Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

[Marc van Arc]

Do you think they change so dramatically in pattern with maturity?

I'd say they are one species.
And based on looks - which I know is not a solid argument - I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up not being Trachelyopterus once described.

[Marc van Arc]

Wrt the A. nigripinnis: still improving. Very visible and hungry. Less skittish, yet the sense of direction could be better (sore noses). All 6 can be seen in both pictures.

@Alex: Eheim has remained dry, even with diffusor. I didn't remove it yet for everyone was already asleep....

[Bijn]

Nice fishes,

I hope te recover totally.



What I see in the most pictures is that almost all Auchenipterids are less ground-dwelling then my T. galeatus.

[Marc van Arc]

Thanks.
You're right, T. galeatus hardly leaves the bottom ime. Same goes for T. spec.3, while T. fisheri and T. lucenai are nearly always found in the middle and surface regions.

[sidguppy]

they already look quite a bit better than last saturday!


strange that this fish isn't more popular; this is a "Pangasius" that at least won't bust the tank.
I like em.

[Marc van Arc]

this is a "Pangasius" that at least won't bust the tank

Still improving.
They may not bust the tank, yet they keep on busting their noses. I hope they will not look like a Pangasianodon (yes, that's what they are called these days ) in that respect.......

[Marc van Arc]

Another two weeks have passed and I'm now pretty sure they are healthy and growing. They'll be getting a larger tank shortly, yet I've given up hope that they'll ever stop bruising their noses......

Mind the Callichthys on top of the wood.

[Junttis]

Nice fishes Marc! Mine are currently in 300l tank. I added two circulation pumps (1000l/h each), removed some plants and roots and now my fishes look a bit better. They don't bang their head on the glass anymore except on feedingtime. If i throw some bloodworms in the tank it looks like there's 25 nirgripinnis instead of 10.

My group of

Ageneiosus cf_atronasus

are showing some breeding activity. Males doubled their dorsal fin in size and they are chasing the females every night and sometimes even during the day. Pics coming tomorrow.

[Marc van Arc]

Thank you.
Looking forward to the Ageneiosus pictures.

[Junttis]

Few crappy pics of my

Ageneiosus cf_atronasus

.

Male and the huge dorsal.

Male "showing off", and swimming around the female.

I tried to breed pair of Crenuchus spilurus that live in the same tank, by using ketapang leaves and doing 10-20% water changes every day. Seems like it works for some Ageneiosus too. If they breed, i'll be one very happy fishkeeper.

[Marc van Arc]

Crappy or not, I like them. What a beautiful species!
Have you any idea where they came from and under which (native) name they were imported?
I take it from your comment you have 2 pairs of them?

I see an

Ageneiosus sp(3)

(top pic; fish on left) and noticed you have 2 specimens: are they a pair too?

[Junttis]

Crappy or not, I like them. What a beautiful species!
Have you any idea where they came from and under which (native) name they were imported?
I take it from your comment you have 2 pairs of them?

I see an

Ageneiosus sp(3)

(top pic; fish on left) and noticed you have 2 specimens: are they a pair too?

Ageneiosus cf_atronasus

came from Imazo as A. cf piperatus, and i think they still have these.

Ageneiosus sp(3)

came from Peruvian wholesaler as Bocon boca de pato. I got one

Ageneiosus sp(2)

with these. I still have two and i think i have two females.

[Marc van Arc]

Ageneiosus cf_atronasus

came from Imazo as A. cf piperatus, and i think they still have these.

Really? Goodness, why is Sweden so far away......

Ageneiosus sp(3)

came from Peruvian wholesaler as Bocon boca de pato. I got one

Ageneiosus sp(2)

with these. I still have two and i think i have two females.

That spec.2 is very nice as well.
Too bad, for I have 2 males and 1 female of spec. 3. Could easily have spared you 1 male......

[Junttis]

Really? Goodness, why is Sweden so far away......

No need to jump in a plane and fly to Sweden. They don't have these anymore. One store near me has two, and i'm gonna pick them up on saturday.

That spec.2 is very nice as well.
Too bad, for I have 2 males and 1 female of spec. 3. Could easily have spared you 1 male......

Spec. 2 was nice indeed, but it passed.

My friend has a fish store and I'm gonna try to get more of the spec.3 + other auchenipterids in few months straight from Peru. I can send the list of species for you, so you can see if there's anything interesting. The wholesaler will send photos if asked.

[Marc van Arc]

No need to jump in a plane and fly to Sweden. They don't have these anymore. One store near me has two, and i'm gonna pick them up on saturday

I had no intention of doing so, but it amazes me that store still has two. I take it they have been there for a while?

My friend has a fish store and I'm gonna try to get more of the spec.3 + other auchenipterids in few months straight from Peru. I can send the list of species for you, so you can see if there's anything interesting. The wholesaler will send photos if asked.

I never say no to an offer like this, but it'll be for checking only. I'm afraid a flight to Finland is a no go as well .
If you're able to recognize the Peruvian name for A. cf. atronasus on that list, pls point it out for me. In that case I might be able to order some from here. I doubt that their listed name (from the exporter) was A. piperatus, but that they figured that out in Sweden. "Normal" Peruvian auchenipterid names normally start with Novia or Bocon; sofar I was not able to find an Ageneiosus on a Peruvian exporter's list.

