Which part of the world are you from?

CoolTcat · Post by **CoolTcat** » 05 Jun 2004, 13:53

I'm from rural Australia and keep fish without the benefit of mains power - sort of low input fishkeeping. Sounds messy doesn't it, but is mostly successful and just as brilliant to look at and happy fish. I have coolwater tough fish able to tolerate temp fluctuations and run filters and lights at night on battery stored solar power. I suspect many plants to be the secret to success, also quantities of shrimp.
My cats are Corydoras (6sp) and Hoplos and I have kept Tandanus in the past. Would love more mid-sized cool water cats as I am getting a new (and larger) tank soon, which will be no 6, 5 fresh and a brackish.
Any other solar fishkeepers out there?

debra · Post by **debra** » 07 Jun 2004, 11:19

I live in the Pacific NW near Puget Sound...

I brought home three glass catfish because they were so different and cool looking. I also have clown loaches, tiger barbs, whiteskirt tetras and an *angel*, an African Dwarf Frog, and, a Betta. I never thought of my two otos as *catfish*, but of course they are?

This site has a wonderful reputation and was the first place I came to when I had a catfish question... it's too cool here!

debra

davidkozak · Post by **davidkozak** » 11 Jun 2004, 05:41

Winnipeg, Canada...

david

Jeff B. · Post by **Jeff B.** » 18 Jun 2004, 19:15

Do you know that there are catfish in Croatia??? Aperantly imported from Canada to breed in ponds, somehow they got in local lakes and know we have them allmost everyware...they have adopted themselfs and they can survive throu the winter with no problem... we call them "cvergl"!!
I am trying to get more data about fish, so if anybody interested...

dantouan · Post by **dantouan** » 10 Aug 2004, 14:53

GREECE EUROPIAN CHAMPIONS 2004

FuglyDragon · Post by **FuglyDragon** » 11 Aug 2004, 08:17

Well there are no catfish native to New Zealand none nada zilch. So according to your theory we should have the most catfish fanatics down here.

Still only 3 million of us spread over 2 islands.

Only catfish I know of are in the North Island, foreigners introduced at some stage or other, think they are bullhead cats, dark brown about 8 to 10" long and either very very fine scales or skin like an eel. The are horrible to touch i know that much, like touching cold human skin.. Ewww

I have caught a few in lake Taupo on luminous lures while fishing for trout at night.

Nexplay · Post by **Nexplay** » 12 Aug 2004, 09:14

I think I am very unique in this forum. I'm from Canary Island (Spain)!!

troi · Post by **troi** » 22 Aug 2004, 08:09

[quote="Jools"]jools, Any stats about aquarists occuring in the wild, regardless of catfish population? I am observing a correlation between percentage of aquarist in the general population and the percentage of the general population occuring in the wild here in the Bay Area. Is this just a local anomoly or does the data support a positive correlation world wide?[/quote]

Conversely, Scotland has a shrinking population (less than 5 million now) but apparently an increasing catfish keeping population. Bears further study... ;-)

Jools

chrisinha · Post by **chrisinha** » 17 Dec 2004, 05:42

proud to be Brazilian here!

gulex · Post by **gulex** » 12 Jan 2005, 14:47

Ingersoll ontario Canada over here.
I'm slowly finding people who love fish, and catfish. They seem to only come out at night with the fish

kalija · Post by **kalija** » 17 Jan 2005, 18:56

One more from the USA. I don't post much either, haven't had much free time lately w/ a new baby in the house! But I always check out the other posts if I have a question and someone else has usually answered it already, this site is great!

LimaShovel · Post by **LimaShovel** » 05 Feb 2005, 16:29

Im fom North america (United states)Texas.

BraveHeart007 · Post by **BraveHeart007** » 08 Feb 2005, 08:39

Hello everyone

Im here in beautiful southern california - USA

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » 01 Mar 2005, 16:30

Hi, I just joined and I am from the Midwest - Kansas. I have been reading posts for several months now and have alot of my questions answered that way. Thanks for the great site.

Rocky

JoseAngelBarro · Post by **JoseAngelBarro** » 03 Mar 2005, 17:49

iÂ´m from Venezuela, The best country in Cat Fish

Hi

crysoly · Post by **crysoly** » 03 Apr 2005, 20:18

Hi. I`m near manchester,England.Plenty of pleco in this locality!(My flat anyway!)

Maarten · Post by **Maarten** » 04 Apr 2005, 07:46

The Netherlands

chrissy · Post by **chrissy** » 08 Apr 2005, 16:20

Sheffield in the good old United Kingdom

Reddaggerz · Post by **Reddaggerz** » 09 May 2005, 02:45

WPB, Fl, USA, North America. I'd like to be from some cool place like Scotland, though.

Lied · Post by **Lied** » 16 May 2005, 21:32

I am from the Netherlands

Durlänger · Post by **Durlänger** » 21 May 2005, 17:50

Ih bin n Schwab

Fox M · Post by **Fox M** » 01 Jun 2005, 10:14

Hello Just another Catfish fanatic reporting from Australia

MDOU · Post by **MDOU** » 09 Jun 2005, 07:33

another, another, catfish for aus. NQ to be exact.

I'm a native catfish specialist, eel-tails, samon-tails and shovelnoses.

they are some of the best cats in the world!

Daniel Machado · Post by **Daniel Machado** » 10 Jun 2005, 03:51

Hi all.

A catfish-a-holic from Brazil... And interested in NATIVE species.

Greetings.

Daniel.

MDOU · Post by **MDOU** » 17 Jun 2005, 11:05

Wilson u annoy me u Know that

and i thought a dingo ate your baby

or was it Dolaretta

mummymonkey · Post by **mummymonkey** » 17 Jun 2005, 11:27

Perthshire, Scotland.

Oh my lovely catfish · Post by **Oh my lovely catfish** » 18 Jun 2005, 01:55

hi i was banned (wilson)and am from aus. where i am i eat catfish for tea. they are beautiful with sauce. has anyone seen my baby?

MDOU · Post by **MDOU** » 18 Jun 2005, 02:00

Does any one else realise that Wilson, amanda vanstone ate my baby, ow my knee poped out and Oh my lovely catfish are all one and the same person

Eric15 · Post by **Eric15** » 18 Jun 2005, 02:24

Hello I am from London (in the heathrow area) England. I love my catfish like sons.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 18 Jun 2005, 08:24

MDOU wrote:Does any one else realise that Wilson, amanda vanstone ate my baby, ow my knee poped out and Oh my lovely catfish are all one and the same person

Yes, and Eric15. He's been banned.

Jools

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