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ghostfish  Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004   | I was browsing my lfs the other day and I found the most adorable catfish.  the only problem is I don't know anything about it? Ive checked for the bumbleebee catfish on the net and in books but don't know anything about it? any info u have, would B greatly appreciated.  /:' |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 |     |
Calilasseia   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Are these Afro/Asian or South American? If the former, then you're looking at Leiocassis siamensis (and at least one other species that also goes under the name 'Bumble Bee Cat' from the same geographical region, belonging to the same Genus). If it's South American, then you're looking at a Pimelodid called Microglanis iheringi. Try both of these scientific names on PlanetCatfish.com.  |
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synodontis  Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003  | ah bumblebee cats..a favourite of mine  since you are in australia, i would presume you would have Pseudomystus siamensis]http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/pseudomystus_siamensis.html[/link] or possibly [link=Pseudomystus stenomus]http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/stenomus.html[/link]. both of these cats aren't the best choice for a community tank because they will be happy to eat small tankmates such as tetras. I do not believe that [link=Microglanis iheringi are available in oz. This cat is good for a community tank..unless you have very small tankmates for it to nibble on. There are also jelly cats..but it won't be them  cfd  Last edited by catfish_dude at 10-Feb-2005 20:53 -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4 |
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| Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003 | Jelly Cats? NO WAY! Psuedopimelodus fowleri, the Jelly Catfish, is a pig-ugly brute with an open-cast mine excavator for a mouth and grows to two feet! Looks NOTHING like a Bumblebee Cat! Put that in a community and your community will end up as its lunch in about five seconds ... The Microglanis Bumblebee Cats are small. 2½ inches or thereabouts. Look under the Family Pseudopimelodidae (a new one on me!) for microglanis iheringi on planetcatfish.com, and see a very nice catfish indeed! EDIT - apperently the Jelly Catfish is now Cephalosilurus fowleri. I really must update the databa Last edited by Calilasseia at 14-Feb-2005 06:32 |
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| synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003 | err i was talking about these jelly cats (Pseudopimelodus bufonis). and i just call them jelly cats, but they are also knows as the giant bumblebee catfish. cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4 |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 | |
| Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003 | Ah. Yet more common name confusion. The one I mentioned was introduced to me as a 'Jelly Cat' courtesy of Practical Fishkeeping and its resident oddball keeper, Richard Hardwick. Who also keeps something ridiculous in the way of Big Pim species - I think he has 20 of them! He also has a Jelly Cat listed under the name I cited above, and it's a beast. Didn't know there were Pseudomystus Bumblebees as well as Leiocassis either. Yet more confusion! Last edited by Calilasseia at 18-Feb-2005 23:49 |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 | |
| synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003 | 20 big pims eh? thats a lot of big fish   and leiocassis is actually the older genus name of pseudomystus. and here's the link it says it in the first paragraphi wonder if ghostfish is actually going to reply  cfd Last edited by catfish_dude at 19-Feb-2005 19:19 -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4 |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 | |
| Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003 | Got it. Leiocassis are now Pseudomystus. I really will have to update the databa |
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