hmmm.... thats irritating!

try it now...

video shows banjo catfish(s), bumblee catfish, LDA31 pleco, L075 pleco, L128 pleco, cherry shrimp, and apistogramma borelli, at feeding time.

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thanks guys, I'll go with it. If I ever get mouth pics, I'll be sure to post them up for confirmation.

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I did some maintenance and rescaped a little bit, made some "improvements" Hope to post up pics over the weekend.

Great pics! very clean ornamental tank. love the cats too.

Thank you very much for the positive comments. I still want to make more improvements here and there. I think it needs more leaves and some of the wood can be moved around a bit. I have turned off my large powerhead due to the little Hypselecara temporalis (chocolate cichlid) that likes to hide by ...

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adonis


L128 blue phantom

yes, apistogramma borelli. I noticed your screen name and thought I should mention them. I recieved a group of 6 from a fellow hobbyist/breeder. I'd like to believe the severums and silver dollars wouldn't bother them. I did add a very small chocolate cichlid recently which would possibly be the ...

ha ha ha, yes very true. I dare not put anything in here I wish to get back anytime soon. My first mistake was tossing in an UID'd pleco...

I may possibly rearrange the wood a little more vertically on the right to open up some substrate in the middle. I'm growing out some borelli to add as well.

Behold, a dream tank I've been hoping to get running for some time now. The biotope is reflective of a root snag in a blackwater stream.

120 gal A.G.A. 2'x2'x4'
filtration: homemade sump 20L w/ bioballs magdrive 1200 HOB overflow
hardscape: driftwood, rounded stones, sticks, almond leaves ...

I did notice the resemblance to L204 in the body shape, especially the head and tail. The spotting is slightly different than the pics of other LDA31's on the clog, as far as size/spacing/quantity. Thanks for all your help so far, I will attempt to catch it and get an open mouth pic.

I know, we're looking for spoon shaped teeth... The absence of tentacles rules out ancistrus right? Or am I still reaching?

Not the best, but the best I could do for now...

I wish I could tell you right now. I know the mouth is small, you can see that in the pics (#1, #3). As far as mouthparts go, I can't produce pics of those right now.

... we'll see, I have pics coming up

Thanks for the replys. Definitely not adonis, not a Leporacanthicus cf_galaxias(l007) , which is what I assumed it was by name alone. The suggestion of Panaque albomaculatus is probably a winner. I waited in front of my tank an hour for it to come out of the shadows with no luck. If at all possible ...

I bought this pleco as a galaxy pleco. I can't get good pics as of now or any pics that will be sufficient enough for an ID. The Fish is in my 120g that is 2/3 driftwood.

aside from the common "galaxy" traits such as black w/ white spots, I can only give you my best description. So here goes ...

so I went back, it's def costatus.... Which is which? white=male black=female or vice versa?

ok, makes sense. that did cross my mind... got kinda excited it was something else...

what should I look for to distinguish it from cataphractus?

looks like striped rapheal but has a dark belly rather than creamy white. Out of the smaller striped doradids, similar to Platydoras Costatus is it likely Acanthodoras spinosissimus? I'll look again to see if it's belly is mottled, prob take a picture...

thanks, Not sure when and if I'll get them. I will definitely post up pics, etc.

An importer told me he's getting these. I may buy them, just wanted to know if anyone knows anything if at all about them.

Wow, I really appreciate the help there. I could do some damage with that list. Very interesting info!

Well, I can see that you have been doing some legwork. I've been looking on and off through importers and such, never any luck on any of these. It seems that if they don't have a common name then they don't get put on the shelf.

A little update; I still have this guy. He must be close to 3 years old now. He has propped himself into a spot where I can see him everyday. He's eating a lot, still looks the same as the pics posted here. I can try to get more pics for this thread and hopefully get an ID or possibly use the pic ...

updated pictures of my 45g

questions and comments welcome!

This tank still needs more wood and the plants need to grow out a little. The orange heads need to move out also. It's a tit bit overstocked.

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great looking fishes. one of my favorites