I finally found some! (Not to imply that Stumpy had babies, he is a male and was the only hoplo catfish in the tank. That would be really cool though). They are so tiny 
... about two inches long, but the smaller one is approximately as thick as a (normal) kuhli loach. The bigger one is closer to the thickness of my obese kuhli.
They discovered my kuhli loach cave, and have taken up part-time residence there... with the effect that the kuhli loaches are out and about a lot more now. I'm not sure Stumpy really realizes that they're hoplos... they're a little smaller than my cories, and don't hang out with Stumpy yet (hopefully they will when they grow a bit). They do hang out together most of the time though. Now that tank is even more overstocked... oh well, anything for baby Stumpies. Guess that means I'll be on the lookout for a good size tank for cheap over the summer...
Yay for me, that's the second time I've ever seen them in stores (the first time was when I got Stumpy). I'm not sure why they aren't more popular... they're peaceful, friendly, interesting, not real expensive (these were $7, and I don't think I paid even that much for Stumpy as a baby), and medium sized.
... about two inches long, but the smaller one is approximately as thick as a (normal) kuhli loach. The bigger one is closer to the thickness of my obese kuhli. They discovered my kuhli loach cave, and have taken up part-time residence there... with the effect that the kuhli loaches are out and about a lot more now. I'm not sure Stumpy really realizes that they're hoplos... they're a little smaller than my cories, and don't hang out with Stumpy yet (hopefully they will when they grow a bit). They do hang out together most of the time though. Now that tank is even more overstocked... oh well, anything for baby Stumpies
. Guess that means I'll be on the lookout for a good size tank for cheap over the summer...Yay for me, that's the second time I've ever seen them in stores (the first time was when I got Stumpy). I'm not sure why they aren't more popular... they're peaceful, friendly, interesting, not real expensive (these were $7, and I don't think I paid even that much for Stumpy as a baby), and medium sized.
