Hi

Thanks again for input and a great site that one can get valuable info and advice from. Settled on P. Anthrax.

Regards
Alvin

Hi Thanks for the valuable input. I am almost certain its P. Anthrax as it does not have any white markings on dorsal or caudal. Uncertain still about growth rate as I have not seen remarkable growth, I also have not seen the profuse pectoral and cheek hair growth thats on most of the pics on the in...

Hi Racoll

Sorry, thought I had...
Thanks for input. Lets see if anyone else as any other suggestions.

Hi Any help identifying this pleco will be greatly appreciated. Sold by petshop as L201 at 5cm TL. I have had L201, hypancistrus contradens, white spotted (peppermint) and L183 plecos and this pleco is definately not one of those. Ive had them for a year and a half and they have just grown a cm so v...

Daniel...Tks for the reply.

Rgds
Alvin

Hi I have the opportunity to purchase 2 of these but as they are quite expensive, I want to be sure that I know whats required. The info on the web is both limited and contradictory, therefore I am hoping to appeal to the wealth of info in this forum. The fish are 12-13cm TL. My tap water is around ...

Thanks MatsP

I'll take that as a yes. Off to buy new tank.

Thanks
Alvin

Hi

Will this happen if I keep these two species together? Trying to make some more tank space hence any advice or information regarding this will be appreciated.

Thanks
Alvin

I will lower the temp, MatsP.

Thanks again for the useful advice.

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the info MatsP. They are the only ones in the tank. The temperature as not changed, 26-27 deg celcius. I will just have to be patient. Will cave size be a factor? I havent changed the cave in the last 2 years and even when I offered the male a bigger cave he stil...

Hi I have an established breeding pair of white spot ancistrus that have been giving me regular spawns every month or two, for the last 2-3 years. I would approximate their age to be 5 yrs+. They usually spawn with little or no effort on my part. But now even with ultra conditioning and rigid water ...

Hi Silurus and MatsP

Thanks for the quick reply. After looking at various pics of a punctatus I do believe thats what I have.

It is amazing how you guys can put an id to fish with such limited information and poor pics.

Thanks again for a great website and quality unselfish information.

Hi I was sold this pair has 'galaxy' ancistrus. Any help in id will be greatly appreciated. The male adult has extensive bristles which are also branched out. The female is also bristled with no noticeable branching of bristles. The adults have an overall charcoal grey to black colouration and sligh...

I will definately go with your suggestion. Thanks again

Hi Matsp

Thanks for the invaluable information and advice. I am going to buy 5 and hope once they have settled in that I will be able to tell the difference.

Thanks again.

Hi Besides checking for odontal growth along the pectoral and lower half of the body is there any other way to distinguish between male and female panaque maccus? For example, if I wanted to look at the sexual organs, what would be the distinguishing trait? Is there colouration differences or any ot...

Hi Mats Thanks for the info and advice. I was assured by the supplier that it was acestra acus. As I lack both species to compare them, as well as the 'eye' or experience to differentiate, I am in the dark. I will post a picture as soon as I get a decent camera so that you guys can lend a hand with ...

Hi I have a breeding pair of farlowella acus and another breeding pair of whiptail parva. I want to keep them together in a 120l tank with hopefully enough hiding places. Will this lead to the males having territorial disputes, especially during breeding? If they do spawn, will one species feed on t...

hi apistomaster
we dont get cherry shrimp over here. not sure if they are illegal here. decided to go the apple snail route. the ancistrus can be a bit of a fussy cleaner except when baby marrows and algae are involved. tks for the help

hi bas pels
tks for the advice

hi folks
can bronze corys be used to eat up the uneaten food in a tank of new born danio fry? will they eat the fry? also will they eat up the infertile eggs on the bottom of the tank? will apple snails be a better option? any info will be greatly appreciated. tks

hi folks trying my hand at raising brine shrimp and need some help. firstly, after the eggs have hatched does one still need to keep bubbling air into the solution if one wants to raise them to adults? secondly, what is the best food to raise the brine shrimp on to increase their protein value?. thi...

tks for the prompt reply matsp
will heed ur advice with the next spawn. would the high protein explain the change in color though? ie losing their color before dying or is the change in color an indication that they are not feeding well??
tks again

hi folks ive had 2 spawnings from my albino bn and managed to keep the fry alive for a week. for some reason after this period some and then all of my fry turned white and died. i did 30% daily water changes and temperature was constant at 25degC. food was powdered food and algae wafers. can anyone ...

tks again matsp
it is the albino version of the common bristlenose.will try the other forums tks again

tk u matsp
from ur experience can u recommend some species?. i have some young gold ancistrus at the moment but am impatient to wait till they are mature. would like to give it all a bash. also, will any of the corys breed under those conditions?..except for bronze corys...tks again for the info.

hi
my tapwater ph is 7.7 gh 8. is there any south american catfish that will breed in these conditions?..eg..bronze corys and ancistrus??..help plse!

hi
can anyone tell me what fish are found in the 'white'or 'blue' waters of south america. catfish or characins. tks!

tks mike

hi folks
not sure if im posting in the right section but anyways...does anyone know how to sex and breed dario botias?...as well as good tank mates?