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by Acanthicus
27 Feb 2024, 13:31
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L27 vs L190 as juvenile and adult
Replies: 2
Views: 1096

Re: L27 vs L190 as juvenile and adult

HI, I'd say P. armbrusteri has more contrast and depending on the catch location also a bit more colour. The difference is not huge though and I wouldn't call any of the two "better looking". How about getting two P. nigrolineatus for the price of one P. armbrusteri? Definetely more fun to...
by Acanthicus
12 Feb 2024, 12:02
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Is her l082 or l201?
Replies: 4
Views: 937

Re: Is her l082 or l201?

Hi, thats L 201 indeed. L 471 will turn out as the same species as L 201 I assume. There were a few specimens kept and bred by danish hobbyists in the beginning, and they stayed small over years and generations (few only), hence it was published to be a relatively small species. But at new places th...
by Acanthicus
05 Feb 2024, 18:59
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Catfish Photography
Replies: 84
Views: 13002

Re: Catfish Photography

Now we are talking, this really is a nice fish that is rare and will look stunning when adult.
Hope Haakon keeps one or two in the big tank on display. :d
by Acanthicus
02 Feb 2024, 07:36
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Your favourite catfish in space wearing a kilt
Replies: 6
Views: 804

Re: Your favourite catfish in space wearing a kilt

That star destroyer on the water made me think of something I hadn't noticed before, did the empire or first order ever build ships and boats for the fights on water? I don't think so. There are no fights on water in general I think, similar to the first age and Morgoth, who also never tried to conq...
by Acanthicus
16 Jan 2024, 16:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras gossei
Replies: 2
Views: 662

Re: Corydoras gossei

HI, its in the area of the border between Bolivia and Brazil, but on the brazilian side. Check it out on google maps and you will easily find it. The exact location is not given anywhere, but I expect the species to have a rather large distribution in the region. Most likely in creeks with clear wat...
by Acanthicus
09 Dec 2023, 14:32
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: question about clownpleco l104 and l206
Replies: 2
Views: 1518

Re: question about clownpleco l104 and l206

Hi,

they can, but I expect it unlikely to happen. I wouldn't get rid of any of them now for that reason.

cheers
Daniel
by Acanthicus
16 Nov 2023, 17:08
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Are these L136C or L136B ?
Replies: 12
Views: 2832

Re: Are these L136C or L136B ?

Hi,

some years ago your individuals clearly would have been classified as the c-type, now they are nice b-specimens, compared to the "good" c ones.
by Acanthicus
29 Sep 2023, 09:13
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Have you encountered cases of gulper catfish cannibalism?
Replies: 5
Views: 1462

Re: Have you encountered cases of gulper catfish cannibalism?

I am feeling sorry for all three of us and the future viewers of those videos. Plus, I don't think the big one really ate the smaller one, what can be seen on the video is the typical intraspecific behaviour and not a sign of aggression. Since the guy seems to be omnipresent with his phone, whenever...
by Acanthicus
27 Aug 2023, 08:45
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Hypan ID
Replies: 10
Views: 1720

Re: Hypan ID

Morning, I have seen offspring of L 260 looking just like this one, but that doesn't mean a lot. It could make a nice breeding project if you are into selecting and waiting some time. Get this specimen and some "normal" looking ones from the same shipment and see what you end up with after...
by Acanthicus
16 Jul 2023, 18:04
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Epidermal modifications in Erethistes hara
Replies: 1
Views: 611

Re: Epidermal modifications in Erethistes hara

Hi,

if anybody has a pdf of this already, I'd highly appreciate a copy.
by Acanthicus
16 Jun 2023, 11:20
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: L240, L7 or L29?
Replies: 2
Views: 514

Re: L240, L7 or L29?

Hi,

looks like a female L 7 to me, if not it is L 29.
by Acanthicus
08 Mar 2023, 19:17
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus sp. L-519
Replies: 6
Views: 857

Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519

Hi, they are definitely captive bred. All the thousands and thousands of L 519 are going back to a good dozen of specimens that were once brought back from South America. They are comparable in their demands with most of the longer known species of Ancistrus and easy to breed. Meanwhile many breeder...
by Acanthicus
01 Mar 2023, 17:03
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Need help identifying this cat.
Replies: 5
Views: 522

Re: Need help identifying this cat.

Hi,

I'd say Jools is correct.
by Acanthicus
23 Feb 2023, 18:07
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: White L333???
Replies: 6
Views: 654

Re: White L333???

Hi Jools, Yes, I think @Acanthicus also photographed a similar specimen if memory serves. I can provide you with a good dozen of different phenotypes of L 333, thin and broad lines, white and yellow, albino and normal, but unfortunately I haven't come across a leucistic or simply white specimen yet....
by Acanthicus
31 Jan 2023, 20:06
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: L134 or Not?
Replies: 9
Views: 1395

Re: L134 or Not?

