Hi, 2x L201s ...and pickup next week a colony of L066s ... (otherwise we'd really love to get some L046s). ... I was thinking the L129s might be alright please don't keep different types of Hypancistrus in the same tank. They can and will crossbreed. I would rather separate the L 201 and the coming ...

Hi Eric,

bekateen wrote: ↑20 Jan 2018, 17:17 Is it an existing L-number?

as mentioned already in the abstract it's most similar to Spectracanthicus immaculatus.
I don't know any L number that would fit.

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Hi,

I have the paper, Spectracanthicus javae is correct.

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Hi, I also have some Hypostomus species mainly from Suriname (a few also from French Guyana). http://www.l-welse.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=15577 Hypostomus micromaculatus http://www.l-welse.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=14570 Hypostomus corantijni "Nickerie" http://www.l-...

Hi Erik, as you can see from the key to the genus there are no new species with distinct spots on body and fins. The L numbers known for Guyanancistrus from the affected areas all have distinct spots. - L 221/L 223 from Rio Paru - L 317 from Rio Jari There are two more numbers: - L 56 from Rio Aragu...

Hi, most of those whiptails are considerd to be hybrids. But afaik it's not absolutely clear if the "pure" red whiptail is a wild form or rather an aquarium strain obtained by selection. Very often you will find hybrids with R./H. lanceolata which are red as juveniles but when growing the ...

Hi Eric, no, this should not be the same. L 284 does not have spots on the belly and a quite different body shape. In L 284 the distance of pectoral to pelvic fins is much bigger than the distance between the two pectoral fin insertions (in H. velhochico nearly same). The dorsal fin is also shorter....

Hi,

ok, then this is not an argument in favour of H. parva but rather against.
The lower filament can also be missing / broken, but I guess it will be a different species then.
Without knowing their origin it's very difficult to ID whiptails.

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Hi,

yes, it looks pretty much like Corydoras trilineatus even though the midlateral stripe usually is much more prominent. Is only one looking like this or has the complete group this untypical pattern ?!

Another option might be Corydoras copei.

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Hi,

it looks like Hemiloricaria parva, but I'm not really sure.
With these pics it's difficult to say.
Do they have two filaments (top & bottom side) in the caudal fin ?

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Hi, Corydoras bilineatus would be extremely unlikely, as per my knowledge there are no commercial exports from that area (Bolivia, Rio Mamore drainage). Corydoras sp. "San Juan" is a trade name that is quite often used by exporters in Iquitos, Peru. Therefore I think it's safe to call them...

Hi, Nice fish, it may be Hemiloricaria eigenmanni , because it has barred fins, and that is a commonly imported species. this is certainly not H./R. eigenmanni , the pattern of fins and body does not match. Beside pattern and general shape there is one unique criterion pointing towards H./R. parva ,...

Hi, typical C 121 have the pattern of C. adolfoi , these have rather the pattern of C. burgessi . Therefore I'm reluctant to call these also C 121. Possibly a new CW number would be better. It would be interesting to know from breeders how variable is the offspring of C 121 with respect to pattern a...

Hi Eric, ok, if both had this blotch then I would also rule out C. blochi . The other species that you mention can be found in nothern Peru / southern Colombia (Laetetia) , this makes CW012 quite possible. However, the pattern looks odd. But some saddle snouted species are quite variable in the patt...

Hi Eric, it would be interesting to see more pictures when they are settled. Based on your picture I would say it's rather Corydoras blochi , but CW012 might also be an option. What irritates me are the blotches below the adipose fin, do they both have them ? Do you have any information about their ...

Hi, C. schultzei is officially considered to be a synonym of C. aeneus . Most aquarists (including me) have a different opinion. The form that we usually call C. schultzei is AFAIK from Colombia and is quite different from the original form of C. aeneus from Trinidad (which is usually not available ...

Hi, 2) the areas where they have collected wild corydoras aneus are stream like in fashion, if you never seen the difference streams are typically slower moving, their are areas where nutrients do collect I have collected many different species of Corydoras . So I know quite a few habitats where you...

Hi, I'm doubting pretty much that the reason for spawning was lack of nitrogen/nitrate in the water. Otherwise most corys would have died out in nature ;-). In most of the natural habitats you will not be able to measure relevant quantities of nitrogeneous compounds, usually it will be much less tha...

Hi,

if I remember correctly P. maccus has more stripes (four to five vs. three) in the pectoral fins.
L 448 is much more common in the trade and stays smaller.

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Hi,

this is not a pitbull pleco, this is a Panaqolus sp., most probably L 448.
This species is quite frequently mislabeled as P. vittata.

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Hi, sorry I got the names (Fabien & Martin) mixed up, like this it's correct (corrections in blue): The pictures from Martin van Emst clearly show a different species that could originate from Suriname River (afaik his prefered destination), and I caught IMHO the same species ( H. stewarti ) in ...

Hi, it took some time, but finally also pics of Hemiloricaria stewarti from Nickerie river which is a confirmed catching location (checklist Mol et al. 2012) for this species: http://www.l-welse.com/gallery/files/3/9/9/8/hemiloricaria_stewarti_nickerie_ks_11032_800.jpg http://www.l-welse.com/gallery...

Hi, I'd go for Hemiloricaria parva which does have a bit of the look of a Sturisomatichthys . This species was/is quite often sold as St. foerscheri, which is an invalid trade name. For some time it was also named LG 6 before the identity was clarified. I'm quite sure that the ID Jools proposed is c...

Hi,

this is most probably L 181.

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Hi,

Eric's ID is correct. Certainly a very nice species.

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Hi, this is certainly no Ancistrus , I would also not expect to find Ancistrus temminckii in the pet trade. I'm not so proficient with english trade names but I think usually common pleco is some kind of Pterygoplichthys/Liposarcus species. If you count the number of dorsal fin rays you will get thi...

Hi Eric,

nice find, I would agree on the ID.

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Hi Eric, What about Corydoras bondi ? this would be more likely than C. baderi , but still a rare species in the trade. At least to my knowledge C. bondi was present in the trade in the past, in Germany I have seen them only once at an exposition/ trade fare (F1 from a private expedition) in the las...

Hi,

C. nattereri could be an option.
To my knowledge C. baderi was never in the trade over here and if so I would expect extreme prices...

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Hi, The description might be in an old Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine issue. Axelrod, H.R. 1987. Two new species of catfishes (Siluriformes, Callichthyidae and Pimelodidae) from the rio Ununi, Amazonas, Brazil. Trop. Fish Hobby. Mag., 35(12):22-25. Good Luck yes, that's the right one. The other spe...