Today. There were two names: "Borneo Sucker" and G. Punctulatus, the 2nd name supplied by me last week. ... yuck. I decided that since Jim says "get gastros while you can", I should....Jim Powers wrote:Wait a minute....did I miss something? When did you get these beaufortia? Under what name were they being sold?
How do you guys know Beaufortia from Gastromyson? I really thought I had a positive ID.... Part of the reason for asking is that there are more there and I'm not 100% sure that the smaller ones are the same species (these two are >1.5"==full grown?). Looking carefully, I see a faint rim on the fins, just like in Martin's photos, but none of the fish at the store had any color.
Most certainly, and I don't think I even have right conditions -- yet. I'll try to slowly build up the tank to your standards.I have heard people say when looking at hillstreams in stores that they "didn't do anything". But as you have discovered, given the right conditions, they are very active fish.
First impression of these guys is that they are less current-hungry then the lizards. In the Q-tank, both SpA and SpB prefer the spot on the glass with the strongest current, these two prefer quieter areas. WCMM's, otoh, clearly enjoy the powerhead.
I spread it around a bit today.Hopefully, the flier will help by giving people some basic info and encouraging them to check out Martin's article and give these fish what they need.
BTW, if someone feels like releasing some pressure by screaming, http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?sho ... id=1127903&#
may help.