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Id'ing small loricariid
Posted: 07 Jul 2003, 14:19
by robotron
I have a small lor. cat that I am having trouble identifying.Are there any general rules of thumb that might help me at least get the genus correct?I am thinking it's a Parotocinclus or Otocinclus.Any help is appreciated.Thanks.
Posted: 07 Jul 2003, 14:26
by Silurus
Any chance of posting a pic? It's darn near impossible to identify it to genus without one.
Re: Id'ing small loricariid
Posted: 07 Jul 2003, 16:20
by Dinyar
robotron wrote:I have a small lor. cat that I am having trouble identifying.Are there any general rules of thumb that might help me at least get the genus correct?I am thinking it's a Parotocinclus or Otocinclus.Any help is appreciated.Thanks.
Parotocinclus HAS an anal fin, Otocinclus doesn't. Parotocinclus gets larger than 3 cm, Otocinclus doesn't. Several other differences, but these two should get you started.
Dinyar
Posted: 07 Jul 2003, 17:22
by Silurus
That's funny...I thought all fishes have an anal fin. You mean an adipose fin?
Posted: 08 Jul 2003, 02:41
by Dinyar
Hey, when you're as old as I am you should be allowed a touch of Alzheimer's! - D
Posted: 08 Jul 2003, 11:52
by Achim
Hi,
Parotocinclus gets larger than 3 cm, Otocinclus doesn't.
What about the dwarves of the
Parotocinclus longirostris group? There are about the smallest Loricariids known.
Achim