Eutropiellus (Pareutropius) spp. (African striped catfish)

[Osmium]

Hi all,

Ive had a 'rolling' collection of these for over 4 years now, but never managed to breed them. Most (90%) of them are original, but despite one incidence of a display of 'multiple substrate-spawning behaviour', they remain generally both nocturnal and carnivorous - not that they cant be tempted back to 'awareness' with a little frozen bloodworm ,

Any ideas?




Nick

[Silurus]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5639

[Osmium]

Thank you Silurus,

Most informative. The cats were sold to me as P.debauwi, but I am almost(?) certain that they are in fact P.regani.

Some 'savage' water changing appears to be what is needed here, combined with increased lighting duration/rainfall imitation. [Bearing in mind of course, that these fish are both nocturnal and can be susceptible to 'whitespot' - sometimes associated with sudden water temperature drops ].

I'll try a few 'experiments', and let you know how I get on.



Nick

[Silurus]

P.regani

That name does not exist.

[Osmium]

. Thank you for that correction Silurus. A four year old misconception has been put to rest. I've had another look at them (well as much as their behaviour allows me), and they appear to more closely resemble Pareutropius buffei but for a few differences.

They have 2(?) pairs of barbels; one upper, one lower, and their jaws are of equal length. From what I can see from P.buffei(photgraph), their lower jaws should(?)be 'inferior'. They are also slightly smaller at 5-7cm (cf 8cm).

I see that many of the old synonyms have been deleted/corrected too!

In a bizzarely ironic twist, I've noticed that one of the older females has lost the sight in her right eye, but seems otherwise O.K. I must be going a bit blind myself!

Thanks again,




Nick