Chiloglanis sp. ID

[Oliver D.]

Hi,

after a long time of search, today i got my first Chiloglanis sp. Ordered as Chiloglanis batesii, delivered as "Chiloglanis mixed".
I think C. batesii is not correct. Probably C. asymetricaudalis, C. occidentalis or an other one?

They have a size of around 4-4,5 cm and if i see correctly a sexual dimorphism.

Following some photos:

[Birger]

Nice Oliver!

No promises I can do much better for an ID but I will have a look.

Delivered from ??

Birger

[rommer]

Very nice! I bought some myself

I suppose the are from Ruinemans or at least the same import, because Ruinemans is selling them now. In that way they are from Congo

http://new.ruinemans.com/nl-NL/33518/meerval-congo.html
If you change the language on the site you find different things (why?) in France he tells it's C.batessi and only in Dutch he says its from Congo.

[Richard B]

I think Occidentalis is a good shout

[Silurus]

I think C. batesii is not correct.

Why not? Based on the lower lip morphology, color pattern and from what I can see of the mandibular teeth, C. batesii appears to be closest.

[Oliver D.]

Hi,

please excuse my late response to your postings!
Yes, they came from Ruinemanns.
I have had no luck with these little guys. I have lost 6 of 10 in the first week. They have had a very quick breathing and bloody gills. Probably a acid burn?! First time they doesn´t eat anything. I´ve tried a lot of different food. Now the last 4 fishes looks fine, but i think they are all females. They are very shy, so i can´t make more and better photos at the moment.

I will try to get more of them....

[rommer]

Are they eating now? And if the do, what? Mine are still not eating...

[Oliver D.]

Yes they eat now! First i have tried frozen Cyclops, Brine Shrimp and Mosquito larvae without any visible success. Then i have tried different flakes, granulate, freeze dried and decapsulated brine shrimp. Now they get a mix from all these and they eat.

BUT THE BEST, what they really like are cooked noodles (without salt or any spice). I feed them only a small piece every few days, because it´s not good for the water.

Hope your fishes will eat as soon as possible... try the noodles!