Hoplo or porthole catfish stories at the Fish Story

[thebiggerthebetter]

A little bedtime story with a half-happy end:

 

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[Luke tomkinson]

poor hoplo catfish in that puddle thanks for saving them ?

 

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[Fishman Dave]

Looks like a jewel cichlid, hemichromis.
amazing what you can find just wild over there!

 

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The hoplo has been doing alright in the 240 gal, apart from some boisterous tank mates tattering its fins once in a while and its eye lenses always remaining cloudy. Yet it always exhibits an enviable appetite:

 

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Couple hoplo from the wild knocking around in the qt tank:

 

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Finally after 8-10 months the pair goes to a 240g

 

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One slowly developed something looking like fungus, went back to QT. The other is good.

 

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A few dozen transferred to another pond: