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  1. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    I looked at the paper and indeed, C. callolepis is now described as the fish that we morphologically know as C. nattereri. And for C. nattereri it's the other way round. You could be right but I wasn't home for two weeks and the fish died in the mean time. So I wasn't able to perform...
  2. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    So they changed it back into C. nattereri?
  3. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    Sadly to say, but the fish didn't make it. The swelling declined a bit in one of the diseased fish but still not enough as it still blocked their oesphagus. I think I started the treatment too late but I had been searching for the cause for a long time untill Darell came up with a possible...
  4. PhilipAG

    Comment by 'PhilipAG' in media 'Dicrossus foirni'

    Did you manage to raise the fry to (sub)adults eventually?
  5. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    My fish never swim in circles but besides that, all symptoms you mention are the same I've witnessed here. Today I started the treatment with KI (5g/100mL with 1mL dosage per 50L) in a seperate cycled and decorated 50L tank. I hope I'll see some slight improvement the next 3-4 weeks. The...
  6. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    Probably Mike, but I can't imagine every fish being eaten immediately when there's something wrong. I agree with you Darrel, that could one of the causes. The Copella callolepis and Nannostomus mortenthaleri I've got have already some flies in the past, so it does seem that it could be part of...
  7. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    I see. A bit unnecessary it seems. Maybe they take up I2 as you say Gerald,. But my guess would be that it could be possibly harmful to the fish (reaction with fatty acids? Or is that a bit exagerated?) My guess would also be that taking up I- as a cell is easier than taking up I2. But how...
  8. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    Thanks Gerald and Darrel for helping me out. I came across thyroid tumours as a possible cause of their appearance, but most of the time I read about Monogenea (Dactylogyrus spp.) infecting the gills or some kind of bacterial infection (probarly secondary after infection by Flatworms). So I...
  9. PhilipAG

    Copella callolepis disease

    Some time ago I saw two of my three male Copella callolepis with swollen gills. This is how it all started, it didn't seem to get any worse untill 2 weeks ago. DSC_0029 by Philip AG Shaw, on Flickr I made a small video to let you guys see how it further developed: DSC_0150 by Philip AG...
  10. PhilipAG

    Nannostomus marilynae

    A year ago I was looking for these guys but couldn't find them. Now a shop in the Netherlands has posted a video on youtube and I was wondering if these are the real N. marilynae or misidentified N. digrammus?
  11. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    That's right. But since I couldn't get any A. cf. sp. Masken I looked for the A. paulmuelleri to have a similar species.
  12. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    What should I do to make it more look like a real biotope tank for these fish. Keeping in mind that some elements (e.g. plant species from back there) are unable to come by.
  13. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    Darrel, I can look around and maybe I'll find the Persicaria amphibia somewhere. I've seen these videos yet a lot of times, since they appear everytime when I log in to my youtube-account. But actually I'm looking for footage of aquaria that are decorated in a such way they are biotope correct...
  14. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    The aquarium hasn't got really black water, but it is due to the poor quality of my phone-camera that is looks like a black water environment. In reality the water has got a little brown tint as described in some articles that the water is not completly "colourless" but has a slight touch of...
  15. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    This is what it looks like at the moment: 20150915_123854 by Philip AG Shaw, on Flickr
  16. PhilipAG

    Buying A. mendezi

    I'm working with them and I've placed a male and female separated from the rest of the group in order to get some offspring.
  17. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    Thanks Darrel, I'll look for some P. repens, because like you say it has quite some similarities when looking at its shape. But since it some sort of grass-species, I really wouldn't know where to find someone who has some. And I already thought it was a green algae-species but wasn't sure...
  18. PhilipAG

    A. paulmuelleri habitat

    I'm setting up a biotope aquarium for the A. paulmuelleri and looked at a lot of pictures and liked to know what species of (aquatic) plants are on the pictures below. (Look at picture 4 for the emerse plant and picture 5&6 for the submerse plant)...
  19. PhilipAG

    São Gabriel da Cachoeira or Barcelos biotope

    Brian, thanks, I also love the tannin stained water with the red-brown colour. In the future I'll try to make a better picture, because this one is quite blurry. Frank, thanks and indeed, they like to hide themself but I do often spot someof them. It seems they've adjusted well, since I've...
  20. PhilipAG

    Koslowski book(s) & translation

    Have you still got the translation? Since I'm looking for these books and an English translation would be great for further understanding. (I know I'm 7 years too late, but I hope you've still got some)
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