Panaque but whitch one?

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Panaque but whitch one?

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One guy at our local forum told he have fry from Panaque pair. I asked photos and he sent these to my email. Photos are not good but what you think?

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I'm skeptical those are Panaque fry. Are there any other loricariids with them? All the tiny Panaque I've seen (wild caught) actually look reasonably like Panaque with their characteristic proportions.
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I too doubt they are Panaque fry. The 'adults' could be semi adult P. schaeferi?
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The babies look like fry to me. Look at the shape of the tail fin for example.
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Thank you all for answers. I have not seen Panaque fry but I though those are super rare so I was suspicious from the start.
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I agree that these look like Ancistrus fry
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The Panaque looks like P. schaeferi. This is a very large panaque and there is no way it could have had fry at the current size.

What else is in the tank with them?
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They remind me a bit of my little A. Claro. Definitely Ancistrus I'd say.
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If you look closely at the second picture, there is a fry stuck on the glass next to the Panaque. It clearly shows a mouth/ teeth of an Ancistrus b-)
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jac wrote:If you look closely at the second picture, there is a fry stuck on the glass next to the Panaque. It clearly shows a mouth/ teeth of an Ancistrus b-)
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