Asian Stone Catfish, Hara jerdoni Species Spotlight

[@rianmilit]

I really miss these amazing spotlights you did, Rachel, since almost no one post some of the lovely fish you do.

[@FishForThought]

This is amazing! Never heard of or seen this before. And was very interested since I couldn't really tell what the thumbnail was haha. Wish my LFS had these!

[@classychandu5090]

Found you 😂

[@amingus09]

I found you

[@WirTrivedi]

Hi bro can you make a video on them

[@OnlyMotivatingPeople]

I found you Chris

[@akkoakk4966]

I have some in my 20gallon and am trying to breed them

[@jjxtwo1]

We got 6 juveniles a couple weeks ago and in the daytime they are very sedate. But 30 minutes or so after lights out they go wild. They zip around the tank with the Kuhli loaches like it's party time. We are so glad we have them.

[@BerlinAquaponics]

Rachel you got Hydra in your tank. Check 1:55 for the floating sagittaria piece. Cheers

[@RachelOLeary]

+BerlinAquaponics it's my hanging tank luckily and all the stuff was discarded. Weird they were in there though!

[@CarlosDiezAquatics]

With quality water, sandy substrate, live food, not too much light, some dried leaves and spawning mops... Very interesting species and a good challenge for breeders! Thumbs up

[@ArmouredUnicorn]

Love these species spotlights you do! Just looking at some inhabitants for my aquascape and you popped up so knew it was reliable and trustworthy info! Keep up the good work Rachel

[@karenjgray5577]

Another one I've not run across before. They're really quite stunning, in their own unique way.

[@TheSwanbackjacks]

I love mine! Feeding is challenging as they tend to clumsy, just stumbling upon food 😆

[@crusher_026]

So cool that you did a vid about these guys!

[@TEZZYTHAGREAT]

Very informative 👏 👌 👍 😀 🙌

[@lelanidixon7941]

I love your definition of 'adorable'. :)

[@kalebrinehart4471]

Im gonna have to get some of these!!!! they are so adorable!!!

[@richardportman8912]

Wow those are an interesting fish!

[@pluckyduck]

Beautiful fish and thank you for the wonderful information on this weird catfish

[@ISayonaraI]

Got them a couple days ago, and i'm in love with these fishes already. They are so interesting to watch

[@dkbpesmobile8089]

Are these catfish aggressive,I used one of dwarf catfish species and it ate half of the fins of my guppy,luckily they grew back after I separated the catfish

[@alanthomas9205]

@@dkbpesmobile8089 one of the most passive fish I’ve ever kept. Mine seems to prefer a fake plant, but make sure you have both a real plant and a fake one just to see which one it prefers. They like to sit attached to leaves. Also don’t be surprised if your catfish doesn’t respond to feeding cause I’ve never seen mine eat.

[@zamoranojesus88]

Crazy crazy I was just thinking to buy some. But I didn't know much about them. thank you for the clip

[@AnthonyLipizzi]

thanks for sharing Rachel. very interesting video

[@leons5k]

Could these live with newts? My tank is big and has other small gentile fish and well of course the smooth newts

[@b0kch0w93]

I have caught so many of those in Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@awhatzable]

did you eat them

[@b0kch0w93]

No

[@shesellsfish]

I have a tank up and cycling just for these guys and some dwarf Indian puffers...can't wait to get them.

[@hansfrick1717]

Got the same setup with some pangios, it works well.

[@checkup1165]

Can you keep them with pom Poms

[@cantusaurus8530]

Could you have 3 of these in a 5 gallon?

[@davidharrison7463]

Love them. Never seen them before, wish I could get them here in the South/East of England .🇬🇧

[@MJay-ty8ev]

Would you say they are a lot like cories? I need a small bottom feeder that can get in around decor well as that's where flakes, bloodworms, etc go and don't get found. I need something that doesn't eat like a pig either and greedily snatches up all the food before the other fish have had a chance (I have slow to medium speed eaters) and this has been a problem in the passed in my tank. My tank is warmer than suggested but very well oxygenated and I read on some care sheets that they can live in warmer waters as long as you take care to have plenty of dissolved oxygen. I have another high oxygen cool water fish living in the tank and he's doing great with my setup.

[@P0HTAT0]

These are awesome little cats that I have never known about... Tank you

[@llanttribell3736]

love you videos Rachel!

[@g.g.3573]

Thanks for this video! Super helpful

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

terrific catfish

[@stillmaxynoob3201]

Love from India

[@deeppeacenature265]

I call these the night shift guys. I hardly ever see them in my tank until i shine a light after lights off at night. There they are scurrying around.

