My Christmas list to Santa

[Kampfer]

My Xm'as/New year wish list

1.Corydoras Robinae!

I saw some real nice ones yesterday - shame you are so far away

Guess what...x'mas came early..I ve just acquired some Robinae from the LFS!!

[Martin S]

I just saw 4 -5 pcs of this fish in my local fish shop! ...and it's beautiful!

Yes, they are aren't they!
These have been one of my all time favourites for many years, a stunning looking fish...when you get to see them out that is!
Martin

[Richard B]

My Xm'as/New year wish list

1.Corydoras Robinae!

I saw some real nice ones yesterday - shame you are so far away

Guess what...x'mas came early..I ve just acquired some Robinae from the LFS!!

Nice one!!!

[DutchFry]

Racoll, it's a shame i can't send you a package with some of the fish you like!

Boraras brigittae, crystal red shrimp, Trichopsis pumila, Puntius pentazona and gelius, all of them are readily available in the Netherlands!

[sidguppy]

Racoll, it's a shame i can't send you a package with some of the fish you like!

Hell, I'd do it for the reverse....

breeding Galaxias in captivity to keep it from getting extinmct seems a worthwile effort to me!

are there any projects like that in NZ, or are they prepared to let em all die out, because the rod-crazed fisherman dump trouts in every stream?

[drd]

I would like the santa to get me a wild caught female zebrapleco for christmas gift, but only one that was caught before the ban

[Birger]

are there any projects like that in NZ, or are they prepared to let em all die out, because the rod-crazed fisherman dump trouts in every stream?

I imagine or hope it is like here where that is a thing of the past, the whole dumping scenario died in the 70"s...even though now there are many waters with non endemic's

[zenyfish]

Oloplotosus mariae

............so many species..........so little tank space......

This catfish would be on top of my list.

[racoll]

I imagine or hope it is like here where that is a thing of the past, the whole dumping scenario died in the 70"s...even though now there are many waters with non endemic's

Quite the contrary, salmonids are stocked continuously to replenish the fish taken by anglers. All of this is condoned by the Department of Conservation, who actually advertise fly fishing on their website. With few exceptions, where trout have been introduced (which is almost everywhere), there has been major decline in the galaxioids.

breeding Galaxias in captivity to keep it from getting extinmct seems a worthwile effort to me!

are there any projects like that in NZ, or are they prepared to let em all die out, because the rod-crazed fisherman dump trouts in every stream?

Breeding Galaxias (the ones that are worst affected by trout) in captivity would not be possible, as the larvae need to go to sea.

Neochanna (mudfish) however are not as impacted by trout, as they live in completely different habitats (i.e. ephemeral lowland wetlands). These can be bred fairly easily in captivity I think, but their problem is not one of breeding, it is wholesale habitat loss due to agricultural intensification, i.e. they breed just fine, but there is nowhere for them to do it!

[medaka]

Truly it has to be a breeding group of Corydoras revelatus
If not about a dozen or so of the larger mothcats.

or a all expenses paid trip with correct licenses, to North east India and north west Myanmar.

[Richard B]

or a all expenses paid trip with correct licenses, to North east India and north west Myanmar.

Now you're talkin'!!!

[sidguppy]

or a all expenses paid trip with correct licenses, to North east India and north west Myanmar

I'd do it for a paid trip to Madagascar including a license to bring home a batch of live Ancharius and Gogo spp

live fish exports from Madagascar have been banned, for a reason unknown to me

because if it's because the endemic animals are threatened by habitat destruction, they also should ban export of live amphibians and reptiles
that this is not exactly the case can be seen in any reptile store where madagascar wildcaught reptiles are well in abundance.

despite their habitat being destroyed just as effective as the underwater habitat, it doesn't stop the exports at all. looks like some political oppertunism was the base of that law against live fish exports, not a genuine care for species conservation.

damn, i just wish i was wrong more often about the human race
unfortunately, just when I'm down in the depths of some real cynical angry misantropic despressive moodswing I'm usually exactly right.

maybe a good xmas wish would be to wish against greed and stupidity.

[Shovelnose]

Well my Christmas Wish is more or less materialising by end January.

Pseudolaguvia tuberculatus
Pseudolaguvia Shawi
Pseudolaguvia Ribeiroi
Erethistoides sicula
Erethistoides infuscatus

But what I would really like are some Myersglanis Blythii. Even 1 specimen would do. On second thought, even a good picture would do.

[Birger]

But what I would really like are some Myersglanis Blythii. Even 1 specimen would do. On second thought, even a good picture would do.

Are the pictures in fish base the real thing? http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Photos/Th ... p?ID=24896

[Shovelnose]

Well they are close enough . I know they have been collected till a few years ago. The pics I have look slightly different from the ones in Fish Base. I could mail you the pics in a coupla days. They are in a different computer. Not the one im using now unfortunately.

[Birger]

Well they are close enough . I know they have been collected till a few years ago. The pics I have look slightly different from the ones in Fish Base. I could mail you the pics in a coupla days. They are in a different computer. Not the one im using now unfortunately.

This is a species not yet in the Cat-eLog would these be usable for that,(would the original owner of the pictures allow it)

[Shovelnose]

Well the owner of the pic is a Thai scientist as far as I know. I will definitely check if thats a possibility cos it is copyrighted as of now. Yes. I realised it is missing from the Cat-E-Log. So is the Myersglanis Jayarami. Il try getting pics and info on both species if possible. This will take a few days as Im working on a different computer now.

