I think a plastic breeding box will just stress it out. It's probably being outcompeted for food, so while I agree that separating it will probably help, I don't think a breeding box will. I used to keep loricariid fry to feed in breeding boxes but it turns out they just grow faster being left in th...

I'd suggest taking a picture out of the bag, the bag's distortion makes it hard to tell what it is.

I think it is a spotted codling/hake, Urophycis regia, or something similar. I'm not very familiar with hakes.

Incidentally, it is not a catfish.

I'm leaning towards H. contradens because of the larger spot size...

It's odd looking. P. disjunctivus and P. pardalis are supposed to both have dark spots on a light background, not light spots on a dark background. Light spots on a dark background is more similar to P. anisitsi. But it could still be a hybrid Pterygoplichthys anyway, as many in the trade are, which...

Hey all, I am the proud new owner of a Hypancistrus inspector. I have also purchased H. inspector from Snook in the past, so now I have two batches. Of course, my intent like with other Hypancistrus is to breed them, so I'd take Snook's last specimen he currently has off his hands and add it to my c...

Where in DE did you get them? Very nice find!

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Looks like .

Yes, common pleco.

Looks like L260 through and through!

From Rio Takutu / Rio Tacutu we know of a Hypancistrus which is black with white spots; L404 . That makes it very likely that this is the fish in the jar :D Haakon Indeed, I figured that would be what it was! Like this? I saw a group of them for sale recently in my favourite fish shop :) ImageUploa...

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L306 is from the Takutu river on the border of Brazil and Guyana. I have assumed this is a fairly rare area for fishes to be exported from, but I didn't think L306 were actually banned from the US.

It should be fine as long as you have enough caves for hiding places.

The Hypancistrus article by Haakon also provides excellent coverage of the diversity of Xingu Hypancistrus. I do not regret subscribing to Amazonas, they provide excellent, current material.

Agreed with the above, I just wanted to mention that I actually prefer starting tanks with established filters, makes it way easier and takes a load off the mind when you don't have to worry about cycling.

My apologies for the delay in sending out the article, but I was going to wait until I obtained an actual published copy of the paper (I only have the electronic pre-print at the moment). Understandable, I like having the published final copy... Also, a copy of the latter paper would be appreciated...

"Expert" is relative... It's definitely a Panaqolus; there are a number of species, including undescribed species, that look really similar to this, and so identification can be difficult, especially without locality information. If you know what to look for, Panaqolus and Peckoltia can be...

I'd appreciate a copy as well. Thanks!

Dorado is . That doesn't necessarily mean the fish was properly labeled, but it does look like a Brachyplatystoma from what I can tell.

Looks like an unusual Orinoco-type Hypancistrus that's been posted in the past. Definitely very nice, it's nice to see there's more than one of them...

Finally got my copy! Looks real good.

Looks like to me.

I don't think the prices between L201, H. contradens, and H. inspector vary all that much. However, H. contradens appears to be less common than L201, and H. inspector even less common. As someone who has hunted for H. inspector as well, I can definitely say that in general they are not the one sold...

It's a . It has the potential to get far larger than 12".

Still waiting on my copy.

Snookn21 on aquabid has them right now. They're not too common IME so I'd get them while you can.

I don't think the big guys are Hypancistrus. To me they look more similar to Panaqolus sp`acre` , but that doesn't seem to be a match either. Peckoltia vittata and Panaqolus maccus are quite different. Click on the links to check out the Cat-elog images. Also, Panaqolus (and Panaque) differ from Pec...

I think I've heard (or maybe I assumed) these fish ship extremely poorly. I've never seen one in the states but they've made it as far as the UK since I think PFK ran an article on Polynemus paradiseus a few years ago.