redracer77 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 What species of Farlowella do we get in nz? There are a few on the list but I have only seen f. acus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I can't remember the last time I saw Farlowella in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I've only ever seen F. acus - HFF Mt Roskill had some in a while ago, gorgeous, weird looking fish! Would love some farlowella sp one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I can't remember the last time I saw Farlowella in NZ. I saw some in the shops this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insectile Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 We just had two at work a week or so ago, i think they were acus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 We just had two at work a week or so ago, i think they were acus What store? I have seen some royal whiptails marked as farlowella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 There's one currently in a Petstop in Newmarket, Auckland, but that's a bit far for you. Here's the list of Farlowella allowed in the country. You can check species on here: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/ih ... ic.all.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 So on that subject, HFF Albany had one in today - any tips for caring for them? We have a 450L with other "boisterous" fish and have read they're slow eaters - we can provide extra wafers throughout the day in different places of the tank, and can provide zucchini which the fish graze on - can someone tell be if it is a /definite/ "no it won't work whatsoever" and whether I have to put it in one of my tanks (dad will be devastated but if rather it survived!)? Sites say that the Acus is critically endangered and that most sold are vittata, so am I right in thinking it's probably vittata? I'm on my phone so struggling to find definitive differences between the two Edit: the vittata appear to have a longer nose, and both lots I've seen appear to be vittata. I'll get a pic of ours and the ones I saw a while back :thup: Any idea as to whether they prefer groups or to be solitary (outside of breeding)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 What store? I have seen some royal whiptails marked as farlowella. Nothing's new Rineloricaria sp. or Sturisoma sp. marked as Farlowella sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insectile Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 What store? I have seen some royal whiptails marked as farlowella. Petmart Richmond, weren't royals as we have one of those too, looked nothing alike. The twigs were a lot flatter and had the nose extension and the set back dorsal fin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 hmmmm I will have to go back and look again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 A couple of pics if of any use (sorry for the no rotation, straight off my phone) http://oi59.tinypic.com/2ptcb6f.jpg - Today, bought from HFF Mt Albany, $49.99 http://oi61.tinypic.com/264jfaw.jpg - these guys were huge! $64.80, 16th of February, HFF Mt Roskill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 It is definitely Farlowella sp. - Twig Catfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 It is definitely Farlowella sp. - Twig Catfish I knew it was but was looking for a bit more specific Wasn't sure whether they could help others in figuring out what species are available in NZ - I've assumed they're both F Vittata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 It would be better to say that they are in the Farlowella acus group rather than they are both F. Vittata. They are fairly close to each other. Key to the species Diagnostic characteristic of cpecies group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I was under the impression that the "nose" was a lot shorter on acus? "Although often sold as the closely related F. acus (a species that is highly endangered and imported very rarely, if at all), F. vittata is the most common representative of the genus in hobbyists’ tanks. The easiest way to distinguish the two is by comparing the shape of the rostrum, which is longer and more slender in vittata" http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/fa ... a-vittata/ Edit: the HFF lot I would say are not acus as acus apparently only get to 16cm, which these guys exceeded (Vittata apparently 22cm?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I didn't say they are F. acus, I said they are in the Farlowella acus group. seriouslyfish.com is ok source but I prefer to read systematics and taxonomy if possible COMPARISONS. This specics closely resembles F. vittata and is distinguished from it by having in the adult male a shorter snout-mouth length relative to interorbital width, and breeding odontodes on the preorbital ridge. The ratio of snout-mouth to interorbital width for adult male F. acus is 1.3-1.8, and for adult male F. vittata is 1.9-3.1. Pigmented stripes in the caudal fin are more obscured by clear ocelli in F. acus. So imagine F. acus with rostrum ratio 1.8 and F. vittata with rostrum 1.9. Almost identical to naked eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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