[@AussieAquatic]

Adorable. :-)

[@ProgressiveDiscussions]

It is so difficult to find the long finned white cloud minnow. All I seem to find in stores are the golden white clouds. They are a beautiful cold water tolerating community fish which breed very easily. I guess you can call them the poor man's neon tetra.

[@chrisgill8608]

thanks for sharing!!! ill be geting one of them cats forsure if i ever see them.

[@gm96aqua92]

hi Rachel thanks for giving great advice about nano fish ur videos given me idea to grew fish now I stated with a neno tetra

[@jessicacammarata841]

Omg I am in love with these guys!! I LOVE your species spotlights! I am so happy I found your channel. Its so nice to see a very tatted up lady (Like myself) in the hobby.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Jessica Cammarata welcome!

[@jessicacammarata841]

Rachel O'leary I have two of these guys and they are spend time on the same side of the tank but don't congregate like yours. I'm wondering if it's because there are only two? Do you still sell these guys and how many would be recommended? I really like how yours were frolicking together. I have the two in a 30 gallon sandy tank with some plants and driftwood.

[@thehelpfulhobbyist5355]

HI Rachael. I live in England. Can these fish live in room temperature with weather loaches? The coldest temperature in my room in winter is 68F. Please advise. x

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

She gave temperatures right there in the video

[@unklho]

I wanted a banjo catfish forever!!! until I found these! I need small fish that fully grown stay under 4 inches. Can't wait to get one of these but can't find them anywhere in DFW.

[@surajkmr159]

Bought yesterday, supercool in my shallow planted tank

[@jamessoh8040]

man if i stay in the state i would love to buy fish from you. I love your nano species lovely. Hopefully i can restart my aquarium hobby again soon. Been moving around lately looking for a home to settle down for my family, maybe in the future i might refer to your channel again once i have settle down & restart my aquarium hobby. love your 150 tank awesome.

[@RachelOLeary]

+James Soh good luck!

[@foracal5608]

Just got some and.. Mine are really active dispite all the hiding places and this guys seem to ignore my mono and red shrimp and seem to compliment some yellow tiger endlers

[@johno1530]

In the Canadian aquatics trade these guys are called anchor catfish

[@alwayshangrygirl463]

Hi Rachel, I enjoy your videos so very much. I would like to ask your advice on big fan shrimp. I would like to add them in my tank to my neocaridinas . Thanks

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

Beautiful little catfish

[@md.omorfaruk2699]

love from Bangladesh ! very cute nano catfish ever

[@normal5673]

Common in my local river body...✌️

[@chazhester3808]

I was wondering how these would do in a heavily planted cherry shrimp tank. When my colony of shrimp get up in some size I will need some way of thinning the heard so to speak. I'm an avid catfisherman and absolutely love the idea of a micro cafish.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Chaz Hester They are not particularly prey driven, so I don't think they would decimate a colony. I am currently keeping them with some shrimp, and they have left the adults and sub adults entirely alone.

[@chazhester3808]

+Rachel O'leary That is very interesting. I figured they would at least go after the shrimplets. Still a very cool species. I've been a s subscriber of Dustins fish tanks since he first started doing youtube and i must say i am very pleased with your videos. I look forward to all your future fish tank endeavors.

[@RachelOLeary]

thanks Chaz! They would absolutely predate on shrimplets- no doubt about that.

[@CARMINE_YT]

Do these guys eat algae?

[@RachelOLeary]

No

[@CARMINE_YT]

Ok thx!

[@BradfordAquatics]

Very nice looking fish!

[@briannaschneider-mercer8000]

I've been looking at getting these recently. What do you recommend using to move them from the acclimation water into the tank? Thanks!

[@RachelOLeary]

+Brianna Schneider-Mercer I hand catch them, or use a specimen container (sort of herd them into the container)

[@Jeff-ik9zj]

Oh god they are so cute, I'm sooo gonna swap out my little swarm of cory cats for a group of these when my local breeder has them in stock again

[@kevingoodson9042]

Dig your videos. I have two of these little guys in my 20 gallon shrimp tank. Only see them once in a while, but I have quite a bit of wood and leaf litter. Do you know if they would eat tiny baby shrimps? My shrimp aren't big enough to breed yet.

[@titonitrogen2269]

I have them in a nano tank with some cherry shrimp, they certainly seem big enough to eat young shrimp fry.

