I am so excited!!!!

[vladsbtch]

I will be getting in two different kinds of catfish next Tuesday. One is called akysis vespa here is a site that is very informative. www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=2581
What they don't tell you is finding them is extremely difficult. I got lucky and found some and am buying the last ones she has. So I will be getting 8 of them. Hoping to breed them. I am also getting 6 Habrosus corys. An other small cat here is a page about them. www.fishpondinfo.com/habro.htm These guys will live together in a 10 gallon tank till I get an other one set up to separate them. I guess it really isn't necessary to separate them since both species seem to like pretty much the same water conditions. I will decided that later.
I found them at the same site I found the vespas. I cannot wait. I will have pictures up as soon as I get them and get them settled.
I am also going to get some clown killies the week after next. I am going to smaller fish I can have more in less tank space. I am going to take down my one 45 breeder and clean it up and divide it into 3 separate areas. I will keep updating as I find some more cool small fish to keep and breed. WOO HOO! LOL

[glenoweth]

from the link it looks like the Akysis vespa stay very small? will you see them at all? i remember when i bought some small cat fish i never saw them! not until the day i took down the tank 2 years later. then i saw they had been living under a rock lol.

Nice looking fish though!

[b0caj1985]

i had a Akysis vespa great fish mine was crazy it never stopped moving

[vladsbtch]

The vespa gets to be 1.6 inches so not that small and I will be keeping them in a small tank. They are suppose to be fairly active. The corys are smaller as they get less than 1 inch but again they will be in a small tank and I have heard that they are pretty active. Most of the fish I an going to get into having will be under 2 inches with most of them in the 1 to 1.5 inch size.

[bgates]

are these the catfish youi were telling me about

[vladsbtch]

Yes they are Ben, I am not sure if I had found someone who has and sells them when I was talking to you about it. But I did find them and they are ordered and will be sent overnight Monday to be here Tues. You will have to come over and see the little guys after I get them. And the corys are even smaller.
Have you started setting up any blackwater tanks yet? You will have to post pictures when you get that going.

[glenoweth]

blackwater tanks?

[vladsbtch]

The water is very soft ph higher acid than regular tanks. Some people keep their ph as low as 4 mine is around 5.5 to 6. It is called blackwater I believe because the water has a brown look to it. I use peat, and Indian Almond leaves to naturally make my blackwater tanks.
The fish that live in blackwater are bettas, some plecos, angels, discus, guppies,endlers and some killiefish and shrimp. I am using it for my endlers, shrimp, bettas and angels.

[glenoweth]

Mar 24, 2011 20:18:54 GMT -6 vladsbtch said:

The water is very soft ph higher acid than regular tanks. Some people keep their ph as low as 4 mine is around 5.5 to 6. It is called blackwater I believe because the water has a brown look to it. I use peat, and Indian Almond leaves to naturally make my blackwater tanks.
The fish that live in blackwater are bettas, some plecos, angels, discus, guppies,endlers and some killiefish and shrimp. I am using it for my endlers, shrimp, bettas and angels.

oh, thanks for the info.