ID Please!

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 06 May 2003, 16:54

I got this little chap today and is doing time in the Qtank.

Cheers.
Graeme.

clothahump · Post by **clothahump** » 06 May 2003, 17:02

Looks like a coloured whiptail, I hope I am wrong.

DeLBoD · Post by **DeLBoD** » 06 May 2003, 17:23

Hemiloricaria L010a .Red/Lizard whiptail catfish.?

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 06 May 2003, 18:28

I had a good look around and yep! It's a Hemiloricaria L010a or Red/Lizaed Whip-Tail Catfish. Hope it's not Dyed that colour.

Graeme.

L.Z · Post by **L.Z** » 07 May 2003, 12:48

It looks like is L10a.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/ilibrary/l ... /747_f.htm L10a

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 07 May 2003, 17:42

I think not; they breed true in that color as far as I know; they're very common here and most are captive bred.
Unless I'm grossly mistaken, dying fish is more common in the far East (probably eastern Europe too??) and not with the local fishbreeders in Europe/Uk/US

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 08 May 2003, 00:04

Thats good to know!

Thanks.

Graeme.

Post by **Dinyar** » 08 May 2003, 02:44

Haven't hung around European pet stores, but I see plenty of dyed fish in US ones. East Asians may be fond of dying fish, but they have no monopoly on this practice.

For my part, I've always believed "better dead than red!"

Dinyar

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 09 May 2003, 02:34

Well like you say's Dinyar. You dont know!!

Thanks for that!

For what it's worth!

Graeme.

Post by **Dinyar** » 09 May 2003, 03:29

I'm not sure I understand your post, Graeme. As for my last post, I was commenting not on your fish but on SG_Eurystomus's comment that "dying fish is more common in the far East (probably eastern Europe too??) and not with the local fishbreeders in Europe/Uk/US". What I said was simply that I see plenty of dyed fish in the US.

Dinyar

Plec0maniac · Post by **Plec0maniac** » 09 May 2003, 14:26

hi I agree with all the dyeing of fishes with colors... There are alot of different types of fishes here in asia that are dyed!! But the L10a is the original color of an Loricariid..

I hope I could get some of those on my next shipment

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 09 May 2003, 18:26

SG_Eurystomus wrote:I think not; they breed true in that color as far as I know

I have had one for a couple of years now and it is still that colour. I think if it were dyed, the dye would have broken down or been excreted long before that.

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 09 May 2003, 21:26

Thanks!

Graeme.