Do you actually find L236 in the wild ???

[bekateen]

Except that a guppy is a described species and wavy lined Hypancistrus from the Xingu are (presently) not.

For people unfamiliar with what goes in to describing species, this is a good read: A good primer on describing/indentifying fish species

[lukan]

@gehandylan

I think we bought them for the same reason, we love how they look. The only difference between us is that I like to spawn my fish. Due to space limitations Hypans are ideal for me. They don't give huge spawns and they are pretty easy to sell and they can be kept in relatively smaller tanks. I am neither an expert nor a professional. I am a hobbyist. I just happen to love the Hypans and, because they are mostly so pricey and because I have too many tanks, I wanted my hobby to pay for itself. The other thing I have is amazing well water for the SA and other softer water fish. I really do believe my water contains a natural fish aphrodisiac more than i think I have any special skills.

Believe me when I say that I get just as excited today when I see any of my plecos on eggs as I did when I saw the very first swordtail fry in my first tank. The other thing I like is seeing my fish go into other keepers tanks to enjoy. That is only beaten by hearing from them that the fish they got from me have spawned for them.

One other thing that my pleco offspring have allowed me to do is to support, in some small way, sites like PC and events like CatCon or the NEC. I can do this either by donating the fish, selling the fish and donating the proceeds or by being a sponsor.

Very well said Sir. You have covered all the reasons.