[@russellbeach3207]

Wow what a cute little cat this is! I had never heard of it before. Is there trouble bagging these guys? I know you talked about corys being double bagged and wondered what you had to go thru for these guys?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Russell Beach No toxin issues, the only real issue with these guys is that the pectoral spines are very easy to break. Not an issue in the bag, just their handling. I really do not net them, and take great care in their handling.

[@GreenPhantomPleco]

Mine are actually pretty active like in this video

[@clarkbar3435]

Will they eat eggs or fry?

[@juliomartinezcrespo4211]

I just got a couple at my PetSupermarket and they are amazing! Would they be fine in a tank with shrimp?

[@erikm8372]

If they're ghost shrimp or bamboo shrimp size!

[@mjaquatics8884]

Cool cat fish

[@randomindianguy7734]

Ma'am.... I have just bought 4 of these for a separate tank.... The prb is they are not eating like yours.... Tetrabits frozen blood worms everything they seem to ignore.... Tough I don't know whether they eat it later or not... But they don't seem to be this excited while offered food.... Tnks in advance nd tk cr

[@RachelOLeary]

spy on them at lights out with a flashlight. I bet they are eating

[@arigroobman]

Hi Rachel! I have a 5.5 gallon with a Betta, Rabbit Snail, 2 Nerites and some shrimp. If I were to add a small school of these, would you feel that is too much? I want to make sure, so I don't overstock!

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Sounds pretty full to me Dwarf corydora's might work as they are under an inch

[@Modgudur]

Also hara jerdoni prefer a fresh current, whereas bettas live in slowly flowing warm water. Pygmy corys would fit better but 5.5 gallons are way too small imo!

[@valden]

Hello Rachel, not sure if you'll see this but I thought I'd try anyway! Lol. If I were to try to keep these guys, in the hot California summers where my house will sometimes get into the upper 70s despite my AC (old house), will they be able to handle that for a short period each day during the hot months? Appreciate your Vids very much!

[@RachelOLeary]

I would think so, i woud just make sure you have adequate aeration so there is enough dissolved oxygen

[@vijaykorvekar1009]

Please give me the contact of the dealer you bought them

[@breensyboy]

Do they get along with comets/goldfish and how many do you recommend for a 110L tank?

[@RachelOLeary]

I think they are too small with too spiny of pectoral fins to mix well, since goldfish tend to explore with their mouths

[@savannam.7048]

Could these be kept in a tank with albino and peppered Corydoras successfully? I'm always looking for neat, small catfish to add to my tanks and I've never seen this species before!

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Pretty sure she said in the video not to have any other bottom-feeders as they would be out competed for food, maybe though...

[@jeremiahoddo242]

I plan getting more just don't want over load my tank with a lot fish at once I get two or three more, just build other schooling fish to higher number first, which was why got this guy they only one other fish I want so pick him and mirco crab too. can't wait put In my big tank.

[@jeremiahoddo242]

I went your site other day I am in love nano fish. I love schooling type, I just hate can't 20 at time I just don't want tank crash put them in. I love catfish and these guys are perfect. I hoping buy some other fish from you once done with this tank.

[@dimitriosmountainholechate9684]

can i keep it whith neocaridinas shrimps?

[@zzospreyzz55]

Having so much trouble getting these guys to eat and I can't find them to try to place food. Their home: 38g planted. 75F, 7.0pH, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, nitrate spikes when I fertilize. Amano, yellow cherry shrimp, snails, chili rasbora, cpd, emerald rasbora, two small SAE. Lots of crypt, java moss, java fern, dwarf lily, bamboo... I think the snails and shrimp get the food first. I've lost at least two so far and they're looking really skinny. Trying to drop pellets in at night. There's usually a good bit of left over cyclops when I feed frozen. Still no luck. Maybe I'll try blood worms... any suggestions?

[@aquaforest8291]

try algae wafers :D

[@ISayonaraI]

It's a bit late to answer this, but repashy soilent green should work wonders. Dip a rock in it and let it dry, and you can then drop the rock in the tank to mimic a real rock full of algae.

[@gitarist1629]

agresif?

[@NYCityCichlids]

Cool cats

[@kody_dryden-conway]

I wish I had some there adorable I love cat fish

[@mjaquatics8884]

Cool fish i whant 2 :)

[@WirTrivedi]

I want part 2 on how to breed them please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@janhenryd]

Should they be kept In groups or can you creep just two ?

[@RachelOLeary]

The more you have, the more outgoing they are- but no matter what, they are a shy fish.