Hi, I bet it is not the only misidentification that happened in the past of this little Hypancistrus. There was surely no P. compta involved. It is not H. furunculus though, for which the head shape and the eye position is not correct. But L 450 isn't a bad call, neither would be L 333. Both are reg...
by Acanthicus
18 Dec 2022, 12:03
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Tiger, or clown?
Replies: 2
Views: 720

Re: Tiger, or clown?

Agree with Hypancistrus, one of the debilittera group.
by Acanthicus
30 Aug 2022, 20:36
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Mystery Pleco
Replies: 6
Views: 1711

Re: Mystery Pleco

Hi, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are L 66, or at least this is the closest name for them of the ones we use in the hobby. They look a lot like the ones we collected in front of Altamira back in 2014, which are said to origin in released specimens from several locations of the river. 2 is actually L 260 The circ...
by Acanthicus
13 Aug 2022, 21:51
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Catfish from Rio Nanay, Peru
Replies: 5
Views: 1634

Re: Catfish from Rio Nanay, Peru

Hi Karsten,

fish 1 is Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, agree
fish 2 might be Trachelyopterus cf. galeatus
fish 7 made me think of Hassar orestis first
fish 8 is Pterobunocephalus dolichurus, agree
fish 9 is an undescribed Bunocephalus I think
fish 10 is Pterobunocephalus aff. depressus
by Acanthicus
26 Jul 2022, 21:39
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Triple Crown Convention
Replies: 4
Views: 1977

Re: Triple Crown Convention

Eric, I see you already headed southwards. Good luck down there, you will possibly regret your choice though. ;-)
by Acanthicus
25 Jul 2022, 17:06
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Triple Crown Convention
Replies: 4
Views: 1977

Triple Crown Convention

Hi there, I know the convention this weekend will not be about catfish, but anyway, is there anybody going? From what I hear it is going to be an amazing meeting with people from all over the US. I'd be happy to meet there and have a glass. https://convention.cichlid.org/?_ga=2.136354608.1037149518....
by Acanthicus
02 Jul 2022, 10:26
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Hypostomus basilisko ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1227

Re: Hypostomus basilisko ?

Hi, indeed, this is H.basilisko. Normally, at that size they are about two years old, a typical size they have when imported. What makes you think it is between 10 and 15, did it come back from another customer before? They get old, but it is always hard to tell the maximum age, 20 at least, 30 mayb...
by Acanthicus
27 Jun 2022, 20:11
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Mystery Doradide
Replies: 3
Views: 1630

Re: Mystery Doradide

Agreed with Viktor, a great species, but nothing for the normal sized tank in the living room.
by Acanthicus
07 Jun 2022, 22:40
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: What is the story behind the albino gold lazer corys seen lately?
Replies: 3
Views: 3506

Re: What is the story behind the albino gold lazer corys seen lately?

Hi,

there is an article about this and the even less known "red albino form" of CW010 in the current issue of the BSSW-Report. Obviosuly, I can not publish it online now, but I will happily do so in a while from now.
by Acanthicus
24 May 2022, 14:44
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: If this isn't an L134, then what is it?
Replies: 3
Views: 1536

Re: If this isn't an L134, then what is it?

Hi,

you got a Hypancistrus from the Xingu, a member of the "wormlined pattern complex".
by Acanthicus
24 May 2022, 14:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L129 or L204 ?
Replies: 5
Views: 1637

Re: L129 or L204 ?

Hi,

they are all Hypancistrus and likely debilittera.
by Acanthicus
11 May 2022, 17:51
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: 236 SW
Replies: 2
Views: 1673

Re: 236 SW

Hi,

you can breed all strains of L 236 with each other.
by Acanthicus
27 Apr 2022, 17:51
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Pseudohemiodon in Ecuador
Replies: 5
Views: 1566

Re: Pseudohemiodon in Ecuador

Hi,

both are the same species and it is almendarizi.
by Acanthicus
27 Apr 2022, 05:25
Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
Topic: Pseudohemiodon in Ecuador
Replies: 5
Views: 1566

Re: Pseudohemiodon in Ecuador

Hi,

it looks very much like what we used to call sp. "Tigre" or "Tiger" so far, the mentioned distribution also matches this species.

It is not common in the hobby, but now and then there are exports.
by Acanthicus
26 Apr 2022, 16:47
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Pleco type ID by mouth?
Replies: 10
Views: 2181

Re: Pleco type ID by mouth?

Hi, there is no official key to identify a species by looking on a mouth/oral disk. It's all about experience, one day you will have that kind of a feeling that "a mouth" should belong to "a species" or at least a genus. The genus is easy, but the species requires hundreds of hun...

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