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Carp37
09-18-2009, 4:11 AM
Not the best photos due to dirty tank glass, but they're the best I could get...

Callichthys callichthys

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/carp37/Callichthysmale215-09-09.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/carp37/Callichthysmale315-09-09.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/carp37/Callichthysfemale215-09-09.jpg



Featherfin syno Synodontis euptera

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/carp37/syno15-09-09.jpg


Lemon-finned barb Hypsibarbus wetmorei

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/carp37/lemonfinnedbarb15-09-09.jpg
Plec123
09-18-2009, 5:08 AM
Ive been looking for callicthys and meaning to get a featherfin syno for the longest time... dangit now im jealous!
Jaykit
09-18-2009, 8:39 AM
Very cool fish! Nice shots.
daphilster08
09-18-2009, 9:33 AM
Nice shots. The callicthys look like hoplos kinda
rich311k
09-18-2009, 10:28 AM
Great fish!
Death Pony
09-18-2009, 12:30 PM
Very odd looking armored cats, but I like them!
jpappy789
09-18-2009, 2:05 PM
woah
Rbishop
09-18-2009, 6:46 PM
Great cats...
Carp37
09-19-2009, 4:54 AM
Cheers everyone- I remember seeing Callichthys in an aquarium book back in the 1980s (yes, I really am that old) which was a reprint of a book from the 1950s. Since then they've fallen out of favour and I've still never seen them in an LFS- I got them from a local breeder. They're fantastic to hand feed- they'll actually sit and squirm in your hand while you feed them, and try and lock their fins between your fingers.