[@zakk-kaye]

Is there a better way to get them out than netting them?

[@zakk-kaye]

I suppose you could use a really fine net?

[@goofofff]

Can they survive around 27C? (80F)

[@LotsaAlgae]

Awesome looking fish! Would they do well in a hight tech planted aquarium? they look like they might uproot most small plants

[@RachelOLeary]

+MarineLifeDrew They don't dig, so uprooting is not an issue other than them being a little "clunky". More of an issue, I think, is that they come from pretty clean water. Dissolved oxygen may be an issue if running co2 at very high levels.

[@LotsaAlgae]

+Rachel O'leary Oh ok I see, Thanks for the info!

[@RachelOLeary]

I think it would be worth trying. I don't think they would fail to thrive, just observing to make sure they were not struggling with lower o2 content would be important.

[@LotsaAlgae]

+Rachel O'leary Yea they look very interesting and my newest tank might be a good home for these fish. I'm going to have a video up of it tonight . But basically it has some large driftwood pieces I think they would love

[@RachelOLeary]

I don't have them to showcase right now, but also look into Centromochlus perugia or reticulatus. They are also shy, adorable catfish but utilize internal fertilization. Super fun to feed, and come from less oxygen rich waters. They are a challenging and beautiful species as well

[@channelmysterious]

In Indonesia...joko repo fish

[@jeremiahoddo242]

I just got one haven't seen it since put tank. I think hiding in plants

[@RachelOLeary]

+Jeremiah Oddo They are pretty social, more is better for more outgoing behavior but they are always a bit reclusive.

[@morkvomork6815]

+Jeremiah Oddo Yes, listen to the funny woman ;). Totally right. 5 or more will do much better.

[@amingus09]

Rachel, I picked some of these up from my lfs about 3 weeks ago, and I've been trying to feed them bloodworms but they just won't eat it. What should I do? I'm thinking of getting some live blackworms too.

[@RachelOLeary]

Try baby brine ( frozen is fine)

[@amingus09]

@@RachelOLeary Well a cup of live blackworms is actually cheaper at my lfs. Should I try them first or the baby brine?

[@RachelOLeary]

You may need to chop them but can give it a go

[@amingus09]

@@RachelOLeary Ok! Thank you so much, I hope they eat.

[@RachelOLeary]

@@amingus09 also try feeding at lights out and spying with a flashlight. They can take some time to settle in

[@catfishcave379]

Remind me of WW1 monoplanes. Mine would always hide in plant leaves. Never lasted longer than a year - any idea how long they live?

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

She mentions lifespan right there in the video, what are you talkin about with world war 1 and airplanes in your Bushes?

[@jonilesmccobler7607]

where do you think i could buy one?

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Where do you think people research stuff?

[@jonilesmccobler7607]

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape ?????

[@randomindianguy7734]

I'll see what I can do ma'am...

[@ModernFishKeeper]

dwarf shrimp safe?

[@aquaforest8291]

Absolutely

[@justcallmemax4222]

Can you keep them with dwarf puffers

[@RachelOLeary]

Depending on tank size it may not be a terrible choice. Puffers are very hit or miss with other fish

[@justcallmemax4222]

Rachel O'leary ok thanks

[@joyrice1350]

Mine never comes out for feeding :( I feed the rest of my fish live black worms and frozen blood worms and brine shrimp but they never come out. theyre still alive after about a month of having them but ive never once seen them eat.

[@alanthomas9205]

Same for mine I just leave some sinking pellets for them :(

[@joyrice1350]

@@alanthomas9205 yeah my snails get sinking pellets so I thought maybe he ate those but I feed my fish in the morning so by the time night rolls around everything has been picked off. I really wonder what he eats…

[@alanthomas9205]

@@joyrice1350 same my snails always manage to get there first. But for some reason there was a massive die off of snails in my tank I’m guessing it has to do with the cold fronts that came my way? I don’t really know but I’m starting the sinking pellets back up. A question do you have an other catfish such as Cories along with your Asian stone?

[@joyrice1350]

@@alanthomas9205 hm that’s interesting I suppose that could cause a die off in snails. and yes, i have a school of 9 habrosus corys.

[@alanthomas9205]

@@joyrice1350 It’s the only explanation since I kept mostly everything constant. Oh that’s interesting I was thinking about keeping some Corys but I’m scared the Asian stone will be out competed since he’s super timid

[@thorsaquatics6310]

remind me of the honeycomb catfish...

