Which Auchenipterids are being kept by PC members?

[Marc van Arc]

(wrt

Auchenipterus nigripinnis

)
Negative thing is that this species is becoming very irritating because of their behaviour. Way beyond panicking every time someone dares to approach the tank with two bad consequences:
- they keep themselves constantly injured (and thus probably more liable to diseases)
- other fishes (Markiana) are becoming very skittish as well

To anyone doubting the purchase of

Auchenipterus nigripinnis

, stop doubting. Simply don't buy. In my opinion and experience this auchenipterid is highly unrecommended. Sorry.

Since a few weeks these are kept with other smaller auchenipterids and 6 angels and I must admit their behaviour is improving. So apparently the combination with larger, boisterous (or smaller and irritating) characins isn't a good one. It's still not a good idea to dance into the room, yet I finally have the feeling we're getting somewhere.

[Martin S]

Have you checked the floor area all around the tank?

Jools

Yes, I've even moved the tank and cabinet and checked everywhere I could.
Martin

[Marc van Arc]

I'm pretty sure that when you dig lightly with your fingers through the sand you'll find skulls.
They should still be in there somewhere, given the fact that they are not on the ground.

You even moved the tank? My goodness!
I'm very sorry that this happened to you; imo you've already had your share.
2010 hasn't been our year, Martin. Let's hope 2011 does better.

[Martin S]

I'm pretty sure that when you dig lightly with your fingers through the sand you'll find skulls.
They should still be in there somewhere, given the fact that they are not on the ground.

I'll try that, thanks.

You even moved the tank? My goodness!

It's only an 18"x12"x12", and I have recently had central heating fitted in my rented flat, so needed to move it anyway as it was placed where they wanted to fit a radiator! It gave me the opportunity to really check all around, but nothing.

I'm very sorry that this happened to you; imo you've already had your share.
2010 hasn't been our year, Martin. Let's hope 2011 does better.

Yes, not the best year of my catfish keeping, like yours. The same to you Marc.
Martin

[Silurus]

Never thought I'd post here, since the last time I kept auchenipterids was more than four years ago.

I picked up a nice little

Trachelyichthys exilis

about a month ago. Seems to be doing OK in my small office tank (now the only one I have) with a couple of

Pterocryptis berdmorei

and a

Leiocassis hosii

-like thing.

[wrasse]

messin about with my trachys

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[wrasse]

next time I'll hold the food with tweezers, so my finger tips don't spoil the shot!

[The.Dark.One]

T taeniatus are beautiful fish

[MatsP]

This morning, I drove to another country (well, sort of, at least: Wales) to get some fish:

Liosomadoras morrowi

(Rubbish picture - will get better ones).

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Mats

[knifegill]

Nice specimen! Looks fat and happy. I just moved my morrowi onto a keeper in Arizona. I discovered he would eat anytime as long as he couldn't see me, so I watched him through a hole in the basement wall. I like their smile.

[Martin S]

This morning, I drove to another country (well, sort of, at least: Wales) to get some fish:

Liosomadoras morrowi

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(Rubbish picture - will get better ones).

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Mats

Nice! I'm not jealous...MUCH!
Look forward to seeing that in the flesh sometime...
Martin

[grokefish]

Cool where did you get them from?

[MatsP]

Cool where did you get them from?

You plonker, I got them from you... ;)

Sorry, I did mean to add that to where I got them from, but clearly my brain wasn't working at that point...

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Mats

[Proteus]

am comfortable to say I finally have a nice group of

Liosomadoras oncinus

[Marc van Arc]

Good to see some of you are very active wrt auchenipterids. Keep it up.
Over here times are sloppy: hardly anything for sale in the shops. Good for me though, for I told myself to wait a bit before getting new fishes.

[kruseman]

The morrowi is very nice!

@Marc: I know a nice shop in Belgium with some nice fish ;)

[Bijn]

[Marc van Arc]

Are those Tatia yours, Bijn? In that case I have definitely missed something. Very nice.
They resemble the specimens in Hasselt a lot.

Talking of which: Kruseman, you know I'm a stubborn person in some respects, but what makes me curious is the plural in your post. So, what nice fishes were there besides the Agnes Moenks and the Tatia? You know I won't buy there myself anymore, but I could well be hypocrit enough to send someone else in to get me something of interest - like yourself .
However, if so I would ask more politely, don't worry.

[kruseman]

Well: The Tatia as presented by Bijn for example.
And some nice Characins like:

Hemigramus stictus


Hemigrammus sp.


Exodon!


Catoprion mento


Moenkhausia agnesae ;)


Neolebias powelli


Hyphessobrycon sp. araguiaia probably haraldschultzi

[Bijn]

Are those Tatia yours, Bijn? In that case I have definitely missed something. Very nice.
They resemble the specimens in Hasselt a lot.

yes, I have them already for a few months but these are the first decent pics I could make. They are very cool fishes. They where listed as Galaxia but they look more to intermedia if you ask me.

[Marc van Arc]

Yes, they do but as it seems there are several "types" of intermedia, let's say they belong to the intermedia group.
That is if I understood Steve (the Dark One) correctly.

[The.Dark.One]

Yes, they do but as it seems there are several "types" of intermedia, let's say they belong to the intermedia group.
That is if I understood Steve (the Dark One) correctly.

Hi Marc, Yes, that is what I think. There are at least 4 'forms' that IMO will eventually be deemed different species.

[The.Dark.One]

See this thread for another new 'form' I have found.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 55#p211455

They are the same fish in the cat e log as T. jaracatia (although IMO they actually aren't jaracatia).

[The.Dark.One]

An update with Pic

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 16#p211616

[Marc van Arc]

A strange thing happened to one of my Ageneiosus spec 3 males. All of a sudden one of its pectoral spines is pointing upwards. Easiest explanation is to say that this was due to a mating attempt (I've seen matings of T. intermedia that ended up in the actual loss of a pectoral spine), but I doubt that very much because they are not into "breeding modus" afaics.
So I'm a bit lost about the cause and I'm also rather curious if this will recover. Apparently the fish is not very troubled by it, but it certainly looks odd.

[Bijn]

some bad pics from my

Trachelyopterus galeatus

, they are a lot more active,hungry and noisy(!) since I let the temperature drop to 20°c.

[Marc van Arc]

How is the fisheri male doing?

[Bijn]

good, at night he's always swimming around. Tomorrow I'll make his tank less crowded.


It is really a nice fish but if I'm really honest I know he should be in a tank with a female and I don't think I'll find a female soon.

[Marc van Arc]

Wrt Ageneiosus sp 3 pectoral spine:

I'm also rather curious if this will recover.

It does and rather quickly as well. The spine is almost in its normal position by now.

[Marc van Arc]

It is really a nice fish but if I'm really honest I know he should be in a tank with a female and I don't think I'll find a female soon.

And I'm still very unsure whether or not I could let you have one of my two females. I'm sure you'll provide her a good home (as some other fishes that used to be mine), but I've grown rather fond of this species.