Hi,

L 273a is not a valid number. The variation of those Pseudacanthicus is pretty high, as well as some have longer filaments and others don´t. Some seem to be more yellow, some gold and some even look orange/red. Might depend on the region they got caught.

Hi, why only keep one? Your tank is pretty small, not big enough for a lot of common plecos. But what about a group of smaller ones like Otocinclus or Parotocinclus? Especially if your tank is well planted those little species are awesome to watch at the whole day. http://www.l-welse.com/gallery/dis...

Hi,

most albino Corydoras are Corydoras aeneus and some Corydoras paleatus, but very little I think.
Females grow larger and get more plump than males. Care and reproduction is pretty easy. Don´t get bigger than around 6cm.

Hi,

you should put much more wood into the tank. You will need more hidding places than you´ve got now.

Some pics of fries can be found here.

Hi, 1. Baryancistrus beggini / L 239 2. It´s not Pseudolithoxus anthrax , this species has smaller dots and much more than the shown specimen. It is neither Ancistrus sp. "Puerto Ayacucho", cause of the very flat head. If I wouldn´t have known the origin, I´d say L 33 as well, but this spe...

Hi, just to complete this topic: The shown pleco is not even closer related to L 65, which is a Pseudacanthicus . Just have a look at the mouth(http://www.l-welse.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php/product/1379/cat/36), the barbels are a typical characteristic of Leporacanthicus . Glaser once imported a...

Hi,

ok, we agree, like you said. I only count the soft rays.
I just posted the link because of the pictures there of the dorasl fin. You don´t have to read, don´t worry.

regards

I know exactly what you mean and I share your opinion. A new species should be described in fact of more characteristics than just one. But if some morphological and visual features agree with another species or variant the possibility of analogy is given. Only this characteristic wouldn´t make me s...

Hi Jools, I'd like to understand the reasoning of putting this name to number - doesn't make sense to me. I´ll try to explain what made me do so: The colouration is identical, as well as the pattern. But thats not as important as a morphological characteristic: Schultz (1944) wrote, that Chaetostoma...

Hey,

you are totally right, but this characteristic is not suitable in this case. Cause the fish are too young. And even some of the real A. dolichopterus do loose their white parts in the caudal and dorsal fin. It depends on the breeding-clade.

Hi,

I count eight dorsal rays, except the first hard one, which does not count. The blue gleam on the fins is another characteristic of Ancistrus dolichopterus. So, I would say "Yes" as well.


Daniel

Hi, I kept some Microsynodontis polli once, they are really nice. Don´t get that big (around 4cm) and seem to be very active. In the beginning I didn´t see them often, but after a few weeks they came out of their hiding places pretty much. Another option is Centromochlus perugiae , very active and e...