[@toni-leetaylor23]

Can they be house with sparkling gourami

[@RachelOLeary]

Yes

[@toni-leetaylor23]

@@RachelOLeary thank you

[@ceecee8274]

do you have this available

[@RachelOLeary]

No

[@irtehdar2446]

Does these work as tankmates for a school of ancistrus?

[@RachelOLeary]

Ancistrus are not really schooling. I would think they would be ok together though the scale would be way off as these are tiny and ancistrus get pretty sizable in comparison

[@irtehdar2446]

I know... what I meant to say was a group of 9-12 ancistrus. I also have 18-20 Pygmy Cories, 12 bronze Cories and 7 kuhli loaches in there aswell as 30+ assassin snails and a gazilion cherry shrimp. Everyone is getting along swimmingly except the ancistrus who do have their internal bickering but leaves everyone else alone. I am going to move some of the ancistrus out and get afew more kuhli loaches but other than that I was hoping to get some Hara Jerdoni in there to finish off the effect im going for. Ive heard that some fish can be aggressive towards fish of similar appearance and well... To me Ancistrus and Hara Jerdoni does look kinda alike and I dont want to buy fish if they are going to be unhappy.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

@@irtehdar2446 Damn that's a lot of fish/critters for a 29 gallon

[@irtehdar2446]

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape Actually my tank is 125 gallion total with sump and refugium.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

@@irtehdar2446 my mistake, you have plenty of room and good taste in fish

[@OldSchoolFishGuy]

If you used the word adorable a few more times, we might think you thought these guys were adorable. ROFL Loved the video - saw these on one of your early video I think but I really appreciated the more complete description. I may try ordering a dozen or so when the weather is a little better. I know you get cold weather and I'm 2000 miles away and all of that gets cold too. Don't know if you have them now anyway. But I'm a patient man and if I can't get them now, I'll get them later.

[@1deaver]

I think ms jinkzd is adorable. she is very upbeat and passionate about the hobby, hense why we all subbed. cheers.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Old School Fish Guy i guess i forgot my thesaurus that day

[@RachelOLeary]

+1deaver aw shucks!

[@OldSchoolFishGuy]

I saw you have some in quarantine. Maybe they'll last until May or June --- or maybe you can make a fortune on those little ADORABLE suckers before then. ;-)

[@RachelOLeary]

nobody in the fish business EVER makes a fortune, hahaha

[@luckydays8239]

Can i keep this with guppy fries and shrimp??

[@RachelOLeary]

Any fish that can will eat baby shrimp, and sometimes baby guppies. These guys have a low prey drive, but they are not shrimp/fry safe 100%

[@luckydays8239]

@@RachelOLeary 😍thank you so much🤩 I'm ir new subscriber 🤩

[@RachelOLeary]

@@luckydays8239 welcome!

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

these look like good betta tankmates - oh no hang on - they like it too cool - so no go - darn.

[@jacktbone8482]

This Work they Up to 25° a Betta Need 25

[@ParteVerdeA]

Lmao i thought one was dead and when i touched one it hurt my finger

[@AnupamOO]

Bangladesh is different country. neighbour of India. :)

[@RachelOLeary]

+Anupam Anu you are absolutely correct!

[@emmanuelramoncerrer6390]

Can these be kept with dwarf shrimp?

[@aquaforest8291]

emmanuel..they won't matter the Shrimp...These fish barely remove their mouth from the bottom of the tank..don't worry :P

[@sagarrai238]

Bangladesh isn't in India .

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Good for you

[@69vkumar]

Lol I'm from India they r like a talking catfish

[@andresalamos8341]

Coarse gravel for bottom fish is a crime!

[@morkvomork6815]

caridinakeller.de/Keilbecken.htm Hi Rachel, build one of these tanks. I use it for CPD and Dario hysginon very succesfully. I think it will work for Hara too. I have between 5 and 15 CPD per day with that for three weeks. After three weeks you have to put out the bigger ones and than it starts all over again. It,s a permanent breeding setup i use for all moss-spawners.

[@morkvomork6815]

+mork vom ork P.S. Pardon my bad english ;)

[@RachelOLeary]

+mork vom ork I use similar filtration on the 150g. it is a great set up

[@morkvomork6815]

+Rachel O'leary Yes it`s called Hamburger Matten Fillter (HMF). Not only bad things come from Germany ;).

[@RachelOLeary]

haha, I use mattenfilter! The Poret foam used for them is also what I use in all my tanks in my fish room. The 150g has a corner mattenfilter plumbed with a giant canister filter.