They are more delicate then all other Hypancistrus species, your aquarium is not so big just around 100 L so they can have problem with the more robust L20 to compete with food and hiding spots. You can try for a while to see how it works, I have very little experience of L20 but keep an extra eye ...

They are for sure L174 Hypancistrus sp and nothing else. If your goal is to breed them I would not recomend to keep them together with your other L20, L174 is not only one of the smallest species they are also much more "delicate" to breed.

Janne
Well,breeding them is not my primary concern ...

L174 was also my initial guess, as, like some of you say, they have very small eyes (something which only a few Hypancistrus spp. have, if I'm not mistaken), and also, despite the fact that they're just 4-5cm. in size, some of them already have rather prominent odontodal growth, so are probably ...

Sounds good to me! In fact, I think you could even house 2 or 3 more L066's in there, to enhance the chances of them reproducing (not sure if that's your goal, though). I mean, proposed stock, tank size and filtration all leave room for a few more pleco's, or other fish, if that's what you'd rather ...

Hey all,
yesterday I went to an LFS nearby and came home with four of these small Hypancistrus (1,5-2" in size at most) - for 18,75 euro's a piece.
I alreday have an idea what species they are, but would appreciate you peeps' opinion on the matter as well. So, please go ahead and fire at will.

Here ...

Besides L239, I haven't seen Loricarids in aquarium stores being sold under the name Panaque.
Sometimes, Hypostomus species previous known as Cochliodon are also called Panaque: it's incorrect, but at least those fish are wood-eaters.
And some ichtyologists (whether rightfully or not I don't know ...

Very nice fish, great blue coloration already!

Nice! Have they started munching on wood yet?
Amanda
It's unlikely that they will: despite their common name, these fish are no true Panaque's, and neither are they wood-eaters. Given the shape of their mouth, I think they're Aufwuchs-eaters (like ...

Looking at your small photos...the L190 is actually a young L330 Panaque sp.

Janne
Really? I've wondered about that before, as his lines slowly began to break about a year after I bought him, but didn't really pay much attention to it (as far as care and feeding are concerned, it doesn't make a ...

I'm aware that "L600" is not an officially recognized number, but (unfortunately) it has found its way to hobbyists and dealers alike: on the plus-side, it makes it easier to distinguish it from L114 without having to resort to throwing around scientific names (especially since with these two ...

Mike_Noren wrote:Well, that temperature isn't dangerous to their health, at least.
Whether it might make them less likely to spawn is unknown to me.

Keeping them alive (and prospering) is priority #1 for me, so that's good to hear. If they'd reproduce that would be grrat: if not, I could live with that...

Thanks a lot for the feedback, guys!

I keep them together with some 7 Bronze Cories 'Orange Stripe', 6 Marbled Hatchet Fish, three Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlids (1m/2f) and 3 L020 Polka Dot Pleco's (I think 1m/2f), so the potential for breeding is definitely there. So far nothing has happened in the tank ...

I don't think they are some sort of Parotocinclus sp., because they don't have an adipose fin.
After browsing the web a little, I'm leaning towards LG2 Otocinclus sp. "Paraguay" (or Otocinclus "negros"). I'm a real novice on Hypoptominae/Hypoptopomatinae, though...

But thanks for your feedback! :)

Hey all,
yesterday I found 6 small, brownish Otocinclus-like fish, and since I have a soft spot for rare fish, I could not resist (the fact the only cost 2 euro's a piece probably also played a role, though :wink: )
I'd like to know what species they are, and how to take proper care of them (water ...

Hey all,

I just wanted to confirm the ID of these two fish:

Number one was sold as L114, but I doubt it is (looks more like "L600" to me).
http://www.piranha-info.com/images/p_leopardus_12.jpg
Taken yesterday, with flash

http://www.piranha-info.com/images/p_leopardus_07.jpg
Taken about a ...

