Sorry MatsP, that was a kind thing you did... and now perhaps you have a new guardian angel fishy!

Nice pics MatP... just curious as to what makes you think that the L204 is a male? :D It is hard for me to tell by the pic above. Actually, if you go to the 3bdesign website and look at the closeup of the head, you'll see the cheek-odontodes and the odontodes (hair) on the side of the body on that ...

Nice pics MatP... just curious as to what makes you think that the L204 is a male? It is hard for me to tell by the pic above.

The seller bought them as L236. I bought some awhile back from a buddy of his and we think they are L399. (We too had bought them as L236). *Shrugs* Still pretty but the chances of them actually being L236 are slim to none... but you never know!

Hi, when I first got my peppermint plecs they really wouldn't eat and didn't look so hot. It/they did not eat (that I saw) for at least the first week or so. Once it got used to the tank and established it's territory it started eating, the larger plec I see eating algae growth off of the plants all...

the clown loaches and the L-007 will be gong in my 72"x18"x22" when they get bigger.and IMHO it is not even close to being overstocked. Penguin 350. Magnum 350 with double bio-wheels. Twice weekly 25% water change. They will definitely do good when they get bigger in the larger tank....

Hi- They may be okay for now but most of the fish you have listed once grown will not be okay in that size tank together as it would be severely overstocked, IMHO. The L07 gets 10", the L200 gets 7", clown loaches get 10"+, Congo's get 3"/ea, and the rosey barbs can get up to 3-4...

I don't know if it's just my computer but that picture is way to small for me to even see where the fish is in that pic!!!

Looks like a male to me also for the reasons MatsP stated above. As far as ID on the fish it may be helpful if you can let us know where you got the fish and where it was imported from (if known). You may never know the exact species unless you know exactly where was imported from. If you got from t...

If there are absolutely NO bristles up the ridge of it's face then it is not a male so you would be right Laurab5. Some males are late bloomers as I have had several males grow out to be 4"+ before the top ridge bristles shot out. I was hoping to see another pic or two of the fish in question b...

Silurus is righ on as usual!

Looks like Ancistrus sp.3 if you ask me. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ancistru/49_13.PHP :) Is it possible to get more pics? I think it might be a male, my female does not have hardly any bristles and the females do not get as big and are fatter in the belly. P.S. very nice looking ...

It could very well be that the fish's belly looks lighter because it was a close up with a flash, who knows.

It does look pretty much exactly the same even with the red tail fin. Now I just have to find info on it. Thank you!

Hello! I purchased the below fish as a L11 thresher. I don't know if I'm looking at the right sp. here on planet catfish but here on PC the body is beige with dark spots whereas the below is kinda opposite but same body. Can you help? Thank you! :D http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d183/pureplecs/Fi...

Definitely a female! Congratulations!

I agree with Matt. Judging by the picture posted it would appear to be Ancistrus sp.3.

DrGold I would say that as a rule that is most always correct, but I have had a couple of males suprise me!

IMO it would be helpful if you could get a picture where we can see the "face" of the fish instead of the bottom. Some males' bristles grow slower than others.

Nice looking fish! Here is a link to a picture of a L318...

http://www.transfish.de/LCode/L318.jpg

and L260...
http://www.transfish.de/LCode/L260.jpg

Hello and welcome to the site! It would be most helpful if you provide the actual size of the tank (how many gallons or liters) along with how many discus do you have and are there other tank mates? Also, water parameters would be helpful such as the pH (at least). This will help everyone give a mor...

karl, have you found them to be somewhat chamelion in nature? I mean, do their spots change color depending on what ornament or driftwood they may be resting on? Just curious.

Pureplecs How their color since you put them in the tank, do they look like other QA or are they all the time paler?? Cheers Yann I am not the original poster... :P If/when I move my Queens they may get a little pale but somehow they don't get the stripes as shown in the orignial post. I know that ...

Thank you Barbie!

Well perhaps mine are just really laid back... I have several adults and juvies (which juvies came from Barbie and they didn't even look stressed like that after their long trip from Washington to Florida!) I suppose that does not mean that these ARE NOT L260's, I only meant that I had wondered if t...

I too think the larger fish is female and the smaller one is male. Again, please do NOT offer advice if you aren't sure about your answers laurab5. This is what, the 6th or 7th time I've asked you this? Most of us feel you're old enough to have learned your lesson on this subject, and no longer nee...

In our 90g we have an 11" Royal Watermelon. We ended up having to add 1400 gph of filtration to even try to keep up with the little tyke.

Did someone mention L183? I haven't been following this thread, but "woke up" when I read the mention of spawning L183...and the response about them being tougher. Kevin Korotev Milwaukee, WI No, as I was reading his post I saw in his signature what else he has... I saw the L183's and got...

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The pics are great!!

.....so when can we expect the L183's?????

IMO I would never put a green phantom in a 12 gallon as they get too big. In a 12gallon I would put some oto cats in as an algae eater. The green phantoms are very beautiful as you said (I didn't even like having ours in a 40g!) Happy Holidays!