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Bumblebee catfish?
Posted: 25 May 2007, 15:23
by bushynose_cory
AT $2 a piece here, with cute looking eyes, nice whiskers and good coloring, I'm urging to buy one.
Does anyone have information on it? I can't find it anywhere, even on this site!
Posted: 25 May 2007, 15:34
by MatsP
Which of the 7 [1] species in the Catelog are you talking about?
Bumblee common name list
I suppose the most common one is
. There's a fair bit of info on that species.
[1] The total number of "Bumblebee" fishes are 9, but since two of them are either "Cory" or "Pleco", I suppose you would have posted in the correct forum for either of those, leaving 7 species.
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Mats
Posted: 26 May 2007, 16:41
by bushynose_cory
They look similar to BOTH the SA and Asian bumblebees...But they are closer to the Asians in face shape but colors resemble the SA more.....
Posted: 26 May 2007, 16:48
by bushynose_cory
That wasn't specific of me...Here's a bad picture of one.
Can they live with peaseful African cichlids?
Posted: 26 May 2007, 17:24
by Marc van Arc
This is an Asian bumblebee. It has nose barbels, which SA-bumblebees don't have.
It should be okay with peaceful African Cichs.
Posted: 28 May 2007, 07:29
by bushynose_cory
Maybe I'll re-consider them. The Africans I'm interested in are a bit nippy(Tropheus in one tank, julidochrimis and altolamprologus in another), not to mention S. decorus.
Just how does the tolarence go for tanksmates? Only peaseful like tetras, or slightly scrappy?
Posted: 28 May 2007, 08:18
by Silurus
They are peaceful only to tankmates too large to be eaten, and can be quite territorial with conspecifics if not enough hiding spaces are provided. Small tetras may be considered snacks.
Posted: 28 May 2007, 20:20
by sidguppy
I'd be more worried about the water
Pseudomystus is a fairly tough fish, but if the pH passes 8 I don't think he's gonna do fine anymore
and especially Tanganyikans like the pH right up 8-9
Posted: 29 May 2007, 08:47
by bushynose_cory
My tangs are kept in 7.5~7.8 water, forgive me guys for keeping you in such soft water
I'll post again if I get them
Posted: 21 Jun 2007, 14:59
by KSUpilot
Silurus wrote:They are peaceful only to tankmates too large to be eaten, and can be quite territorial with conspecifics if not enough hiding spaces are provided. Small tetras may be considered snacks.
I have to agree...they can get very territorial. I had an Asian Bumblebee and he was really neat looking. Only problem is one night he attacked and killed my Pengasius Catfish. (Nipped all of his fins off)
