I've heard that they are quite aggressive towards other synos. Is it true? Is it likely to rip fin filaments of Synodontis decorus?

Thanks. I'm not planning to bring any fish back, just want to see live fishes. More info is welcome

Any suggestion for snorkeling trip for plecos and other fishes at Rio Xingu or nearby areas? Is September ok time to go there? Is the area easy to travel to? Any contact?

Maybe someone with many pcs of L-95 can make a comparision on the odontodes?

Is this vampire L240, 241, or 326?

Thanks. IIRC it seems that it is possible now if not Pterygoplichthys and co., but not sure yet. The process to get permit may be rather long though.

I am aware that Rhinelepis and co. are broadcasters, but is there any sexual dimorphism? Are male and female supposed to be similar? By beigh ...

Nope, I am talking about all the orange tail & cheek big L-95. Are they all male?

Wondering are all L-95 (Pseudorinelepis) avaliable around all male? Does female have orange fins and cheek too? Any sexual dimorphism?

Thanks for the suggestion.
No, I've seen them in the shop only but they are relatively small and look like only a few are left in the shop [probably died off].

Just wondering is it possible to keep Leptodoras catfish for long term? And is it possible to wean them to take sinking pellets?

All my Scobins (L-14, L-48 and probably L-253) tear sponge filters and leave small pieces on gravel on the floor... I do not know do they ingest the sponge, eat stuffs on the sponge, or tear the sponge just for fun. I guess they may be able to rasp on acrylic it they want to.

Thanks Can't get through the first link, but pic of H. alatus holotype is a dark fish with light spots. What difference between it and H. roseopunctatus, H. margaritifer and H. regani?

Is there online pic of these species?

Ancistrus albocinctus
Hypostomus alatus

The problem is that there is no way to get locality of this Scobinancistrus from the seller, and I would like to find where are they from... Is there any way to differentiate L-48 from L-362 or L-368?

+++addition+++ After checking Rio Jamanxim flows into Tapajos, So it may be possible that L-362 is ...

That's the reason why I ask here :? :lol: :wink:

L-48 seems to be from Xingu, so S. pariolispos may be just the L-362 and L-368 if there is any real difference between them. That doesn't help id the fish in question though, since white/light yellow or light orange spots version of juv L-48 seems ...

Most pics of Scobinancistrus species that is not S. auratus avaliable are juvenilles with large and/or few spots, and they seem to get more spots with increasing size. Anyone has pics of adult L-362 or L-368?

Does anyone know what Scobinancistrus is this? L-48 or 362 or 368? Are they all S. pariolispos?

Thanks. So L-24 size is similar to leopardus and scarlet, and the orange-brown individuals is just a particularly nice ones. Then it is still bigger than sunshine so I think it is not a good idea to keep them together in the long run.

1] I've seen pic of orange L-24 in the recent Aqualife magazine [Japan]. There are also many pics of particulary reddish scarlet. Are such fish just premium individuals vs more normal ones? Or is there age/sex/location difference in coloration?

2] When L-24 grows up into adult would it be fine to ...

I am aware of the fact that L-numbers has nothing to do with description of species. I guess there is nothing new regarding Scobinancistrus pariolispos though.

Anyway the local shop has 4 sunshine pleco-like specimens that look mostly similar to parios, but two has white spots on black ground color ...

Are both L-48 and L-368 [from different rivers?] actually the same species? And is there any L-48 with black body and white spots? If they are different how do you id them?[/i]

Thanks. Do Scobin generally forage on rock or sand? Or do they stay mostly hidden in rocks or coming out?

What is the type of habitat and substrate for Scobinancistrus species? Rock/boulder, Rock/gravel, Rock/sand? And are they found in Orinoco or anywhere out of Xingu/Tocantins drainages?

Has anyone seen dark healthy large Parancistrus auranticaus with full spines/bristles or gold female ones?

I haven't go back to read the OD but OD of sunshine IIRC didn't mention the stomach contents but gave opinion about its diet.

Ones I keep as adults don't seem to try that. They share the tank with large danios [3 inches], small barbs and Geophagus cichlids. Their previous pleco tankmates [that were moved to other tanks later on] never got hunted either.

They do bite nastily when fighting for preferred cave though, with ...

The last paper is interesting in that other group of fishes are studied too. Interestingly sailfin plecos seem to be the main pleco in most area, and the number of Hypostomus just cannot compare to the sailfin eventhough it was introduced earlier :roll: In San antonio river I wonder how degraded it ...

So is it confirmed that adonis is captive bred? I wonder since there are quite a few albinos around in the more recent times.

About adonis: how large would it eventually get, does it lose all white spots as adult, and are they also found in stillwater muddy pool as well as in rivers?

Thanks. So I guess the reason there are claims that dark ones never change to gold are probably that only well conditioned males turn gold? Maybe that contributed to the lower of price in recent times?

In this case just at what size do males start to turn gold?

If I understand correctly only "hifin L-200" is real "L-200" and it comes with green-yellow and has yellow on paired fins, while "lowfin L-200" and "L-128" is supposed to be the same fish that is different from real "L-200" and comes with green-yellow to blue to black coloration, no yellow on paired ...