I have another one. I actually keep coming across a lot of words from Jon Armbruster's site that I have a rough time finding the definition for. osteology- the scientific study of bones pectoral girdle- a set of bones that support the upper limbs in vertebrates. I will have to make a list of all the...

What are you going to do with the common? If you are going to keep it in the 60 gallon I don't know if I would add any more "largish" plecos. Tracy

I have one that I couldn't find anywhere on the internet, finally had to email Jon Armbruster.
SPINELET- a locking mechanism found at the base of and strongly adhered to the dorsal spine and holds the dorsal fin erect. Tracy

I'm sorry to dig up such an old thread. I was doing a forum search and I stumbled across this. I just found it a coincidence because I just got an email from Jon yesterday about the whole L128 hemiancistrus subvirdius question. What he told me is he cannot say for sure yet whether they are the same ...

Thanks! Tracy

Where is the pterotic-supraleithrum? Tracy

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that, but it is good when you can figure out what went wrong. That is the best way to avoid it in the future, I hate it when I don't know what happened. I do also know another person who has tons of sp5s, I think you still have my email address, just let me know if you want...

LOL, now I feel better that it isn't just me. Just kidding. I saw the basic catfish anatomy drawing on here, is there one for plecos too? I couldn't find one. Tracy

The reason I thought it was at the front is because Armbruster says " In all the Hypostominae, the spinelet is large and V-shaped and clearly slides under the nuchal plate whereas it is square or absent in most other loricariids and, when present, does not slide under the nuchal plate" tha...

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/res_area/loricariid/fish_key/Hyposmin/Hyposmin.html I have been doing a lot of my reading there. In the description of hypostiminae (I think I spelled that wrong) Armbruster uses the word spinelet. Tracy That was an awesome link BTW. I wish I had seen it b...

Thanks. Yeah, in all my reading and research I keep one page on my computer open to the glossary, and have found the definition to a lot of words. That one eluded me. Now do you happen to know where the spinelet is located? I think I figured it out, but I am probably wrong. I'm thinking it is at the...

I have a couple of questions that I'm pretty sure you guys can answer. First of all what does the word evertible mean in the phrase "evertible interopercular spines?" And secondly where is the spinelet located on a pleco? I checked the glossary on here, and searched google, but I couldn't ...

Thank you. Is there a website where I can see stuff like that, to avoid posting tons of questions about "what is this?" Tracy

I sure hope this is in the right forum. I am trying to delve deeper into learning about loricariidae, so I am researching Jon Armbruster's site. Most of the words I'm not familiar with I have found in the planetcatfish glossary, but I didn't find out what a coracoid strut was, and I even did a forum...

I hate to bring this up, and the only reason I do is because several of us on Plecofanatics often post links to articles on here when answering questions. But for a couple of weeks I couldn't find Shane's ancistrus breeding article. It used to always be listed right below ancistrus 101. I did end up...

Please forgive me if my questions have already been answered. I did do a forum search, and most of my questions were answered but I still have a couple. I got my first corydoras aeneus spawn this morning! I was surprised because I glanced in my 75 gallon tank before work, like I always do, and notic...

When do they turn dark gray? I mean, mine are still somewhat small, the largest one is only about 4-5 inches, and they are jet black, with the little faint white marks on them. I know they will get lighter, but I was just wondering when. Tracy

That is one beautiful pleco. I would love a scarlett, unfortunately I don't have anywhere to put one. Tracy

The place I saw this before was somebody had gone to a fish auction and was asking about corys releasing this toxin. I am thinking about going to a fish auction in Chicago, which is about 4 or 5 hours from me. In this case I have two questions. First of all, would you be able to tell by looking at b...

He told me he feeds mainly cucumbers and zucchini, and shrimp and stuff like that that he buys at an oriental food store. He thought that because he had bought cucumbers at a supermarket he doesn't normally buy them from that maybe that was the cause; maybe the cucumbers had some kind of pesticide o...

I have just recently started getting into corys, and in my research I read that about some of them releasing the toxin into the bag they are transported in. My question is when you buy cories from an LFS, say a half hour to an hour from your house, do you think it is safe, or should you ask them to ...

Thank you so much. Even though they aren't my fish, I have been trying so hard to help him and find the right info I feel like I am going through it with him. I was actually on the verge of telling him to separate the ones he has left and treat each of them with a different med to see if anything he...

I have spent many hours here reading through the forums and articles, trying to learn as much as I can. Today I decided to join because I need some expert advice and help to help someone who came to me for help. I emailed the guy I am helping the list of things Barbie posted that you will need, but ...