Vampire Plec or Hypancistrus possibly?

jbrentk · Post by **jbrentk** » 04 Aug 2005, 23:05

Hey guys these are the best pics i have for now but i will try to get some better ones as soon as i can. I got this fish from a friend but i do know that it is about 2 years old and is about 2 1/2 inches long.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 05 Aug 2005, 11:28

Hi!

The pictures aren't too good but I am likely to believe your is an

Cheers
Yann

kev · Post by **kev** » 05 Aug 2005, 17:33

im with you on that Yann.

Kev

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 05 Aug 2005, 18:26

Yann, am i correct in assuming that Leporancanthicus don't have interopercular odontodes?

Is this a reliable character in distinguishing them?

jbrentk · Post by **jbrentk** » 07 Aug 2005, 06:54

I have another question then, if this fish is indeed a Hypancistrus inspector then is it possible that it would eat a dead fish if it was laying at the bottom? I have some tetras and 2 have vanished. The only other fish in the tank are cory's and i know they could have had nothing to do with it. Any thoughts?

I have searched the whole aquarium for them but there might be a small chance i just didnt see them or there bodies

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 07 Aug 2005, 14:04

Hypancistus love dead fish!

My L333 ate a whole chocolate gourami in about an hour!

they wouldn't have killed your fish though.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 08 Aug 2005, 09:49

Yeah, even small Bristlenose plecos will eat dead fish (in this case, dead baby molly...). Could only find the head after a few hours...

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Mats