I will check the caudal fin and try to get some additional pics.

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I picked up these at the Catfish Cataclysm rare catfish auction. They were labeled as Hypoptopoma sp. Rio Tigre so I'm assuming Peru as collection point. They look very similar to Hypoptopoma cf.guianense[attachment=1]IMG_2642 ...

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Your fish looks similar to a couple I picked up recently. Check out the pictures of mine on this thread- http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=45368

Personally I think mine are closer to L205 than brevis but that's my opinion, yours might be closer to brevis but there is a chance ...

I will be there- look for MadTown Aquaculture- we will be vending both catfish and noncatfish
List of cats for sale

I was able to get a good shot of the tail of one of them, I think the suspected female. Looking through the Cat-e-log I am leaning more towards L205 and not brevis. None of the brevis pictures show much of a fork in the tail, but the L205 pictures do.

Thanks Daniel!

It is certainly possible L205 and brevis are the same species. Maybe until a formal description is published I will call them Peckoltia cf brevis (L205). I'm not sure I can use the cf, have to look up my nomenclature rules.

Acanthicus wrote: 03 Sep 2017, 22:09 The pictured fishes are P. brevis.

But A./P. furcata is in the trade as well right now. Pier Aquatics got the first bigger bunch this spring and Amazon-Aquatics in Germany also got some.

What makes them brevis vs. furcata or L205? They look like a match for 205 to me.

Thanks Eric, that does appear to be it. Once they settle in I will see if I can spot odontodes to confirm my sexes.

Forgot the top down view

I got the fish pictured in a lump deal at a pet store going out of business. The owner said he thought the might be Peckoltia brevis and they were labeled something else (braueri maybe) when they came in. Looking through the Cat-e-log they look closer to furcata to me but I am looking for ...

I have L140s and that one does not look the same, stripes are not broken up like yours and I would say there is a little more yellow in the L140. Can't confirm anything else but I would rule out L140

I have had my L140s spawn both with and without light over the tank. Regular bristlenose spawned with light on the tank.

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Picture of the big clutch before moving them to a growout tank.

Hello, just wanted to share my recent spawn for the record.

I recently pulled the offspring from the 2nd successful spawn of my L140 pair. The first viable spawn (there was a previous batch of mostly unfertilized and non surviving eggs) yielded 17 fry all of which are still doing well 2 months ...

I was able to get my L140 to spawn and pulled out 17 fry yesterday. I wanted to share a few pictures I took of the fry before I moved them to a rearing tank.

Also, I can't find much on the way of pricing for these fish. How much would you pay for one? I am hoping to have some of these fry for sale ...

First off, this is a great discussion and kudos to all for posting clearly and rationally and not devolving into a flame war which can often happen in posts like this.

I am in agreement with the opinion that man made deformities that clearly affect the fish (balloon body, etc.) are horrible ...

So the real question is, will the banjo cats be good foster parents even though they were (presumable) not consulted or will they abuse the children

Not to condone the Walmart fish tanks but we need to be cautious to lump them all together, just like LFS's or chain pet stores they are not created equal. While it seems like dkw's was poorly managed it will come down to the individual manager over that area. Many years ago I was one such pet ...

And I just had a friend give me some magnolia leaves to try, also free!

I have used them a few times, they are good for conditioning the water and softening it. Oak leaves work well for this also and for me they are way cheaper (free) and last longer.

I have several pieces of elm from the tree in my yard in my tanks right now. It was cut fresh and weighted in a spare tank until it sunk (some smaller pieces took less than a week). I did not remove the bark and the fish have been thriving, I have found that my live bearer fry have grown faster in ...

I thought dhonti had more prominent spotting and a lighter colored background. I am no expert but I just heard Anthony Tu speak this weekend on synodontis of tanganyika and the picture of dhonti he used had much different coloration than the photo above.

I have heard that scarlet badis will (in fact, are natural predators of) flatworms and will leave shrimp alone. I have been meaning to try it in my shrimp tank but haven't yet. If I do I will post the outcome.

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