My third Farlowella altogether, but my second rescued twig.
Meet Turtwig
A tiny Itty bitty baby Farlowella twig catfish (species is tentatively Farlowella mariaelenae, but will know for sure 100% when he or she grows)
One of the workers at the store that I talk with a lot has told me these guys don't live longer than 2-5 days with them. I hate seeing these guys waste away, so two of mine have been rescued from that fate.
Part of it is these are delicate fish who are a bit fussy with foods and are vegetarians. Think, big oto. Most are wild caught and are stubborn about trying new foods, so are difficult to transition onto algae wafers and veggies without persistence. And they don't compete well with aggressive tankmates either.
The company at the store doesn't allow the employees to change from their assigned care regimes, so these guys don't get fed the right stuff or put into a tank with adequate biofilm or soft algaes. They also stick them in with dozens of red tailed and rainbow sharks as well as Chinese algae eaters.
This one is a tiny baby, already a little on the thin side, but I expect he should fatten up in time with the right setup. Lots of leaf litter to graze for natural biofilm, a well mature 2 year old setup, and other twigs to convince him to eat prepared foods (my 2nd twig took a whole year to even touch wafers!)
Depending on species, this guy can reach 5-12" in length, though he is more than likely one of the species that reach 6" based off of the pattern of the belly scales.
Meet Turtwig
A tiny Itty bitty baby Farlowella twig catfish (species is tentatively Farlowella mariaelenae, but will know for sure 100% when he or she grows)
One of the workers at the store that I talk with a lot has told me these guys don't live longer than 2-5 days with them. I hate seeing these guys waste away, so two of mine have been rescued from that fate.
Part of it is these are delicate fish who are a bit fussy with foods and are vegetarians. Think, big oto. Most are wild caught and are stubborn about trying new foods, so are difficult to transition onto algae wafers and veggies without persistence. And they don't compete well with aggressive tankmates either.
The company at the store doesn't allow the employees to change from their assigned care regimes, so these guys don't get fed the right stuff or put into a tank with adequate biofilm or soft algaes. They also stick them in with dozens of red tailed and rainbow sharks as well as Chinese algae eaters.
This one is a tiny baby, already a little on the thin side, but I expect he should fatten up in time with the right setup. Lots of leaf litter to graze for natural biofilm, a well mature 2 year old setup, and other twigs to convince him to eat prepared foods (my 2nd twig took a whole year to even touch wafers!)
Depending on species, this guy can reach 5-12" in length, though he is more than likely one of the species that reach 6" based off of the pattern of the belly scales.
don't mind me...mondayitis lol
