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- 02 May 2024, 07:35
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Help with L52 Butterfly Pleco
- Replies: 6
- Views: 467
Re: Help with L52 Butterfly Pleco
Hi, D. picta lives in biotopes with a pH around 4. Your water simply doesn't seem to match their needs and instead of getting a third one I'd look for something in the P. vittata complex or maybe a Panaqolus species, they are good looking too and pretty similar in pattern. The oxygen level might be ...
- 22 Mar 2024, 11:28
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras gossei
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3050
Re: Corydoras gossei
Hi, I have never seen submerse plants in the biotopes there, in general most running waters in the area are not home to aquatic vegetation. Your tank looks spot on! I'd add some more wood, maybe a large piece, behind which they can hide, but that would be all. Iguanodectes are living in the same are...
- 22 Mar 2024, 10:44
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Catfish Photography
- Replies: 113
- Views: 53575
Re: Catfish Photography
Thats possibly the smallest P. granulosus I have ever seen. If you should happen to have a decent lateral shot, let me know please, I have use for one.
- 27 Feb 2024, 13:31
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L27 vs L190 as juvenile and adult
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1560
Re: L27 vs L190 as juvenile and adult
HI, I'd say P. armbrusteri has more contrast and depending on the catch location also a bit more colour. The difference is not huge though and I wouldn't call any of the two "better looking". How about getting two P. nigrolineatus for the price of one P. armbrusteri? Definetely more fun to...
- 12 Feb 2024, 12:02
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Is her l082 or l201?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1514
Re: Is her l082 or l201?
Hi, thats L 201 indeed. L 471 will turn out as the same species as L 201 I assume. There were a few specimens kept and bred by danish hobbyists in the beginning, and they stayed small over years and generations (few only), hence it was published to be a relatively small species. But at new places th...
- 05 Feb 2024, 18:59
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Catfish Photography
- Replies: 113
- Views: 53575
Re: Catfish Photography
Now we are talking, this really is a nice fish that is rare and will look stunning when adult.
Hope Haakon keeps one or two in the big tank on display.
Hope Haakon keeps one or two in the big tank on display.
- 02 Feb 2024, 07:36
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Your favourite catfish in space wearing a kilt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1781
Re: Your favourite catfish in space wearing a kilt
That star destroyer on the water made me think of something I hadn't noticed before, did the empire or first order ever build ships and boats for the fights on water? I don't think so. There are no fights on water in general I think, similar to the first age and Morgoth, who also never tried to conq...
- 16 Jan 2024, 16:38
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras gossei
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3050
Re: Corydoras gossei
HI, its in the area of the border between Bolivia and Brazil, but on the brazilian side. Check it out on google maps and you will easily find it. The exact location is not given anywhere, but I expect the species to have a rather large distribution in the region. Most likely in creeks with clear wat...
- 09 Dec 2023, 14:32
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: question about clownpleco l104 and l206
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8056
Re: question about clownpleco l104 and l206
Hi,
they can, but I expect it unlikely to happen. I wouldn't get rid of any of them now for that reason.
cheers
Daniel
they can, but I expect it unlikely to happen. I wouldn't get rid of any of them now for that reason.
cheers
Daniel
- 16 Nov 2023, 17:08
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Are these L136C or L136B ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11173
Re: Are these L136C or L136B ?
Hi,
some years ago your individuals clearly would have been classified as the c-type, now they are nice b-specimens, compared to the "good" c ones.
some years ago your individuals clearly would have been classified as the c-type, now they are nice b-specimens, compared to the "good" c ones.
- 29 Sep 2023, 09:13
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Have you encountered cases of gulper catfish cannibalism?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5477
Re: Have you encountered cases of gulper catfish cannibalism?
I am feeling sorry for all three of us and the future viewers of those videos. Plus, I don't think the big one really ate the smaller one, what can be seen on the video is the typical intraspecific behaviour and not a sign of aggression. Since the guy seems to be omnipresent with his phone, whenever...
- 27 Aug 2023, 08:45
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Hypan ID
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4507
Re: Hypan ID
Morning, I have seen offspring of L 260 looking just like this one, but that doesn't mean a lot. It could make a nice breeding project if you are into selecting and waiting some time. Get this specimen and some "normal" looking ones from the same shipment and see what you end up with after...
- 20 Aug 2023, 18:52
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Pleco ordered as L183, it is not. What is it?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3602
Re: Pleco ordered as L183, it is not. What is it?
What Jools said.
- 16 Jul 2023, 18:04
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: Epidermal modifications in Erethistes hara
- Replies: 1
- Views: 727
Re: Epidermal modifications in Erethistes hara
Hi,
if anybody has a pdf of this already, I'd highly appreciate a copy.
if anybody has a pdf of this already, I'd highly appreciate a copy.
- 16 Jun 2023, 11:20
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: L240, L7 or L29?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 635
Re: L240, L7 or L29?
