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Small and medium Barbs

Just mke sure the lid is tightly fitted because Panda Garras are very inquisitive when in their new surroundings

Very nice ,loved those Almorae's

Hi Laura, don't worry to much about Chalakudiensis as long as your tank is large enough i.e. 4ft then you should not encounter any aggression , I've got 6 in a 4ft tank and they are fine ,I have seen the aggression that was mentioned but it only really occurs when the fish have no real space i.e. to...

Hi Loachorgy , I'd guess at Histrionica , nicely coloured specimens too

What a tank ,beautifully arranged

Mmm that a nice Helodes ,its only washed out due to being netted , looks in great condition ,it looks to be one of the stongly coloured ones ie ,plenty of yellow in the fins

Have a look at planetcatfish a wonderful site dedicated to catfishes !

Personally I think the two fish are different , certainly behaviourally which would surely help in the differenciating factors ?

Yeah I think your right Matt ,I think the pattern had faded a little in the pic .

Kub's and rost's are both closely related but scientifically different Kub's are Burmese whilst Rost's are from India , there is an opinion that the true identity to the Brahmaputra drainage fish we see in the hobby as Rostrata is only tentative

Not an Histrionica

Do you think they are acclimatised, or is it possible they actually come from larger rivers with plenty of mineral content :?: I remember a pal of mine thought that a lot of stuff written about Clowns was ficticious :!: I'd guess if fish are thriving in a tank then perhaps they are answering our que...

Firstly I must say I've never kept Clown Loaches ,BUT i've often wondered if its a myth that they prefer slightly acid water ? its just that they like to eat snails ,would snails live in acid environment, or would they melt

The Clown's in this 10f tank seem really healthy

Won't the rocks capability to alter the water be lessened in time , ie the pores will become blocked by algae etc