Not when u raise them from 10cm, but with adults I would put a pair in a tank. If I would have two pairs, I would use two tanks.

Chopped mussels, artemia, mysis. You can also try several other pellet foods, shrimp pellets etc. Do you have any pictures of the fish?

My thoughts, keep it simple, 1 male 1 female or 1m 2f.

They are indeed sensitive, certainly to small for a community tank. Also I agree with Jim that if u would have more pieces they have a better chance. I've got several 1-2 inch L25 growing up at the moment. They stay together all the time.

This is fish nr.3 around 8 inches.

jac wrote:Nice to read you bought an other one. From Utaka?

No this one is not from Utaka. Saw that they have L25 now, also for a decent price.

First one is a female, second is on this point en male. I'm looking at the head and body shape, if the head is broader them the belly it's a male. But this only my theory if the mustache and the odontodal growth on the pectorial fins are not visible yet. good luck, Walter My thoughts are the same, ...

Elwood wrote:Frank, can I ask you wich river first fish came from? Cause I have had the same L025 with few spot and I never discovered if it really came from Xingu as the full spotted type.

Hello Elwood,

I don't know from which river this fish is. I'm curious too which area it's from.

This one is around 8 inches. Anyone an idea?

This one is just over 6 inches, so might be to small to see the gender yet.

This one is over 8 inches, anyone an idea about the gender?

Just a curiousity thing for me, as I am planning to get some. Which of the two speices is easier to keep? I thought most barys are harder to keep alive than hemis? I have very little experience with either group of fish, but the avacado body would look phenominal in my most recent tank set-up and i...

I've bought my L95 when they were 10-12cm. They had the same colourpattern as adults. From your pictures I can not Id them. Take a look at this thread and you clearly see which are and which aren't L95. http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36126&p=246546&hilit=L95#p2465...

Very nice congratulations.

What do you feed them and on what temperature do you keep them?

Maybe you should try L25 or L273.

No they don't eat wood, but its very good for hiding places etc. They do need places to hide. Mine are always hanging on/under the wood.

-Does the L095 have the "orange cheek" as juveniles? Yes, I have one a little over 4 inch already has a orange cheek. -Does the spotted body/fins apply to both L152 and L095 or just the L095? L152 have spots, but not always visable, I had one where u can see the spots all the time, but the...

Very nice pictures Tommi, L273 looks very good. It grew from 6-7cm to 15 in 5 years?
Do you have 1 ore more?

Got 5 L273 myself 5/6cm they look already very good.

U should give them some time to get used to the new home. Artemia, chopped mussel should work pretty good. Also algea wafers or shrimp pellets are very good.

My 4 inch L25 was really shy in the beginning and I didn't saw him eat at all. Now he comes out a lot more and eats very well.

Fish 1 and 3 look like males to me, Fish 4 female and fish 2 my guess would also be female.

The tank is too small. These fish can be very aggressive towards each other.

I think female but I'm not sure.

Nice fish, you should take the pictures from above the fish. That makes it easier to see the gender.

Looks to me like an active fish, nothing more.

Based on the headshapes the first 2 could be female and the last one male. But you should let them grow a little bit more and then decide.

Barbie: These fish have been spawned, pictures are in the cat-elog.

Thanks, I got 5 of them. The 3 others are L152, I bought them thinking they were L95 but they are not.

2 short clips of my new L95 10-12cm, very happy with them.

Today I picked up another 4

I have 2 L14's and some geophagus in the same tank. Total of 3 L95's. One adult 30cm+ and two little ones.

I've picked up my new L95 it's about 10cm. The orange is very visable already, also a little bit on th cheeks.

Today I was at a shop and they had a L95, the eyes were a little white and pale. My own L95 has really dark black eyes the same as pictures I came across at the Internet. I told the shopowner that my thoughts about the eyes and he did not really respond. Are the white/pale eyes an indication from si...

Today I returned the L600 and got my money back, first the guy from the shop disagreed with me and said that it was a L25. I showed him a picture of a Leopardus and then he agreed with me.