The "minis" are nothing but P. punctatus, if you are lucky you end up with a P. weberi. The exporters might either name them like this to sell them better, or maybe just get fooled by the juvenile pattern themselves, leading them to think they are a different species, because they look so ...

Agree on L 205, I don't see why we remain so focused on the separation of L 205 and P. brevis though. L 205 is cf. brevis in my opinion and will be brevis if it should ever be looked at more detailed. I'm not referring to this post only, but in general there is a lot of discussion about these two, w...

Hi, it is none of the known debilittera-types and doesn't belong to this group. It can't be H. sp. "Guaviare" either, the eye is too large, the head to high. I think it is likely a hybrid of a wormlined Hypancisrus from Xingu (I guess L 66) and one of the H. margaritatus-complex (L 136 e.g.)

Hi,

they are Baryancistrus sp. "L 142", also called LDA 33.

Hi,

Eric is right, you've got a nice specimen of L 206, plus I think it is a male.
Colour variations can occur due to the colours of the surrounding, like in your case a dark substrate makes the fish go darker too.

Hi Alex,

great to hear from you again, and even better that you were able to obtain some vandragti and managed to breed them. I remember you were looking for this species for a long time.

cheers
Daniel

bsmith wrote: ↑04 Nov 2021, 00:30 So what are we going with here because I am flipping back and forth between pics of L333 and L134 and my fish and I can’t really distinguish one from the other. Especially that last pic and mine.

All yours are P. compta, while the last picture posted is L 333.

Impossible to tell at this age and with no more information.
I have seen youngsters in this age of both species, and couldn't tell how to tell them apart.

Hi Birger, the first ones coming to my mind are the Hopliancistrus from January (?): L 17 as Hopliancistrus wolverine L 171 as Hopliancistrus xikrin L 361 as Hopliancistrus munduruku L 422 as Hopliancistrus xavante Possibly Hypostomus crulsi though from this summer, which is yet to be identified as ...

Hi

I don't see why this should not be considered a common Ancistrus sp. (cf. or aff. cirrhosus). There is nothing I can spot on the photos which would lead me towards another ID.

Hypancistrus furunculus for sure, the size of the eyes in relation to the head length gives it away.

Hi, I had two similar stories happen to me many years ago. 1: Back in school some friends of mine and myself took care of the obligatory school aquarium. Recalling it now it must have been between 300-350l, but with an absolutely stupid height of 120 cm it was difficult for us (6th grade) to work th...

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Hypancistrus are not as willing to feed on snails as Pseudacanthicus and Scobinancistrus are, but occasionally you will see an individual feeding on a snail. Smashed snails though are very welcome as fresh food.

Hi, I agree with Eric concerning the Ancistrus. The first Hypancistrus (assumed L 181) is Hypancistrus margaritatus (L 404). The second one (assumed L 103) is a Hypancistrus from the Xingu River, possibly L 333. The two last ones reminded me of the first presentation of L 399 and L 400, which were s...

Hi,

a lighter base colour is not that uncommon in freshly collected specimens, but does normally not appear among the thousands of juveniles that are exported. Do you have a picture of the specimen in question? The base colour can vary from white, to grey, cream and brownish.

Hi,

this is not even a Hypancistrus, but an Ancistomus/Peckoltia. A lateral pic would help to clarify though.

Hi, I am not aware of any study about population density of this fish or the forms/species known as L 128, L 200a, L 200b and L 476. Increasing prices are more likely the result of the pandemic, because exports went down to zero last year and afterwards the cargo space was limited and therefore the ...

Hi, based on the second picture I put my money on Ancistomus wernekei, it is quite a good match. L 278 is a typical Peckoltia and more bulky than your specimen. L 210 does look very similar, but it is is more than unlikely that you will get a fish from Rondonia without knowing what it is or at least...

Morning As long as you provide enough shelter and hiding places you will be fine with two or even three species in the same tank. The Rineloricaria need different caves to spawn in than the Hypancistrus/Peckoltia/Panaqolus and won't compete with them anyway. Try to get species from a similar habitat...

Hi, the picture shows Hypancistrus contradens and they will definitely not eat any of your tetras, at least not as long they are alive and doing well. It is a good species to start with if you have not kept plecos before, not very demanding in terms of water conditions and no special foods required....

Hi,

both are males, good luck finding a female soon.

Hi,

the eye shows some red colour, hence I am putting my money on Panaque nigrolineatus.
I think it will darken during the next time.

cheers, Daniel

Hi,

only P. aurantiacus, no L-Number: https://www.ig-bssw.org/again-and-again-l-56/?lang=en

It can change to a yellow colour, yes.

Same here, looking forward to hold it in my hands.

This is Parancistrus aurantiacus.
No idea if this is a yellow, regular, black or hipster chubby.

Hi,

agree on all of them: male, male, female, male, female.

Good luck breeding them!

They grow up to 25 cm TL roughly, never collected or seen a bigger one. In captivity it will probably not get bigger than 20 cm TL.

Hi

Pterygoplichthys punctatus indeed, I'd estimate it is around 4-5 weeks old and only recently imported from Peru.

Hi,

the big one is a male. Not sure on the other two, because the angle is not showing the real proportions of the fish. However, the one next to the male could be a female. But a clear picture from above, and on a flat bottom will help to tell.

Hi,

thats a Hypancistrus debilittera, not a fish from Rio Xingu, but from the Orinoco basin.