Hi,

I would agree with your ID Silurus..Synodontis waterlotti

Regards

Chris

Hi Mats, I agree with you that 9 foot is rather large for a redtail, 6 foot is the reported size, and you just have to take my word that the body of the dead fish was 48" long. I have a picture of the fish under a table in the fish market in Iquitos but not sure how to add it as an image to the text ...

Hi,

They look like Hassar orestis to me or at least that was the name when I kept one a number of years ago. They look very good btw.

Regards

Chris

Hi, Although slightly more expensive but far better in my opinion is BD Aquarium Sand which is available at most good retailers. The owner of the company is a very good friend of mine and I have been using and plugging the product in aquatic magazines for a few years now. It is the closest product ...

Have a word with Giles the owner of Barlows Aquatic Trading in Accrington Lancs. He would be able to offer advice and a price to build any tanks for you. He can be contacted on 01254 388815 at his shop.

Chris

Hi,

It is quite often referred to just as Ornate Pim.

Chris

Hi I have kept numerous specimens and species over the years, and made some observations, I have seen some activity which may have been linked to spawning but unfortunately no eggs or offspring. I seem to recall that these catfish were being hormone induced in the Czech Republic 10+ years ago. I ...

Hi, I very much agree with MatsP's comments regarding these catfish. I recently wrote an article in Practical Fishkeeping detailing how I rescued one of these catfish and took it to Sparsholt College to much larger accommodation. I have the following information for you: Phractocephalus ...

Hi,

I agree with Silurus definately not Synodontis ornatipinnis

Without loking through some other information at this stage not sure but could be something similar to Synodontis pardalis!

Regards

Chris

In addition to the other companies mentioned I would thouroughly recommend my good friend Giles Barlow, who has built all of my fish house tanks to my sizes and criteria. Giles can be contacted at his shop on 01254 388815 (tell him that Chris mentioned his name to you) Best of luck Dorad aka Chris ...

Hi,

My initial thoughts are that these are Opsodoras stubeli and certainly resemble the ones that I kept too many years ago now!

Yes - I would agree with that identification! Just make sure that any fish being kept with it do not eventually appear on its menu!

Dorad

Hi, If you are having problems locating BD Aquarium Sand let me know as I can put you in touch with the owner of the company who supplies the sand for your nearest stockist. You will not be disappointed with this product, it is very similar to trhe substrate seen on the 2000 fish collecting trip ...

My Orinoco's are currently housed in two tanks 72" x 18" x 18" and 60" x 18" x 18", but will eventually be re-housed within my 12' x 48" x 30" tropical pond. The Orinoco's which are housed in the 72" tank are living with my Platydoras costatus and Agamyxis pectinifrons that I purchased whilst in ...

Hi, I am currently keeping this species, and have between 8 and 10 specimens, which I have picked up as contaminants in with Platydoras costatus. I have been fortunate to find quite a few over the last couple of years, which have become part of the numerous doradid collection in my fish house ...

When keeping Raphaels in small groups they do eventually keep snail populations under control, even in my own experience to the point where the original snail population is eliminated. If you are only able to keep single specimens then the snails will continue to breed faster than your poor dorad ...

Hi,

Apple snails will be too big for them to eat, mine have tended to eat small aquatic snails which have found their way into the aquarium from purchashed aquatic plants. Hope that this helps.

Regards

Dorad

Hi, I keep both striped (Platdoras costatus) and spotted (Agamyxis pectinifrons) doradids together without any problem, and have done for years. I have even kept them with small fish without the doradids eating them, most likely due to the fact that they were well fed! You will need to provide ...

Hi, I currently have two tropical ponds within my fish house. The main pond which up until a couple of weeks ago housed my large collection of Pseudodoras niger's, Pterodoras granulosus, Megalodoras urunoscopus, Leiarius pictus to name but a few, is 12' x'48" x 30". It has been constructed out of 9 ...

Hi,

Have you read the article on catfish basics entiltled " How to see your catfish?" as this might give you some ideas.

Happy fishkeeping

Dorad

Yes the striped raphael (Platydoras costatus) does grow bigger than the spotted raphael (Agamyxis pectinifrons). The striped grows to 170mm s.l. whilst the spotted grows to 140mm s.l.

s.l. = standard length i.e. from the tip of the snout to the base of the caudal peduncle

Good luck

Dorad

Basics required are as follows: Minimum aquarium size 24" for 3-4 specimens depending upon available space taken up by other species. These catfish really do prefer to shoal so ideally you should purchase at least four fish but preferably six. If you do not wish to purchase six of the same species ...

I have personally kept both of these fish over many years. They will rapidly outgrow a 72" aquarium. I purchased a 5" perruno about 12 months ago which is already 18" in length! I rescued a pictus 3 years ago when it was 18" in length, this fish now lives in my large tropical pond (1000 gallons) and ...

Hi Yann,

Thanks for the information at least I now have soimething to go by.

Regards

Dorad

I was wondering if anyone has experience of keeping L280, and if you could let me have any information about this catfish?

Regards

Dorad