Missed one of him in the tank.......



Thanks for looking

Andy

Hey guys Some of you may remember i bought a group of 134 and posed here for some help sexing them... heres the thread http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33395 During that thread it was figured out that "Fish 2" was quite obviously not an L134.... It was suggested b...

I'd agree, 3 Males (1,3,5) and 2 females. They need some love and good food though before any breeding attempts as the females especially need conditioning as they aren't very robust in the abdomen.

Good luck with them
Andy

Oops sorry, i'll check out the other threads.
Thanks

Hey guys

A guy from SVAS found this vid of a "new" pleco. Its a stunning fish, just thought id put it up here so you guys can have a look.......
Any one any ideas on what it is/might be?? Lnumber?? etc


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Almost impossible from that picture....... its not in focus and not close enough to the fish? do you have more pictures? Its very hard to tell by just body shape from that distance as they could either be females or well fed males They both have characteristics of both sexes but at a guess i would s...

Yeah i suppose i didn't choose the easiest fish to try and sex :d but it would be boring if i did it the easy way. i've only had them for a few week so im sure i'll get used to them and get better at sexing them soon. I've kept L046 for about 10yrs on and off and im pretty good at sexing them now :d...

Haha well spotted Mats, one too many zero's on there :ymblushing: , your right it is of course a food tub and is 100mm x 160mm. Fish 11 (female) is 100mm SL and two of my original males are around the 90mm SL size so may put them together and see how they get on. The rest average out at around the 6...

i agree..... All L129 and All male.....cheek and pectoral odontodes, head shape and caudal "hair" all points to males.
good luck with finding a female for them

Thanks for your thoughts MatsP I've added the sizes of the fish to the pictures, i know my hands look huge in some of the pictures but some of the fish are actually a good mature size. Also, the tub they were pictured in is 100mm x 1600mm. My thoughts are Fish 1-5 = All Male Fish 6 = possible female...

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Doesn't anyone have any ideas? Educated guesses on any of them??

Andy

Hey everyone you may have seen my last topic about my group of L134's that i got a while ago. Today i managed to buy another group of 12 p.compta and i'd like some help sexing them if anyone fancies the challenge :d i have my own thoughts on a few of them but im only 50/50 at best with some of them....

Also, further information that may help....
Fish 1 is approx. 3 years old
Fish 2 is estimated at 7-10 years old
Fish 3, 4 and 5 are thought to be in the region of about 6-8 years old.

Andy

Hi and thanks again for the information so far...... regarding my group, obviously any breeding plans are on hold until i can source a female or 2 to join the group...... (any help or suggestions appreciated :-BD ) As far as there being 2 strains of 134.... can anyone point me in the direction of so...

WOW! thanks everyone for all the replies!! ^:)^ So i definitely have 4 x L134's that i can try and breed...... i guess i'll just have to see how the fry turn out regarding their colour patterns!! i have never seen so much variation apart from in books either.... it was very weird because i was looki...

Fish 4 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%204/IMG_0328.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%204/IMG_0337.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%204/IMG_0353.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%204/IMG_0355.jpg Fish ...

Fish 2 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%202/IMG_0327.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%202/IMG_0334.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%202/IMG_0371.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%202/IMG_0372.jpg Fish ...

Fish 1 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%201/IMG_0330.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%201/IMG_0383.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%201/IMG_0386.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/Andy4t8/L134%20-%201/IMG_0389.jpg http:...

Hi Everyone I have just purchased 5 Plecos described to me as L134 (P.Compta) from a local guy i know. I have no reason to question or doubt him. However the plecs have massive variations in their colour patterns which is making me wonder. I have set them up in a breeding set up and don't want to wa...

Hey FunkyFredFrog

Small world eh! i'm in sheffield too (jct31) . I think one of them looks like a 201(H.Inspector) but its hard from the video. Which LFS were they at? i'll try and pop in while out and about and see if i can tell in person (dont worry i wouldn't buy it lol )

Andy

Hi, I haven't updated as yet as there is no real change in the situation.... The pleco still has the growths, but is still acting and behaving normally, appears very healthy (full stomach, protecting his cave, blue tinge to fins) and has enjoyed a feed of live bloodworm tonight, and I have kept up d...

well good conditions are obviously top of the priority list so hopefully he'll fight this off. He's fed well again tonight and is still looking healthy (apart from the obvious) It was one of ingo seidels articles on L046 that first got me hooked on zebra plecs. Again thanks for the help ^:)^ much ap...

So the virus is just dormant until the fish immune system is low (through stress) at which point the virus can take hold...... but is self resolving as the fish's immune system fights back??? i hope this is the case, i'm panicked slightly by the plecs age (about 6/7) but he does seem otherwise in go...

Hey everyone, Just thought id come introduce myself...... I joined last night as i needed help with some wart like lumps on one of my L046, and have decided it would be a good idea to try and stick around.... I'm Andy from Sheffield, UK. I'm 28 (29 in a few weeks) have been keeping tropical fish for...

Good Morning and thanks for the help and suggestions so far guys..... The fish is still acting normal/searching for food etc this morning so no further developments. Judging from the info you guys have posted i'd be inclined to agree. I got the wart papilloma idea from an article on 'Aquatic communi...

Yeah i've looked at that option too but all the images and info of Lymphocystis i can find don't seem to match with the symptoms and images of my fish..... could you expand a little on your thoughts??

Hey everyone Im pretty desperate for some help!! Has anyone had any experience with warts or papiloma on fish?? I noticed some pinkish warty lumps on one of my Male zebra plecs yesterday. i've investigated further today and he has about 8 spanning his entire head area. i've posted on a couple of oth...