[Brochis] splendens or britskii
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[Brochis] splendens or britskii
Hello,
In your opinion?
Just for the biggest
I thought first that it was . But now I'm not sure...
Here, about , we can read "..../B. britskii also has a bony plate / shield that covers the white part of the underside of the head/...."
Can somebody help me, I don't see this bony plate in the pictures associated
Thank's a lot!
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Cathy
In your opinion?
Just for the biggest
I thought first that it was . But now I'm not sure...
Here, about , we can read "..../B. britskii also has a bony plate / shield that covers the white part of the underside of the head/...."
Can somebody help me, I don't see this bony plate in the pictures associated
Thank's a lot!
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Cathy
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Hello
this looks like the specimen in my tank:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=15111
I don't believe this is B.splendens...splendens has 12 rays in the dorsal fins, this species 14 to 15 ?(and that ist constant in all my 9 specimen).
I think it is a new species....somewhat in between splendens and britskii, but closer to B.splendens
Easy to keep, eats nearly everything, more colorfull than the other species of that genus...
had two spawns....behave like B.splendens...but in the community tank, nothing grew up...easy to stimulate (water change with significant drop of temp. down to 17°C)
edit:
this species a more "steep" front / fronthead than B.splendens, grows up much larger, is not as shy as B.splendens, has a short snout in comparison to B.splendens having a longer snout
this looks like the specimen in my tank:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=15111
I don't believe this is B.splendens...splendens has 12 rays in the dorsal fins, this species 14 to 15 ?(and that ist constant in all my 9 specimen).
I think it is a new species....somewhat in between splendens and britskii, but closer to B.splendens
Easy to keep, eats nearly everything, more colorfull than the other species of that genus...
had two spawns....behave like B.splendens...but in the community tank, nothing grew up...easy to stimulate (water change with significant drop of temp. down to 17°C)
edit:
this species a more "steep" front / fronthead than B.splendens, grows up much larger, is not as shy as B.splendens, has a short snout in comparison to B.splendens having a longer snout
best regards
Joern
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The largest one in the pictures is in my opinion an undescribed species, I have a group of 6 of these, they are far larger than any B. splendens I have seen.
The type specimen is from the Rio Napo in Ecuador and I know of at least 4 other B. splendens types from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Your fish look very much like the specimens from the Madre de Dios, South East Peru.
Ian
The type specimen is from the Rio Napo in Ecuador and I know of at least 4 other B. splendens types from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Your fish look very much like the specimens from the Madre de Dios, South East Peru.
Ian
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