Thanks for the offer anyway; looking forward to that list! Photos are always a big plus.
An exporter named Peru Aquarium used to have a picture gallery too, but this firm has disappeared since a year or so.....

[Junttis]

No need to jump in a plane and fly to Sweden. They don't have these anymore. One store near me has two, and i'm gonna pick them up on saturday

I had no intention of doing so, but it amazes me that store still has two. I take it they have been there for a while?

I was just joking. I dont think anyone else has these in Finland. Atleast i haven't heard anyone else keeps these, or any other Ageneiosus species. I asked LFS if they could order few "piperatus" for me after i saw them on the list, and about a week later i saw a small group of these in another store and they have been there since. Few of them jumped out of the tank (so i heard) an there's only two left.

I never say no to an offer like this, but it'll be for checking only. I'm afraid a flight to Finland is a no go as well .
If you're able to recognize the Peruvian name for A. cf. atronasus on that list, pls point it out for me. In that case I might be able to order some from here. I doubt that their listed name (from the exporter) was A. piperatus, but that they figured that out in Sweden. "Normal" Peruvian auchenipterid names normally start with Novia or Bocon; sofar I was not able to find an Ageneiosus on a Peruvian exporter's list.

Yep i tought if you would chek the list/photos and then we could figure out the names/species, and maybe then i might order some.

I'll try to get the exporters name for A. cf. atronasus. I would like to have atleast 5 more. They have become one of my favourite catfish.

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My friend has a fish store and I'm gonna try to get more of the spec.3 + other auchenipterids in few months straight from Peru. I can send the list of species for you, so you can see if there's anything interesting. The wholesaler will send photos if asked.

Mmmm!?
Which store is this? My LFS very seldom (let's say almost never) have auchenipterids and particulary never the ones I'd like (Ageneiosus species) in their lists.

[Junttis]

Mmmm!?
Which store is this? My LFS very seldom (let's say almost never) have auchenipterids and particulary never the ones I'd like (Ageneiosus species) in their lists.

Its Tampereen akvaariokala. Ask there. Its a good place to get "oddballs".

A. cf. atronasus i got from Akvaariokeskus.

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Its Tampereen akvaariokala. Ask there. Its a good place to get "oddballs".

A. cf. atronasus i got from Akvaariokeskus.

Thanks. Have had their website bookmarked for quite some time. Never really asked around for though.
But it's good to know when the day comes and there is free space in the tanks.

[wrasse]

I've been wondering - what kind of blue light is being used by members for night-time viewing?
Actinic? Or just a simple blue light bulb? LED perhaps?

[MatsP]

I tried a 15W actinic light on a 4ft x 18" tank and it's too bright - the plecos don't come out...

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Mats

[Jools]

In the past I've just used marine actinic tubes. Just an 18" on a 36" tank.

Jools

[Marc van Arc]

I use blue leds (one device with 10 leds) which are connected to a dipswitch. Very rewarding. See loads of catfishes and newly introduced fishes (characins in my case) won't end up as meals.
When I had a marine (blue) TL, my fishes tried to jump through the glass tank covers, so that experiment lasted about 10 minutes......they were absolutely terrified

[wrasse]

I previously thought that fish could not see blue light. But it seems at least they can see very bright blue light.
LEDs on a dimmer are probably the way to go.

Thank you mats, Jools and Marc.

[sojapat]

Hi Richard , try red cellophane ,either wrap a flourescent lamp in it or use it as a diffuser
Where are the photos of the woodcats
Dont tell me they are hideing
Is the fun in keeping these to catch a glimpse very very occaisonally
Only having a joke ,they are nice ...

[wrasse]

Hi Richard , try red cellophane ,either wrap a flourescent lamp in it or use it as a diffuser
Where are the photos of the woodcats
Dont tell me they are hideing
Is the fun in keeping these to catch a glimpse very very occaisonally
Only having a joke ,they are nice ...

Patience my friend. And yes, I'm bloody patient!
Hoping to have them in their permanent tank sometime next week. No doubt they will sulk again from being moved, but soon after... you'll wish you had some Instead of those pancakes with fins that you like
Re - the red cellophane... first I'm going to try a blue sleeve for a flourescent, I'm waiting for delivery.

[Marc van Arc]

Another bunch of eggs, but this time they're floating(?). I take they are

Tatia intermedia

eggs - for that's the most likely species to produce such a clutch - yet they may also be

Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus

eggs.
I've never seen intermedia eggs float and I've never seen taeniatus eggs at all....
Keep you posted.

[MatsP]

Marc, congratulations and good luck bringing them up.

How many of the Aucheipterids have been bred (to Planet Catfish knowledge)?

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Mats

[Marc van Arc]

Good question......
I could have a look shortly (there's a holiday coming up in one week).
Thing is, when has a species been bred? I have had several nests/eggs of different species, yet I was never able to raise the juvies for the simple fact that they remain in the tanks and get eaten.

[MatsP]

In my opinion "Bred" means getting at least one fry into something beyond fry - juvenile or whatever you want to call it. Getting eggs and no fry surviving (whatever the cause) doesn't count, and likewise for having fry, but they die before they have grown to reasonable size.

Raising them to "mature" size may be difficult for some of the large/slow-growing fish. Perhaps the rule should be "offspring alive a year after eggs laid" or something.

I'm sure the CSG "breeders award program" has a definition.

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Mats