Hi Erlend, Your Lamontichthys specimen are definately L. llanero . Mostly the dorsal fin is not filamentous extended. The species L. llanero has a broad distribution (http://www.loricariinae.com/L_llanero.htm). It reaches from Venezuela Llanos to Colombia. Sometimes the type from Colombia is called ...

Hi Frank,

I cross my fingers for your success!
C. orcesi is a very nice species and I hope you can raise them up.

so long
Norman

Hi Tofi,

Can you please give some pictures with a closer view of genital papilla and surrounding plates?
Regarding the shown pictures I would say both specimen are males.

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Norman

Hi, Actually there is no correct picture of Pseudohemiodon laticeps inside Cat-eLog. All pictures shows P. platycephalus . The headshape P. laticeps at the 'rostrum' is a little bit concave, so there is a little 'nose' at the tip. At P. platycephalus this headshape is everywhere a little bit convex....

Hi Tofi,

I clearly have 2+1 specimen... but what sexes

I am at work, so I don't see your posted pictures.
But if you haven't, please take pictures of the genital papilla with surrounding plates. That is the only possibility for P. microps detemerining the sexes.

so long
Norman

Yes, it is H. eigenmanni.

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Norman

Hi Bob, Your questions are not very easy to answer. I kept until today 4 species of Rineloricaria and arround 10 species of Hemiloricaria . Generally Rineloricaria species can be kept with lower temperatures than Hemiloricaria species. This is caused by the distribution area of both genera. While Ri...

Hi Mats,

I would go with Racoll and Shane. It seems to be H. eigenmanni.

MatsP wrote:Unfortunately, there is no key for identifying to species for Hemiloricaria or Rineloricaria.

Its in preparation!

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Norman

Hi Birger,

I think this would be Farlowella amazona.
You can follow by going through the key to the species

all the best
Norman

Hi Racoll, No, it looks like a typical Pseudohemiodon species. C. cephalaspis has a different body shape, like a small head. Next to shape, the coloration of all described Crossoloricaria is very precisious. I know, there is no described species of the genus Pseudohemiodon in colombia. So I think it...

Hi,

I don't think so - I think it will be a similar species, but not the same.
P. lamina comes Peru and will not exportet from colombia.

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Norman

Hi,

This is definately a Pseudohemiodon species.
The bodyshape is similar to P. lamina but has a different coloration.
Do you know where they come from?

@mac: What do you expect with a shot of abdominal region?

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Norman

Hi, No this clutch is not from Lamontichthys llanero . You can compare eggs and the whole clutch of L. llanero to those of any Sturisoma species. The shown clutch will be definately from one of both Loricaria species. Until now it is undeveloped and leaved, so I think your chance raising them is unf...

Hi,

Hudson Ensz wrote:After the sunset came and went we headed home.

Why you go home so early?
In the night you can find some very nice and bizarre species at the banks of sand, like Furcodontichthys novaesi.

Norman

Hi,

Jools wrote:Having fun again with English words Norrie eh?

Yesss!

macvsog23 wrote:I am thinking of adding an extra Aquaball?

Thats a good idea!
Adjust the pump streaming on a flat, standing stone or driftwood.

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Norrie

Hi, The two published spawning reports I have read state the fish is an egg scatterer which seems surprising. ... the reports are in the wels atlas No, they aren't egg scatterer. Even in the wels atlas this is not reported. :-p In fact often the eggs don't glue on strongly at the substrate, so they ...

Hi Janne,

I never succeeded to breed

I think you are not alone with that. ;)
As I know this species was just breed by 2 persons until now.

so long
Norman

Hi, At first I would like to invert Jannes explanation of the sexes. In all Loricariinae males have a thin and pointed genital papilla, this of females is thick and blunt. Next to the genital papilla its enclosing plates specially in P.microps and some others shapes a broad unplated area at females ...

Hi, There will be a TUNZE NanoStream 2500 l/h for current and O2. I also have a TUNZE Stream 8500 l/h but I guess that wouldn't be adequate for such a small tank. Try it! I think a Tunze Stream with 8500l/h is not too much. Lamontichthys would love it - Pterosturisoma should do the same. Feeding wil...

Hi, - low light - YES - poor sandy bottom - they would prefer no sand - a few roots - YES - 2 flat stones - YES - very strong O2 - YES - T° around 25°C - better would be 27°C - current but not rapids - also rapids are welcome - vegies as main feeding - better feed them mostly pellets, and sometime s...

Hi,

Yes, I think this tank size can be a perfect home for up to 5 or 6 P.microps.

Norman

Hi,

Suitable would be a tank with a size of 60cm x 60cm and a height of 25-30cm.
If you don't have a tank depth size of 60cm, you have to increase size of length.

Norman

Hi, I would prefer a species tank for this species. It doesn't need a large size, but with some specialities. P.microps feel best when there will be a strong current in the tank. Also they prefer a blank bottom without sand or gravel. You don't need any plants or similar, eventually large driftwood ...

You can distinguish Rineloricaria from lipbrooders easily by looking at the mouth. If you see a lot of fine and long mouth barbles the species will propably be a lipbrooder. There are some lipbrooder like Loricariichthys , Hemiodontichthys or Limatiulichthys with a large, but cohered mouth. In my op...

Hi Nate, Most of the species which buries themselve are lipbrooder (There are a less of Rineloricaria or Hemiloricaria species which do the same way). Paul is right when he mentioned L.similima as most common lipbrooding species. Mostly you will get breedings of this species. best regards Norman

Hi, Loricariid catfishes are spread on just 2 countries of middle america. There are 3 species of loricariid catfish in Costa Rica (including a properbly undescribed Ancistrus species), and a plenty of different species in Panama. But unfortunately by the lack of commercial exports from this region ...

signed!

Hi,

Pic 1: Spaturloricaria sp.
Pic 2: Crossoloricaria cephalaspis Please take care on this species! Unfortunately I lost mine.
Pic 7: Sturisomatichthys sp.

All other pictures show this three species.

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Norman

Hi Birger, I got this species next to 2 others as Rineloricaria misionera , but it isn't. :-) The area of collection shall be the Misiones Region of Argentina. Unfortunately in this region there are a plenty of undescribed species of the genus Rineloricaria. I compared the 3 species of Rineloricaria...

I am also interested in this document. So if anyone has this pdf, please send it to me.
Thanks a lot!

Regards
Norman