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Hello all

I bought two of these fish a few months ago, they were labelled as 'Royal Farlowella'.

Here's a link to a pic of one of them:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.lasko/sturi.jpg

Is it a Sturisoma nigrirostrum? He's currently about 5" long or so...

Thanks,

Brian

Could be nigrirostrum. To be sure, look to the underside of the rostrum: it should be black.

OK, it's not black...

http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.lasko/sturi2.jpg

Is there a specific area I should be photographing for positive id?

Thanks,

Brian

Looks like a young specimen of the long-finned sp typically sold as S. "festivum."
-Shane