Synodontis decora • Mochokidae • Cat-eLog. Homaloptera orthogoniata — Loaches Online. Summary Scientific Name: Homaloptera orthogoniata (Vaillant, 1902) Common name: Saddleback Loach, Orchid Loach, Gecko Loach, Lizard Loach. Synonyms: None. Distribution: Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia. Sexual Dimorphism: Females noticeably plumper in healthy, well-fed fish. Maximum size: 5 inches Similar to: Homaloptera bilineata, H. confuzona, H. ogilviei, H. parclitella Care: Inhabit fast flowing streams over boulders, often in forested areas. Homaloptera species require similar conditions to other Hillstream species. See: Hillstream Loaches: The Specialists at Life in the Fast Lane for more detailed explanation. Feeding: Good quality flake, sinking pellets, algae wafers, thawed frozen Bloodworm, Mysis Shrimp, natural algae an advantage.
Water parameters: pH: 6.5-7.5. Temperature: 70ºF to 78ºF (21-25.5°C) Breeding: Not bred in aquaria. Notes This species is a very beautiful addition to a suitably set up aquarium. Details of the species' scale keels can be found here. Photo Gallery. Hemiloricaria parva. This in my opinion is one of the most difficult whiptail species to identify with any great certainty as being easy to breed they are abundant in show and club auctions and are just sold as Rineloricaria, they could be anyone of half a dozen species or even crosses between two close species as a few of them have the cross banding on the body area but in the main H. parva should have double extensions to the caudal lobes.
There are plenty of articles in the various aquatic magazines on the breeding of this species and Scotcat has also an in-depth piece from the late and much missed Helen Burns titled appropriately enough "Rineloricaria parva, The Whiptail Catfish". A member of our club, Greenock & D.A.S., has also bred this species but the unusual aspect of this spawning was that the female laid her eggs in a pipe that was floating on the water surface. Below is a thumbnail gallery of this spawning.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture. Allan James @ Panaque nigrolineatus • Loricariidae. Panaque nigrolineatus. Royal Pleco Care And Profile - Panaque Nigrolineatus. Food and feeding Royal pleco needs a high vegetable diet. Use quality flake or pellets but add plenty of greens in the form of lettuce, spinach and they seem to love peas the most. Origin South America; Royal pleco's are to be found in the waterways of Venezuela Sexing There are no visible differences between the sexes; it is possible to sex them when they are mature by turning them over and looking at their vents.
The females genital papilla will be round and blunted, in the male it will be smaller and have a pointed shape. Breeding There are no reported cases of this fish breeding in the aquarium. Lifespan The expected life span for Panaque nigrolineatus is 10+ years. Short description Bog wood needs to be added to the tank, this not only provides their favoured hiding places, but they will gnaw at the wood to aid their digestion. Pictures Bought by aqua-fish.net from jjphoto.dk. Panaque nigrolineatus. His large peacefull Loricariid was described by C.H. Peters last century with a speciman collected by the German collector Dr.
C. Sachs in Venezuela and included in a monthly report of the Academy of Science in Berlin. As stated the type locality is Venezuela (Calabozo). Most of the specimens that come into the hobby originate from Colombia from Meta, near Villavicencio and it is not clear if these fish are identical to the ones already mentioned in the type locality in Venezuela. If there is an uncertanty the name is usually given as Panaque cf. nigrolineatus. For its large attainable size the "Royal Panaque" is a peacfull Loricariid. The picture below shows the spoon shaped teeth around the mouth which helps it to scrape algae of material such as wood/roots and the glass on the aquarium walls. L190* is believed to be Panaque nigrolineatus but as mentioned there needs to be more work carried out on this and the other similar looking Panaques.
D. 1,7; A, 5; V, 1,5; Lat.l. 25-26. Cuckoo Synodontis (Synodontis multipunctata) - Seriously Fish. Synodontis multipunctata. Synodontis multipunctata, also known as the cuckoo catfish, cuckoo squeaker, or multipunk, is a small catfish from Lake Tanganyika, one of the lakes in the Great Rift Valley system in Africa. It is a brood parasite upon mouthbrooding cichlids. This species grows to a length of 27.5 centimetres (10.8 in) TL. This species is a minor component of local commercial fisheries.[2] General[edit] Synodontis multipunctata Synodontis multipunctata is one of a number of species of upside-down catfish in Lake Tanganyika, which is more famous for its cichlids.
S. multipunctata is notable for its breeding behaviour - it is a brood parasite, similar to the cuckoo from which it takes its common name. The smell of spawning cichlids excites S. multipunctata into spawning, and as the cichlids lay their eggs the catfish will quickly slip in and eat its eggs before they can be collected by the mother. In the aquarium[edit] Synodontis multipunctata are a popular addition to cichlid aquariums.
