My Catfish and tanks

[glenny]

Yes Andy, they come out at daytime, they appear when i'm feeding them, they come out there hiding places(mostly wood) to get the pallets and tablets.

[CatsandFish]

As always (just the first time i respond here ;) ) Beautiful pictures of beutiful fish Glenn
Out here we see even more of your catfish
but the one that always cracks me up is the one of your "platvis" (excuse spelling) standing up against that plant

[andywoolloo]

what fish is that in pic #30 down from the last bunch posted? are these pics from multiple tanks or one?

[MatsP]

If you mean


Then I believe it's a freshwater flounder/sole. It's really a brackish/marine fish as far as I can tell, but they are spawning in freshwater rivers/estuaries, and then the fish will migrate to sea.

http://www.fishforums.net/content/Oddba ... flounders/


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Mats

[Bas Pels]

Flounder indeed, platvis is the Dutch name for the group, as tong is the correct translation of flounder.

besides, after following the link, more species of sweet water flounders might excist. I found in the middle of Uruguay, in the Rio Tacuarembó, near the village Ansina, flounders at 5 cm. The ocean was over 400 km away, as the R tacuarembo is a side rover of the R uruguay, wich waters into the Rio de la Plata. The R tacuarembó was very fast moving

A bit hard to consider this as the same species mentioned in Mats link

[MatsP]

Bas, you are right, it is possible that it is a "freshwater only" species.

Fishbase has 9 species of the genus Trinectes, and I guess that there are further species in related genera - and of course there is a good possibility of undescribed species as well.

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Mats

[DutchFry]

That one is called Achirus achirus

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Species ... hp?id=7572

[andywoolloo]

very interesting, thanks. looks very cool.

[glenny]

Thanks for the reactions!
The 2 Achirus achirus in the rio 240 tank are almost 3 years old and about 10 cm long, i don't think they'll grow any longer...
Catsandfish, you've found this great site! welcome!
Andy, i got 4 tanks, but most catfish are swimming in the rio 240 tank.


Achirus achirus:





Rhinogobius duospilus(wui):












female:

[glenny]

[glenny]

[seds]

Hmmm, that is a lot of catfish. Is the neon tetra alone? If so, does it hang out with the pearl danios? Or is it all alone and lonesome...



Amazing danios, they looked like some sort of Kilifish to me at first. I like L021 the best.

[glenny]

Hmmm, that is a lot of catfish. Is the neon tetra alone? If so, does it hang out with the pearl danios? Or is it all alone and lonesome...



Amazing danios, they looked like some sort of Kilifish to me at first. I like L021 the best.

Thanks seds for your kind reaction!

But the Neon isn't a Neon Tetra(Paracheirodon innesi) but the much smaller(3 to 3.5cm) False or Green Neon Tetra(Paracheirodon simulans).

I had a group of 6 of them in a Aqua-40 nanno-tank(about 25 liters):






Last year the 6 False Neon's were placed in the rio 240 tank, unfortunately 4 died, so now i've 2 swimming in the rio 240 and sometimes with the nanno's and danio margaritatus.

neon tetra(paracheirodon innesi):





false or green neon tetra(paracheirodon simulans):

[glenny]

[glenny]

Rekord 60 tank:



















rio 240 tank:

[andywoolloo]

simply beautiful.

[glenny]

Thanks Andy!

Rekord 60 tank:






















rio 240 tank:

[glenny]

aqua-65 tank:



with a few day's old danio margaritatus:

[glenny]

rio 240:



































rekord 60:


























aqua-65:

[pictus_man_77]

In the pictures of the Rio 240, what is the small fish with the red area on the fins and small red stripe on its flank?


Cheers,
Ollie

[loachy_406]

What are these fry, please? Catfish?

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Also, how does your cat react to the fish?

[glenny]

Loachy, the fry are Danio margaritatus(Celestial pearl danio)

My two cats are relaxt to the fish, but the L-021 is their favourite fish!

[pictus_man_77]

My two cats are relaxt to the fish, but the L-021 is their favourite fish!

And mine!

[glenny]

Thanks pictus_man77

[glenny]

cpd's about 2 weeks old:







tateurndina ocellicauda:

[glenny]

[glenny]

[glenny]

[andywoolloo]

my fav ones are always of your big guy. He is stunning! (clapping)

[glenny]

Thanks Andy!