Platydoras armatulus

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:00 pm

I got one today. Its about 3" and i got it as a swap for 6 Marble hatchets. This will be going in the 150G once its set up as they get to 8"

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And there spines which run down there side

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by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:09 pm

Is that a "talking catfish" or "striped dora"? my mum has these, they've grown so fat and big

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:14 pm

Yeah there sometimes called that or Striped Raphael Catfish. They get to about 8" sometimes bigger and the females get HUGE width ways. I was tempted to but another 2-3 but i thought that might be pushing it a bit plus i would prefer more cichlids.

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:27 pm

They're really nice looking Smile

my mum's 2 are huge now - she got them at an inch and now they're maybe 5 inches. Very cute, think she wants some spotty ones too

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:32 pm

Yeah they are stunning. Ive been wanting one for a while but the £15 price tag has always put me off but when they let me swap 6 hatchets for them i was more than happy. Its been alot more active than i was expecting.
Im guessing she wants Agamyxis pectinifrons
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There great looking fish aswell but i dont think there that common.

by **Irish_Lass** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:33 pm

Class colouring! Smile

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:46 pm

Irish_Lass wrote:Class colouring!

Cheers

I just found this pic which really shows the size of the spines. Its only a small one aswell they get much bigger with size
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by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:14 pm

kizno1 wrote:Yeah they are stunning. Ive been wanting one for a while but the £15 price tag has always put me off but when they let me swap 6 hatchets for them i was more than happy. Its been alot more active than i was expecting.
Im guessing she wants Agamyxis pectinifrons
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There great looking fish aswell but i dont think there that common.

Yeah that's them. Maidenhead in Enfield had them for £2.99 for little ones!

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:17 pm

Really

Thats a great price. There normally £15-20 from what i had heard. At that price i would snap them up while their there.

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:21 pm

Really? Wow, i'll have to tell her. They were deffo spotty, they just called them spotted Doras but had loads of them

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:25 pm

Well thats what ive heard anyway. I cant find them anywhere around here. How big where they? I think the £15-20 is normally for them about 3-4" so if they where really small that could be why but even then it still seems like a great deal to me.

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:41 pm

They were about an inch I suppose, maybe a little more. They've had them the last 3 times i've been there, maybe there's a local breeder or something

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:43 pm

Dunno. If they have managed to breed them then they must be doing a great job because from what ive heard there very hard to breed. Let me know if your ever in Norfolk and fancy bringing some down lol!

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:29 pm

I am supreme fish finder for people lol

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:32 pm

You can have a look for a Jaguar catfish for me aswell then lol!

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:50 pm

What's that when it's at home then?

Fell in love with the giraffe catfish they had in another MHA, he was mahoosive.

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:10 pm

Liosomadoras oncinus. The cheapest i can get them here is £60.

There great looking fish but get almost a meter long.

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:21 pm

wow that is a seriously gorgeous fish!

by **kizno1** on Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:24 pm

I know but they have a price tag to match. They get to about 10" so a good sized fish i just dont want to pay £60 for one at 3-4" because i would be gutted if it died. Ill just have to keep my eye out for a good deal on one.

by **silverrabbit** on Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:17 pm

Hope you find a good priced one Smile

truly stunning

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