Costatus vs Armulatus ? what is the difference

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Costatus vs Armulatus ? what is the difference

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hi everyone so I have been doing a bit of extra research on talking catfish and I can't find anything on the differences between platydoras costatus and armulatus . is there anyone who can help me with this?
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Have you read the identification notes?
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yes i have and now comparing the two it seems i have a costatus, thank you very much
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Post a pic and people can confirm. :)
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ok will do hen i get the chance :-C are they rarer or not actually?
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Re: Costatus vs Armulatus ? what is the difference

Post by Martin S »

For many years, was the fish listed by suppliers and stores alike as the fish being sold. Only recently, it has come to light that actually the fish we all knew as P. costatus is in fact , and P. costatus is not a fish that is collected or available much in the hobby. So unlikely (but not impossible) you have P. costatus, and as already suggested, add a photo and the ID can be confirmed.
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