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Ive never been much into catfish but Ive obtained a couple to breed recently I was surprised to see my Scleromystax barbatus spawning a couple of weeks ago being only 2 inches or so They are by themselves (7 fish)in a standard 4 ft tank with a large canister filter and spray bar.Temp 19 (they...

The fry seemed fairly inactive for 2 days them spead out over the tank.I put some micoworms in day 2 but they ate BBS on day 3 without trouble.I think it means they took 2 days to absorb their yolk sac

My Hoplo catfish eggs have hatched but Im not sure if they have a yolk sac to absorb and if so how long it takes.I dont want to add food too early or late.Cant find the info on line(although Im sure its there) Thanks in advance

Given the tank dimensions(fairly flat) I agree that the multis will expand to fill the space .Having said that I often have rainbows or blue eyes with my shell dwellers(they enjoy the same water).I keep Ps furcatus with multis, have M.eachamensis with my similis,G maculosis with my...

The second spawning was much more successful.I used a yellow floating lid for the nest as suggested in a TFH article.I hadnt even noticed them spawning until I was cleaning he tank and the male went crazy. Ive removed the eggs for artificial hatching The eggs are quite like cory eggs but less...

It was given to me as a regani.A large wholesaler here in Aus felt it was a Zambia Gold.Seems to fit based on the photos

They look great and a small amount of yolk sac doesnt seem to cause many problems,they are a bit more fragile than fully formed fry so minimize the current in the tank

I strip mine about 14 days and they are normally without or minimal yolk sac.Kilesa are a piece of cake compared to Calvus,you'll have no trouble.That looks like a good mouthful 20-30 Id say

A couple more from this morning I think this a gold head comp but Im not sure(Comp experts might like to comment) Leleupi beuscheri Some peacock gudgeons getting down to

Good news I strip my females a couple of hours after lights out to reduce stress(esp for me) The fry are large and can take BBS from the start.The are fairly prolific 20-40 fry.I raise them in a 10 gallon tank then into a 70 gallon for grow out.They are sensitive to poor water quality bu no...

Grabbed the camera this morning and looked around to see who wanted their photos taken.so a fairly random selection Peacock gudgeons spawning again,they lay about every 10 days.Needless to say I have heaps of fry My Egyptian mouthbrooders were spawning so the male was in fine colour...

Can someone please ID this julie I was given it as J.regani but the guy forgot the locality.He assures me they are a pure something:help:

I have a serious outbreak of hydra which is a problem as I breed alot of rainbows(40 species or so).I was under the impression that levamisol was active against these critters.I have a soution of levamisol (14g/L)using a dose of 1ml per 7 L.I tested it on a badly infested tank with some...

Tough as old boots and easy to spawn.Watch the tank mates;anything that fits in the mouth will be sampled.Any idea what locality they are from ie Northern/Southern Australia or NG

I have a Cannon EOS 500D with a 100mm macro lens.My flash is off to the side and activated wirelessly.Those photos were taken in the morning before lights on. The front on flash seems good for fish with reflective colours like rainbows and these guys.For some fish I try to use the flash from...

Your doing a great job with the photos:)You have exceptional water clarity and clean glass!!(apart from amazing fish) Ive been trying to capture rainbows on film which Ive finding difficult,they never stay still I try and use high F stop(F 12+) to get good depth of field,fast shutter speed...

Im a Dermatologist here in Aus and have seen a few of these cases,but none as severe as this case.I makes me very nervous when Im doing tank maintenance and have an abrasion or cut,even more so now Ive read this:eek::eek:.Fortunately most fish with TB (its very prevalent in my beloved...

Great pic :)

I believe levamazole and its relatives (as suggested) get rid of it as does a product called No-Planaria which is derived from the betel-nut. Im currently plagued with it esp in my rainbow raising tanks,Im currently trying to get hold of the latter product which apparently is snail and shrimp safe

Some fish tolerate high temperatures quite well.We had a heat wave here last year and had 3 days in a row of 47 C about 117 of your farenheit.My fish room got to over 40 C (104)over that period.I lost most of my Fundulopanchax killis and lots of cichlids but my New Giunea rainbows esp...