#Dr Coolguy is into Cypriniformes and might be happier with side projects about loaches than more catfishes

[narelleart]

Another dumb epiphany today:

I really love loaches but have never kept any in aquaria because I love catfishes more and don't want to crowd the substrate area/have the catfishes constantly pestered by rowdy, nosy loaches. I will certainly get some when I have a fish room and don't have to be as precious with my tank space, but for now the catfishes are the priority.

But! No one says I can't study both! Nothing is keeping me from researching any Otophysan with barbels. 👀 (I like Siluriformes and Cypriniformes, the Otophysans with barbels, and they're related enough that this isn't a terrible jump to make.)

#Dr Coolguy is into Cypriniformes and might be happier with side projects about loaches than more catfishes #though Im not sure how he would feel about me wanting to split my focus so early to dabble in things not super related to my dissertation #alternatively instead of limiting it to Otophysans with barbels I could say Asian Otophysans #which also eliminates the families I am not interested in