yannfulliquet wrote:hi!

Yeap.. it looks like an

Hypancistrus sp. (L199)

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If L129 was a possibility...well it sure ain't one!

Cheers
Yann

haha Yann, you are a doll. Thanks for that! Glad to know we have the little guy sorted.

I figured I should post some new pictures with a halfway decent camera. Are we all stillin agreement that this is an L199? His brighter lines are closer to white than orange, but for some reason they just don't turn out like that on camera. he's hard to take pics of!
Thanks folks. :D

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What the heck is it? It looks like some form of sock puppet. I WANT ONE.
So yeah. If you know what the heck that thing is, let me know.
Ellie

Hi!

You are doing the right thing.
Check the informations for the other Hypancistrus spp in the Catelog...you can use them for him as well...

You might want to feed him when the lights go off...

Cheers
Yann

Thanks Yann. I really appreciate that! I'm also really sorry about putting that in the ...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this but you lovely folks id'd my guy as an L199 Hypancistrus. This works well. Someone said if he has a small mouth, he's a meat eater. So through my experimenting, I have tried feeding him algae pellets (which he pretty well ignores.. I think. he won't do ...

This is my new guy, and I haven't figured out a name for him yet. But he's so totally cool.
The aquatic centre I bought him at had him listed as a Hairy Pleco but I knew it wasn't right... so I bought him anyways. The nearest thing I've seen is the Banded Peckoltia, so is that what it is?

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