See also[edit] Synodontis multipunctata • Mochokidae. Synodontis multipunctatus (Cuckoo Synodontis) with picture / photo. Fish Profile for Cuckoo Catfish (Synodontis multipunctatus) Ancistrus. Taxonomy[edit] The name ancistrus derives from the Greek 'agkistron' meaning hook – a reference to the form of the cheek odontodes. The genera Pristiancistrus, Thysanocara and Xenocara are now synonyms of Ancistrus.[2] Appearance and anatomy[edit] Ancistrus sp. clinging to a stone in an aquarium Ancistrus species show all the typical features of the Loricariidae. Distribution and habitat[edit] Ancistrus is one of the widest ranging genera of the family, and representatives are found throughout the range of Loricariidae.[2] Many species are found in the rivers and floodplain areas of the Amazon Basin, but there are also species elsewhere in tropical South America, as well as two species, A. centrolepis and A. chagresi in Panama.[4] Three species are true troglobites: A. cryptophthalmus, A. galani and A. formoso.[5][6][7] These are the only known loricariids showing adaptions for a subterranean lifestyle with reduced pigmentation (appearing overall whitish) and eyes.[5] Ecology[edit]
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus • Loricariidae. Pimelodus pictus • Pimelodidae. Pimelodus pictus Steindachner, 1876. Asian Glass Catfish, Kryptopterus bicirrhis aquarium tropical fish from Tropical Fish and Aquariums. The Glass Catfish originates from southeast Asia. They are also known as the Ghost Fish and the Ghost Glass Catfish. They are an excellent community fish, but they are difficult to care for. Their eye sight is poor. They have long barbells which help them to find food. Males are not distinguishable from females. Tropical fish and aquarium information about freshwater species, fish care, fish facts, compatibility and aquarium maintenance. Clown Loach Care And Profile - Chromobotia Macracanthus. Clown loach is the common name of Botia macracanthus (you can also find Botia macracantha), and is one of the most common fish in aquarium.
They are native from Borneo, Sumatra and Indonesia, the most of them are still captured in the origin places, transported and sold around the world; some others are bred in large ponds where their life is almost the same they have in nature. In nature, Clown loach can reach up to 30cm of length, while in aquarium it grows less and reaches about 10 – 12 cm; 20 cm in large tanks. It has long slim yellow body with three black stripes, the first on the eye and the last at the end of the dorsal fin, the tail and barbels near the mouth are reddish, but the colour concentration is different for each fish and change with food varieties and water qualities.
Botia can get adapted to every freshwater aquarium, but prefers a temperature near 82,5°F (28°C), a neutral pH and a soft or medium water hardness. Description provided by ©Michela Ferretti. Picture credit. Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) — Loaches Online. Summary Scientific name:Chromobotia macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852) Common name: Clown Loach Synonyms: Botia macracantha, Cobitis macracanthus, Chromobotia macracanthus Distribution: Malay peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra Sexual dimorphism: Mature fish deepen considerably and females tend to be bulkier. Maximum size: 16 inches Similar to: None Care: This is a wonderful loach, but too large for most hobbyist aquariums. The tank should have subdued lighting, a soft, preferably sand substrate, and numerous hiding places provided made from rock-work or driftwood. Clowns are somewhat nocturanal in nature and often very lively in the early morning and after dusk.
Some people wish to keep Clown Loaches in aquaria housing Rift-Lake Cichlids. Feeding: Defrosted frozen bloodworms, white mosquito larvae, brine shrimp, etc; chopped prawns are appreciated by larger fish; manufactured sinking wafers (algae, carnivore wafers...), fresh or blanched vegetables such as cucumber, zuchinni, lightly boiled peas. Notes. Doctor Fish Facts. Doctor fish. Doctor fish is the name given to the species of fish Garra rufa. Other nicknames include nibble fish, and kangal fish.
They live and breed in the pools of some Turkish river systems and hot springs. In modern times, they have been integrated as a spa treatment, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. While the doctor fish treatment has been shown to alleviate the symptoms of psoriasis,[3] the treatment is not curative, and no cure for psoriasis currently exists. The use of the fish as a spa treatment for the wider public is still widely debated on grounds of efficacy and validity, as the treatment is not shown to have either positive or negative effects.
Occurrence[edit] Garra rufa occurs in the river basins of the Northern and Central Middle East, mainly in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Oman. During their activities of foraging they slough off dead skin. Spa resorts[edit] Some spas provide large fish ponds with thousands of doctor fish in them Legal status[edit] Albino Red-Fin Shark - Epalzeorhynchos frenatum (Labeo frenatus) I keep an Albino red-fin shark in a 200 L aquarium with a breeding pair of adult convicts. When the convicts have fry the shark stays clear, but after I have fed all the fry to my Oscar, the shark owns the tank and roams everywhere. He is so tough that he even chases the convicts every once in a while. I think that the sharks are cool and until recently there was a Red Tailed Black Shark in the tank as well. I wouldn't recommend keeping 2 sharks together, but I had them both from little dots and they were always hanging out together. I have recently purchased one of these great creatures. A wonderful, funny, and amusing fish!
I have three albinos and I have found that in this number they are more active. My albino rainbow shark seems to have made it his life's mission to chase my molly. These fish are aggressive and not necessarily merely territorial. These pages have enough comments to give the reader a basic idea on the topic.