L168 and acrylic?
Any concerns with L168 butterfly plecos in an acrylic tank? Only after I just moved my group into my 350 gallon acrylic tank did I think about potential consequences for the acrylic. They were...
View ArticleProblem keeping L172a alive
I purchased 5 L172a from two very reliable sources and over the past 2 months they have slowly died off. The aquarium is a 450 gallon (8 feet long and 4 feet wide); the water parameter is around ec...
View ArticleNew Glyptothorax
Shangningam, B & L Kosygin, 2023. Glyptothorax primusplicae, a new species of rheophilic catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Chindwin basin, Manipur, Journal of Natural History, 57:...
View ArticleNew error message when adding a species
Hi Jools, I just added the new Glyptothorax. When I pressed submit, I received this error:phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file /home/webcat/planetcatfish.com/admin/functions/add_species.php on line 90:...
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Hypancistrus L236 SW RB line spawning (new babies)
Hello - I have good news and bad news to share. The good news is that I have some L236 SW RB line babies. Yeah! (picture attached)I was out for a week and when I camelback I did found fry swimming in...
View Article19th November 2023 :: Forum Upgrade
Hi All,The forum will be offline from 1100 GMT today while we upgrade the forum to V3.3.11. These are mostly background/admin or security changes including a new search index progress bar with added...
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L191 Identification Question
I have a question about the L191 dull eye royal pleco. IMO, the L191 is the fish seen in the AJ Aquatics attachment. However, I have been to a wholeseller that had the fish in the Bluegrass Aquatics...
View ArticleMitochondrial genome of four Scleromystax barbatus populations
Dalcin, R. H., Ossa-Guerra, L. E. D. L., Artoni, R. F., & Abilhoa, V. (2023). Complete mitochondrial genome of four Scleromystax barbatus (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) populations. Neotropical...
View ArticleFirst record of fossil catfish from the Bauru Group (upper cretaceous) in the...
Candeiro, C.R.A., Brito, P.M., Cavin, L., Alves, Y.M., Canile, F., Muniz, F., Queiroz, G.K., Santos, D. and Toriño, P., 2023. First record of siluriformes from the northernmost portion of the Bauru...
View ArticleGenetic effects of dams on an endangered fish Hemibagrus guttatus
Chen, W., Xiang, D., Gao, S., Zhu, S., Wu, Z., Li, Y., & Li, J. (2023). Whole-genome resequencing confirms the genetic effects of dams on an endangered fish Hemibagrus guttatus (Siluriformes:...
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New header and upper advertisement cover small hamburger menu
Hi Jools,In the last two days or so, some recent update or changes to the website have resulted in either the menu header or the upper advertising frame covering the old stuff at top of page: Quick...
View ArticleAmblyceps crassioris, new species
Congratulations @Shovelnose !Balaji Vijayakrishnan & Praveenraj Jayasimhan. 2023. Amblyceps crassioris, a new sisoroid catfish from Odisha, India (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae). J. Fish Biol....
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Sexing Chaetostoma formosae
I picked up a group, hoping for a pair.There are 4 fish, including my original fish.I am thinking there are 3 females and 1 male?
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P. Maccus?
And with the new Chaetostoma, there's also a panaqolus included, I think is probably maccus but many look the same to me in this genus lolLittle young fish, but cute.Can see, still only 2-2.5"SL in...
View ArticlePhylogenomics of Eurycheilichthys
Delapieve, MLS, LA Rocha & RE Reis, 2023. Phylogenomics of the narrowly endemic Eurycheilichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): sympatric species with non-sister relationships suggest mainly...
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Brochis Splendens Fry
Recently raised up some brochis splendens fry, rather handsome little guysThey were a community spawn leaving me wondering if it were my corydoras eques, corydoras loxozonus, or brochis splendens and...
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About Cephalocassis borneensis
I guess this is a catfish that is very rarely kept in aquariums (but I guess....eaten often instead?)I have the opportunity to get 4...actually I already have 1 It seems to be doing well by itself,...
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Tiny organisms in substrate move to avoid being eaten by Corydoras aeneus
Wulfes, R., Traunspurger, W. & Ptatscheck, C. (2023). The armored catfish Corydoras aeneus shapes the meiofaunal community due to predation and disturbance-induced water column dispersal....
View ArticleCotM Callichthys callichthys
Great CotM article Jools. Would be good to get Callichthys back in the hobby, not kept them for about 10 years, not sure why they are not imported, they are pretty much spread across the whole of...
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sexing hypostomus basilisko
Good morning,I finally found a wholesaler who has hypostomus basilisko and who can sex them for me for sale.To be sure, I would like to have your confirmation (or not) that mine is indeed a male:So...
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