All posts regarding the care and breeding of these catfishes from South America.
jackrevi
Posts: 21 Joined: 15 Mar 2012, 19:53
Location 2: Torino
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by jackrevi » 01 Dec 2012, 15:32
Hi,
today I bought these 2 catfish, what kind are they? are a couple?
thanks
racoll
Posts: 5258 Joined: 26 Jan 2004, 12:18 My articles : 6 My images : 182 My catfish : 2 My cats species list: 2 (i:0, k:0) My aquaria list: 1 (i:0) Spotted : 238
Location 1: London
Location 2: UK
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by racoll » 01 Dec 2012, 16:37
I think they are spotty
. The stripes tend to break up into spots with age. Perhaps a regional phenotype?
is a possibility, but I've kept both species and I lean towards the L204, mainly because you can still see the remnants of the stripes on the body and fins (these are absent even in young
P. albomaculatus ).
jackrevi
Posts: 21 Joined: 15 Mar 2012, 19:53
Location 2: Torino
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by jackrevi » 01 Dec 2012, 17:00
racoll wrote: I think they are spotty
. The stripes tend to break up into spots with age. Perhaps a regional phenotype?
is a possibility, but I've kept both species and I lean towards the L204, mainly because you can still see the remnants of the stripes on the body and fins (these are absent even in young
P. albomaculatus ).
the fish is about 14 cm long, it can help you?
rob rensen
Posts: 403 Joined: 24 Jul 2011, 19:25 My images : 19 My cats species list: 18 (i:1, k:0) My aquaria list: 1 (i:0) Spotted : 9
Location 2: netherlands
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by rob rensen » 01 Dec 2012, 18:46
The first one is a L204, there's a great variabiltity in the species....I have L204's with spots and stripes and only spots
the second one could be a albomaculatus or a cf albomaculatus, the spots are much smaller
bassgenie
Posts: 69 Joined: 10 Oct 2011, 00:16 My cats species list: 14 (i:1, k:0)
Location 2: USA, NY
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by bassgenie » 01 Dec 2012, 18:57
Doesnt look like L-204 to me. Im seeing a Mustard Spot Pleco
Thanks, Josh
rob rensen
Posts: 403 Joined: 24 Jul 2011, 19:25 My images : 19 My cats species list: 18 (i:1, k:0) My aquaria list: 1 (i:0) Spotted : 9
Location 2: netherlands
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by rob rensen » 01 Dec 2012, 20:08
bassgenie wrote: Doesnt look like L-204 to me. Im seeing a Mustard Spot Pleco
the albomaculatus has only spots, one has stripes
jackrevi
Posts: 21 Joined: 15 Mar 2012, 19:53
Location 2: Torino
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by jackrevi » 02 Dec 2012, 13:22
There are two options:
- 2 L 204
- 1 L 204 and 1 Panaqolus albomaculatus
right?
after I put a video.
thanks