terms!

Thank you both for the replies.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is meant by 'SL' and 'TL'?

Many thanks.

I know that the info on here is a little off, as it states a length of 8 inches. Mine has already exceeded that, and my LFS currently has one that Iâ??m guessing is about 12 inches.
What length has your L001/L022 reached?

Thank you.