What L-number?

[Mazzi]

Is this a Ancistrus?

/Mats

[Suckermouth]

No, that's a Lasiancistrus. Could be

Lasiancistrus tentaculatus

but I'm not very familiar with the species of this genus.

[Richard B]

My 1st thought was

Lasiancistrus tentaculatus

but perhaps it might be another - the one beginning with 'h' whose name escapes me!

[Mazzi]

Thanks, It´s looks like that one.

/Mats

[Acanthicus]

Hi Richard,

.... but perhaps it might be another - the one beginning with 'h' whose name escapes me!

do you mean Lasiancistrus heteracanthus? This species has an orange lower caudal ray and the caudal fin itself is as well colored in a light orange.

The shown one is Lasiancistrus tentaculatus = L 92 = L 194.

[Shane]

Mats,
A pretty easy fish to keep. They are widespread throughout the Orinoco drainages of the the Venezuelan and Colombian llanos. They are wood eaters like Panaque and are always found on or near driftwood structures in the wild. They are usually found alongside

Panaque maccus

, small

Panaque nigrolineatus

,

Hypostomus plecostomoides

, and

Lamontichthys llanero

.

Pete Liptrot had a succesful spawning many years ago.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... tentaculus

Here is a thread on a more recent spawning

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... =5&t=32547

-Shane