Re: NANFA-- Satan and Trogloglanis

Christopher Scharpf (ichthos_at_charm.net)
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:07:41 -0400

Very little is known about the biology of these fishes, let alone their
aquarium care and husbandry. Films and photographs of a swimming Satan in an
aquarium were made by the Aquatic Station, Southwest Texas State University
(back in the 70s?), and are presumably available from them.

Two people who might know something are Dean Hendrickson and Jean Krejca,
who have maintained the other blindcat, Prietella, in the lab. Varied
attempts to induce reproduction, including hormone injections, have failed.
Details on aquarium care are included in a recent paper, available here:

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~deanhend/pdfs/Hendrickson_Krejca_Rodriguez_2001.pd
f

Just curious, why was the person requesting info? Or was a batch of the
critters purchased from an oil driller?

Chris Scharpf
Baltimore

> From: "Pete Liptrot" <coelacanth_at_btinternet.com>
> Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 22:04:53 +0100
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Subject: NANFA-- Satan and Trogloglanis
>
> Does anyone know of any references pertaining to the captive
> husbandry/breeding of either Trogloglanis or Satan?
> A request came through for information from another list (Public
> Aquarium/conservation based), and I thought that you all may be my best bet
> for suggestions on this.
> Pete.
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