Glyptothorax indicus

[Shovelnose]

A few nonsense pics of a not too commonly sighted fish. Collected from the Sankosh River, Jalpaiguri District of North Bengal..

[racoll]

Nice. Thanks for posting.

[Shovelnose]

Thanks Rupert. Has settled in quite well and proving to be quite active.

[Birger]

If you are reasonably sure of the ID would it be possible to get some pics for the Cat-eLog as we do not have this species.

Birger

[Shovelnose]

Sure Birger. ID was from HH. Il try taking some good pics soon. If you think these pics are good enough, feel free to use 'em.

[Richard B]

That is a seriously cool fish! How big is it?

[Shovelnose]

Just over 7 inches TL. Its always the grey and the brown ones that seem to find their way into my tanks.

[Birger]

Sure Birger. ID was from HH. Il try taking some good pics soon. If you think these pics are good enough, feel free to use 'em.

Thanks Balaji, these are a start, when you get some good full body shots it would be great to have those.
Send them to birger@planetcatfish.com

Birger

[kruseman]

That sure is a beauty!

What are the watertemperatures in the mentioned river?

[Shovelnose]

Sure Birger. ID was from HH. Il try taking some good pics soon. If you think these pics are good enough, feel free to use 'em.

Thanks Balaji, these are a start, when you get some good full body shots it would be great to have those.
Send them to birger@planetcatfish.com

Birger

Sure.

That sure is a beauty!

What are the watertemperatures in the mentioned river?

Dono exact parameters but should be between the 18-22 C mark I think. HH would be in a better position to answer this question as he might ve collected there.

He is right now in a tank filled with rocks and driftwood with water at bout 25-26 C. Have to shift a lotta wood out as he seems to prefer to swim around rather than hang onto rocks.

He has some Batasio travancoria and a few Amblyceps for company.

[Viktor Jarikov]

Interesting. There appears to be no Glyptophorax species longer than 4.7", mostly 3-4" max. I only looked up maybe 6-7 of them, the ones that have the most photos. So yours is huge, relatively!

Who is HH?

If he is an active swimmer, you should be able to get nice clear shots.

[Dave Rinaldo]

Who is HH?

Abbreviation for Ichthyologist Heok Hee Ng, Ph.D.
He goes by Silurus here at Planet and is one of the moderators.

[Shovelnose]

Hey Victor,

There quite a few species that get bigger than 5 inches. In fact, I had a friend describe a South Indian (meaning I can hopefully get to it soon) Glyptothorax Sp. that was close to 10 inches in size last night and yes, I was drooling through most of the conversation.

A few more pics :







Im still getting used to photography. So good pics will take some time.

[Viktor Jarikov]

and yes, I was drooling through most of the conversation

ask someone to snap a pic of that, next time

[Viktor Jarikov]

Abbreviation for Ichthyologist Heok Hee Ng, Ph.D. He goes by Silurus here at Planet and is one of the moderators.

Thanx, Dave! Now things are starting to get a bit clearer. No wonder he is a great resource and help to me and others. I've never known his real name or occupation.

[Shovelnose]

and yes, I was drooling through most of the conversation

ask someone to snap a pic of that, next time

Sure. Will probably resemble a deranged smiley.

Il try and see if I can get a video of him during feeding time. Quite exciting to watch. Swims around like he s on fire.

[beta]

A very short and blurry video of the G. indicus