[Birger]

Il try getting pics and info on both species if possible. This will take a few days as Im working on a different computer now.

Do what you can, it would be nice to get these in...if possible

[Shovelnose]

Sure thing. Will try my best for info.

[jippo]

Very interesting thread and i have totally missed it.

First in my list would be revision of Chrysichthys .

I want to follow Richard with

Pardiglanis tarabinii

, that would be pretty interesting species. Then i want to have

Synodontis pulcher

,

Synodontis courteti

,

Synodontis filamentosa

,

Synodontis pardalis

and so on... There is too many syno that i want. And Chrysichthys longidorsalis would be great.

And i really need some algae eaters to my african tank, like

Euchilichthys guentheri

,

Euchilichthys royauxi

or some Chiloglanis.

Please Santa, i have been so kind this year

[Richard B]

And i really need some algae eaters to my african tank, like

Euchilichthys guentheri

,

Euchilichthys royauxi

or some Chiloglanis.

Please Santa, i have been so kind this year

IME neither Chiloglanis or Euchilichthys actually eat algae - they consume small aquatic organisms like worms, crustaceans etc. When you see them munching on algae/detritus they are actually sifting out the mini living organisms & not consuming any plant matter at all.

[Richard B]

back to the main topic......

.....i'd also add...

Austroglanis sclateri
Phyllonemus brichardi
Liauchenoglanis thomasi
Platyglanis depierrei
Amphilius kakrimensis
Psammphiletria nasuta
Tetracamphilius pectinatus
Zaireichthys heterurus
Dolichallabes microphthalamus or Platyclarias machadoi

and then i could move away from Africa.......

[T4FR]

What I would realy, realy, realy want for Christmas, are some wildcaught (or F1, F2 for that matter) Apistogramma cacatuoides from the Rio Ucayali (drainage)!

And then I would hope they would look as beautiful as these wildcaught (F1) caca's:
http://www.jdburgessonline.com/fish/images/cacatuo5.jpg
http://www.aquaria.info/modules/gallery ... s_wild.jpg
http://gamelle31.free.fr/albums/A_cacat ... _F1_01.jpg
http://www.dwergcichlide.nl/apistogramm ... des_w2.jpg
http://www.dwergcichlide.nl/apistogramm ... des_w4.jpg

[Birger]

Phyllonemus brichardi

Absolutely, and/or filinemus as well, would be fun to have the trio, all three currently described phyllonemus

[Marc van Arc]

About to set off for Germany to visit some shops. See if Kruseman's tip was a good one.
The date seems perfect for on the very same day in 2007 I picked up my Tetranematichthys .
Keep you posted.

[Martin S]

About to set off for Germany to visit some shops. See if Kruseman's tip was a good one.
The date seems perfect for on the very same day in 2007 I picked up my Tetranematichthys .
Keep you posted.

Have a good day, and let us know how you get on, and more importantly, what you bring home with you
Martin

[jippo]

And i really need some algae eaters to my african tank, like

Euchilichthys guentheri

,

Euchilichthys royauxi

or some Chiloglanis.

Please Santa, i have been so kind this year

IME neither Chiloglanis or Euchilichthys actually eat algae - they consume small aquatic organisms like worms, crustaceans etc. When you see them munching on algae/detritus they are actually sifting out the mini living organisms & not consuming any plant matter at all.

Thanks for this info Richard. I have always thought that they really it algae itself too. But can you compare these species as same kind of house keepers like Ancistrus spp.? I have never kept these species and in fact there has been only few Chiloglanis sp. imported here in past 15 years.

[Richard B]

And i really need some algae eaters to my african tank, like

Euchilichthys guentheri

,

Euchilichthys royauxi

or some Chiloglanis.

Please Santa, i have been so kind this year

IME neither Chiloglanis or Euchilichthys actually eat algae - they consume small aquatic organisms like worms, crustaceans etc. When you see them munching on algae/detritus they are actually sifting out the mini living organisms & not consuming any plant matter at all.

Thanks for this info Richard. I have always thought that they really it algae itself too. But can you compare these species as same kind of house keepers like Ancistrus spp.? I have never kept these species and in fact there has been only few Chiloglanis sp. imported here in past 15 years.

I have kept Chiloglanis, Euchilichthys & Atopochilus & not ever seen algae consumed.

then there is also information from threads here at PC

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... is#p125851

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... is#p106139

[Martin S]

Not very exciting, but

Liosomadoras oncinus

I had one many years ago, and has always been a real favourite of mine - the last PC day out spotted some and I am awaiting on some images of the undersides to see if I can choose at least a pair (may even take 3) - best thing is they are only about 2-3" and an hour or so away from me!
Martin

Looks like I was a good boy this year - many thanks to Ali12345 who ordered two

Liosomadoras oncinus

, and was kind enough to allow me to add one yesterday to her order, they have arrived by courier, and she has uploaded a picture for me - mines the smallest one of the three on the right

Many thanks again to Alison.
Martin

[ali12345]

Glad to have helped Martin. It was your mentioning them on here that made me really think I would want them. My favourites are Auchenipteridae and Doradidae so these guys are a bit of both historically!
Alison