Bunocephalus sp

iafr11 · Post by **iafr11** » 10 Mar 2011, 18:13

Anybody know anything about this species?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 10 Mar 2011, 19:48

Which one of the species are we talking of here?

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wrasse · Post by **wrasse** » 10 Mar 2011, 20:57

I recently saw B verrucosus at Pier Aquatics. It looks like it has a mountain range on its back... weird-looking fish

Post by **medaka** » 10 Mar 2011, 21:40

There is a nice article about these by Yann Fulliquet in the CotM section;
B verrucosus November 2010.

iafr11 · Post by **iafr11** » 11 Mar 2011, 11:47

I have the oppurtunity to obtain these.

All I know is they are Banjo catfish from Peru & are wild.

Martin S · Post by **Martin S** » 11 Mar 2011, 12:31

The five species of Bunocephalus range in size from 3 to 6~ (SL), all will require a soft, sandy base (as they will bury themselves), and/or leaf litter for them to hide amongst. They will take bloodworm (frozen and live) and am sure other similar foods.
You may find that there are a variety of species in the shipment - the 'usual' species is B.coracoideus, but you may well finy one or more of the others in the shipment. Just look out for the oddballs.
And take some pics

Martin

iafr11 · Post by **iafr11** » 11 Mar 2011, 20:50

Further to what species they are, my supplier states they are either flat headed.....the common Banjo OR large headed.

Please advise.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 11 Mar 2011, 21:50

Advise on what? Whether you should buy them? Clearly that's not something we can provide much advise on without knowing a lot more about you and your tank.

They definitely do best in a planted tank with sand substrate. Gravel or no plants, and they will be stressed.

But no one other than yourself can decide whether you want to keep the fish or not.

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iafr11 · Post by **iafr11** » 12 Mar 2011, 08:03

Mats,

Maybe you mis-read me.

What I meant was can anyone ID them(latin names) from the despription of what I stated in the previous

flatheaded......common banjo
large headed.....?????????????

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 12 Mar 2011, 09:29

Without (at least) seeing a picture, it would be pretty darn difficult. They are hard to ID even WITH a picture, as the "all look pretty much the same".

For most intents and purpose, it's probably no big deal what they are...

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wrasse · Post by **wrasse** » 12 Mar 2011, 15:21

The common banjo is most likely B.coracoideus.

The large headed is guess-work matey, without more info or photos. It may be a different fish in the Aspredinidae family.

Ask your supplier for latin names. If he's any good, he should be able to get them.

iafr11 · Post by **iafr11** » 16 Mar 2011, 09:11

Hi,
They have turned out to be:-
one Bunocephalus coracoideus....common Banjo
three Bunocephalus verrucosus..

How do you tellthe difference between the sexes?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 16 Mar 2011, 10:14

We're not sure if sexing them on genital papillae like many other catfish species works or not. I'm not aware of any breeding reports either...

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