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June 23, 2008 at 4:49 pm #299542
geoffkempParticipantBiotodoma Wavrini
Probably my favourite Clichlid at the moment, he has bags of character prowling the front of the tank.
Hyphessobrycon amapaensis
Makes an interesting alternative to Glolight Tetras, the colours are a lot richer in H.amapaensis
I had a shoal of these about 18 motnhs ago, though lost them all in an almost tank wipe. Found these ones in another shop though
Tatia perugiae
They don`t live in the bag
Parotocinclus maculicauda
Hyphessobrycon Sp. Blue Ribbon Mato-grosso
Sorry about the quality of these shots, though I thought they were better than this
June 23, 2008 at 5:09 pm #306490
duncKeymasterWell there’s a name from the past..
June 23, 2008 at 5:31 pm #306493
MattKeymasterSome nice fish there Geoff, especially the tetras.
June 23, 2008 at 6:40 pm #306504
geoffkempParticipantI did attempt to introduce a couple extra to the tank, however the original picked them off. Though having said that he seems quite happy mixing with my keyholes.
Those shots were taken shortly after I bought him about 12 – 15 months ago. He has bulked out a bit since then.
June 23, 2008 at 7:19 pm #306507
RichyParticipantyes, nice fish there Geoff
June 23, 2008 at 7:50 pm #306509
ulster exileMemberNice looking fish you have there
June 23, 2008 at 9:51 pm #306517
EyrieParticipantLovely fish and great photos
June 24, 2008 at 2:39 am #306526
MattKeymasterGeoff Biotodoma are group species and they would not exist singly in nature, just trying to help. It does look a tad underfed there, too. Have you got any recent pictures?
June 24, 2008 at 7:21 am #306535
geoffkempParticipantI`ll have to get the camera charged first, as I`m not sure how old my latest shots are. Though he certainly eats a lions share of the food now.
I don`t know, but might have a bit of a boisterous one, as I`ve seen him “flare”, for want of a better word, at his own refelction, almost to the point of attacking the glass of the tank.
June 24, 2008 at 10:46 am #306537
duncKeymasterInteresting Geoff
June 24, 2008 at 11:11 am #306539
MattKeymasterThe flaring behaviour is normal. These fish develop social hierarchies in which an order of dominance is formed. The problem that occured when you added more specimens was most likely because that one fish now considers the entire tank its territory. Also ideally you need a larger group than three. How big is the tank? If it´s large enough to hold a group I would remove that solo fish briefly, re-arrange the decor then return it adding maybe another 4 or 5 at the same time. You will be rewarded with a far more interesting experience in terms of fishkeeping.
June 25, 2008 at 11:05 am #306596
SofiaMemberVery nice fish
June 27, 2008 at 10:11 pm #306837
Neal-DAParticipantHey geoff like your tetra collection!
Those “Tatia perugiae” are really cool looking, im going to be honest and admit iv never seen them before but im interested!
July 13, 2008 at 3:42 am #307297
geoffkempParticipantQUOTE (Neal-DA @ Jun 27 2008, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Those “Tatia perugiae” are really cool looking, im going to be honest and admit iv never seen them before but im interested!Cheers Neal, They are an interesting species, sometimes worth looking for “Centromochlus perugiae” as they appear to have two scientific names. I`m not sure if one is valid whilst the other isn`t, as at least on the “big catfish” sites, Ie Planet Catfish, ScotCat and also fishbase amongst others the naming seems to be split 50/50 between the two.
QUOTE (Matt @ Jun 24 2008, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Do you breed these fish or just a particular passion of yours to collect them? There are some interesting species there.I certainly hope to breed them at some satge, though I think I might need to move first
July 14, 2008 at 2:02 pm #307314
MattKeymasterCentromochlus perugiae is the current valid name for the cats guys.
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