I'm quite sure this is Pseudacanthicus sp(L097) , I have seen quite many of them and they are very variable in their pattern. The spots are only white when they are young and turns more yellowish with age and size, some species have very few or almost lack the spots.

Janne
That makes sense. I ...

Given the color and size/amount of black stripes, my first guess is L027 'Rio Tapajos'.

Hey all,
yesterday I stumbled upon one of the best deals I have found so far: I've always wanted more Cactus Pleco's, but they are very hard to come by in my area. So to my great astonishment my favorite LFS had a gorgeous 6,5" black and greyish white spotted Pseudacanthicus in one of their tanks ...

Yeah, worrying about your fish (even when you stay away for a much shorter period of time, and even when there's someone taking care of the fish during your absence) is something that has been firmly anchored into our systems, I guess :D
I've placed the care of my fish in the hands of others ...

I just came back from a 10-day vacation, during which my fish (Loricarids - including Aufwuchs-eaters like yours - , Corydoras, Apisto's and small Characins) weren't fed or looked after at all. And although I was a bit worried that I may had overplayed my hand, all the fish were perfectly fine and ...

HI!

According to Ingo Seidel, P.leopardus is different from L114 on the following point
-More elongated head
-Smaller dorsal fin
-Brighter and more extended orange/red coloration
-smaller head spots that tends to vanish with age
-overall body colour: green grey vc brown grey

Cheers
Yann
My new ...

Ik too use the Mergus Wels Atlas as one of my sources, and this fish does seem to resemble what they call Pseudacanthicus leopardus (aka. Leopard Cactus Pleco -- is that the same as L600, btw?) much more closely than L114 Pseudacanthicus sp. / Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus (aka. Demini Leopard ...

Hey everyone,
yesterday I bought myself a new pleco (almost two for that matter, but 70 euro's for a 6" Snowball was a bit too much), and I was wondering about its identity. I do have my own ideas, but I'd rather hear some suggestions from you guys too.

The fish is about 5-6" in size, cost me 40 ...

Thanks for your feedback, guys! :)

The fish have noticably changed in appearance (coloration, eye color) now that they have gotten more comfortable in their tank, so I figured it would be a good idea to post some additional pictures.

Do you guys still have the same opinion after seeing these pics ...

In my experience, plants that do very well even without fertilizer or lots of light, are various kinds of Anubias and Cryptocoryne. I'm very pleased with the Onion Plants (Crinum sp.) I have, but they may grow a bit too big for a 29g tank.

Hey Martijn, thanks for your input!

That's what I more or less thought (or actually, hoped for), but I don't know enough about Cory's to be able convince myself when in doubt... ;)

Breeding Peckoltia's and Hypancistrus is so last month... :P

Just kidding of course, but nonetheless I'd try to get off the beaten tracks, and try something that has not, or only rarely been done before - something like Oligancistrus, Lasiancistrus, Pseudolithoxus, Leporacanthicus or Baryancistrus ...

Like MatsP, I too have an L015, but mine is very secretive during the day (although he does come out when dinner is served). Just to show that fish have their own personalities, even within the same species.

In the end, what is most important (imo/ime.) is whether your fish are feeling comfortable ...

I also posted this on PFanatics - this is info taken from the Mergus Wels Atlas vol. 2 (I don't know how accurate it or trustworthy it is, though).


L203 and LDA65 are one and the same species (in fact, L203 is the juvenile form of LDA65): they are found together in the same stretches of river ...

Hey Tuti, what's up?
I just bought an L244 as well, and it looks a lot like yours. And I just read (in the Mergus Wels Atlas) that they are very rarely exported... guess not... :P

Anyways, here are some pics:
http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/data/500/L244_03.jpg

http://www.plecofanatics ...

Hey all,

Last friday I bought 6 Cory's to liven up my 25g tank a little, but I'm not really sure about their identity. They were labelled Corydoras aeneus at the store (price: 2 bucks a piece), but they don't really look like the Bronze Cory's I had before. These new fish seem to be a bit darker in ...