Hi,
looks like a female L 7 to me, if not it is L 29.
looks like a female L 7 to me, if not it is L 29.
- 08 Mar 2023, 19:17
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Ancistrus sp. L-519
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1059
Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519
Hi, they are definitely captive bred. All the thousands and thousands of L 519 are going back to a good dozen of specimens that were once brought back from South America. They are comparable in their demands with most of the longer known species of Ancistrus and easy to breed. Meanwhile many breeder...
- 01 Mar 2023, 17:03
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Need help identifying this cat.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 670
Re: Need help identifying this cat.
Hi,
I'd say Jools is correct.
I'd say Jools is correct.
- 23 Feb 2023, 18:07
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: White L333???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 816
Re: White L333???
Hi Jools, Yes, I think @Acanthicus also photographed a similar specimen if memory serves. I can provide you with a good dozen of different phenotypes of L 333, thin and broad lines, white and yellow, albino and normal, but unfortunately I haven't come across a leucistic or simply white specimen yet....
- 31 Jan 2023, 20:06
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: L134 or Not?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1743
Re: L134 or Not?
Hi, I bet it is not the only misidentification that happened in the past of this little Hypancistrus. There was surely no P. compta involved. It is not H. furunculus though, for which the head shape and the eye position is not correct. But L 450 isn't a bad call, neither would be L 333. Both are reg...
- 18 Dec 2022, 12:03
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Tiger, or clown?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 832
Re: Tiger, or clown?
Agree with Hypancistrus, one of the debilittera group.
- 30 Aug 2022, 20:36
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Mystery Pleco
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1930
Re: Mystery Pleco
Hi, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are L 66, or at least this is the closest name for them of the ones we use in the hobby. They look a lot like the ones we collected in front of Altamira back in 2014, which are said to origin in released specimens from several locations of the river. 2 is actually L 260 The circ...
- 13 Aug 2022, 21:51
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Catfish from Rio Nanay, Peru
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1899
Re: Catfish from Rio Nanay, Peru
Hi Karsten,
fish 1 is Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, agree
fish 2 might be Trachelyopterus cf. galeatus
fish 7 made me think of Hassar orestis first
fish 8 is Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, agree
fish 9 is an undescribed Bunocephalus I think
fish 10 is Pterobunocephalus aff. depressus
fish 1 is Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, agree
fish 2 might be Trachelyopterus cf. galeatus
fish 7 made me think of Hassar orestis first
fish 8 is Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, agree
fish 9 is an undescribed Bunocephalus I think
fish 10 is Pterobunocephalus aff. depressus
- 26 Jul 2022, 21:39
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Triple Crown Convention
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2233
Re: Triple Crown Convention
Eric, I see you already headed southwards. Good luck down there, you will possibly regret your choice though.
- 25 Jul 2022, 17:06
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Triple Crown Convention
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2233
Triple Crown Convention
Hi there, I know the convention this weekend will not be about catfish, but anyway, is there anybody going? From what I hear it is going to be an amazing meeting with people from all over the US. I'd be happy to meet there and have a glass. https://convention.cichlid.org/?_ga=2.136354608.1037149518....
- 02 Jul 2022, 10:26
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Hypostomus basilisko ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1358
Re: Hypostomus basilisko ?
Hi, indeed, this is H.basilisko. Normally, at that size they are about two years old, a typical size they have when imported. What makes you think it is between 10 and 15, did it come back from another customer before? They get old, but it is always hard to tell the maximum age, 20 at least, 30 mayb...
- 27 Jun 2022, 20:11
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Mystery Doradide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1927
Re: Mystery Doradide
Agreed with Viktor, a great species, but nothing for the normal sized tank in the living room.
- 07 Jun 2022, 22:40
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: What is the story behind the albino gold lazer corys seen lately?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10453
Re: What is the story behind the albino gold lazer corys seen lately?
Hi,
there is an article about this and the even less known "red albino form" of CW010 in the current issue of the BSSW-Report. Obviosuly, I can not publish it online now, but I will happily do so in a while from now.
there is an article about this and the even less known "red albino form" of CW010 in the current issue of the BSSW-Report. Obviosuly, I can not publish it online now, but I will happily do so in a while from now.
- 24 May 2022, 14:44
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: If this isn't an L134, then what is it?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1742
Re: If this isn't an L134, then what is it?
Hi,
you got a Hypancistrus from the Xingu, a member of the "wormlined pattern complex".
you got a Hypancistrus from the Xingu, a member of the "wormlined pattern complex".
- 24 May 2022, 14:39
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L129 or L204 ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1839
Re: L129 or L204 ?
Hi,
they are all Hypancistrus and likely debilittera.
they are all Hypancistrus and likely debilittera.
- 11 May 2022, 17:51
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: 236 SW
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1921
Re: 236 SW
Hi,
you can breed all strains of L 236 with each other.
you can breed all strains of L 236 with each other.