Chonerhinos nefastus- Emerald Gold? Any info?

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Chonerhinos nefastus- Emerald Gold? Any info?

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They are about 5cm.

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they look nice :D
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I know!! And I want to buy them!! :D
They now live in a 152l I think...
And if I buy them they will get much bigger tank :)
Because I'm soon setting up a 240l tank... But I also really want borneensis.. But I will never know when they even get them to Norway :(
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They look like my Auriglobus silus to me, but I'm not sure how to tell the difference. I believe Chonerhinos is the former name and it was changed to Auriglobus, but I very well could be wrong about that.
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It looks like they are named Auriglobus nefastus now... :P
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Roberts(1981): A. nefastus should have a small darkspot above and behind the eyes. Upper lip should be protruding. Finray counts won't help you much with the Auriglobus spp.

I think there is an ID guide to the Auiglobus species in the Aqualog book (one of the last pages).
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Looking in the aqualog I would say A.silus if I had to make a choice
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I don't know... :P
But if it's A.silus... Any info on them?
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Basically the same as modestus.
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Same size also?
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Slightly smaller. Approximately 10cm for modestus, approximately 8cm for silus. Silus appear to be more shiny and metallic than modestus.
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They have been together for about 6 month I believe... (they are 13)
But if they get 8cm they're not fully grown yet.
My question is: Are they aggressive?
I'm only used to the carinotetraodons :P
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Yes, very aggressive. They are stealth attackers, usually doing their damage at night. They shouldn't be kept with anything else IME, not even with conspecifics. Mine were fine together for a short while, then both started chewing each other up and had to be separated. Anything else they've been with, aside from otos, have been chewed up as well.
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taly wrote: I'm only used to the carinotetraodons :P
Is that right? What about Killer? :lol:
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hehe ;P
I'm only used to carinotetraodons in pair ;)
Killer has the hole place for himself
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