Ancistrus sp. L-519

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Ancistrus sp. L-519

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I'm picking up a group of these tomorrow. Anyone have any experience with this beauty?
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Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519

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They are nice. I think @Acanthicus know about them but I am guessing, these are captive bred?

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Jools wrote: 04 Mar 2023, 14:14 They are nice. I think @Acanthicus know about them but I am guessing, these are captive bred?

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I'm gettin'em from a shop that is shutting down, so i don't know to much yet. But i just came home from two talks tonight, were i learned a few more things about them. Most likely captive bred.
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Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519

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I have a group of 8 of them. All small but I have been feeding the usual foods green beans, squash, zucchini, etc.
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Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519

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Hi,

they are definitely captive bred. All the thousands and thousands of L 519 are going back to a good dozen of specimens that were once brought back from South America. They are comparable in their demands with most of the longer known species of Ancistrus and easy to breed. Meanwhile many breeders have already had white and yellow offspring, turning back to normal colouration after a while. However it is only a matter of time until we we will see the first "breeding lines" I fear.
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Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519

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I've updated the breeding info. on this species to reflect that info too.

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Re: Ancistrus sp. L-519

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Acanthicus wrote: 08 Mar 2023, 19:17 Hi,

they are definitely captive bred. All the thousands and thousands of L 519 are going back to a good dozen of specimens that were once brought back from South America. They are comparable in their demands with most of the longer known species of Ancistrus and easy to breed. Meanwhile many breeders have already had white and yellow offspring, turning back to normal colouration after a while. However it is only a matter of time until we we will see the first "breeding lines" I fear.
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