Callichthys callichthys

Mika · Post by **Mika** » 11 Jan 2003, 13:20

Where has this species dissapeared from the markets??I haven`t seen it since 80`s in aquariumstore.Whatever happened?

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 11 Jan 2003, 14:02

Hi!

Yes it is true, I have not seen any either on Stocklist or in shop for ages...
I guess it is probably due to so many new species imported, and this one not being pretty colourfull and rather being pretty big as well some way past out of mode!

Hope it will come back in the hooby pretty soon!!

Cheers
Yann

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 11 Jan 2003, 19:12

At last someone speaking up for my big ol' calllichthyd favourite
I've had those in the late eigthies; they're great!
a bit disruptive on planting, because when fed with tubifex, they could "swim" right through the bottom! (I have fine sand, and live plants, get the picture?)
Unfortunately a virulent bacterial infection finished them off in 1990; it nearly cleared the whole tank...

I've bothered many LFS since then, but never saw them again.

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 22 Jan 2003, 17:21

I have two so-called Green Porthole Catfish which seem to be either Callichthys callichthys or Hoplosternum littorale. I wonder if Callichthys has been reclassified as H. littorale. Some hoplos are now Megalechis but I don't know which.

Post by **Silurus** » 22 Jan 2003, 17:29

Only two:
<i>Megalechis thoracata</i> and <i>M. personata</i>.

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 23 Jan 2003, 13:37

And check the Cat-e-log; Hoplo littorale and Callichthys are quite different; about the only thing they have in common is size, nesting behaviour and being from the callichthydae family.