Synodontis decora. 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.
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. Panaque nigrolineatus. 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. 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). 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. Synodontis multipunctata. 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 cf. cirrhosus. Pimelodus pictus. 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. The body is transparent, allowing the skeleton to show through. 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. Doctor Fish Facts. Doctor fish. 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.