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I bought a trio of BN,s labelled as L309 Ancistrus. Please can anyone confirm that they are L309. Some people are questioning the ID due to the yellow finnage. The fish is 4"TL

Heres the male






Thanks

thegeeman

Looks correct to me. Some of the pics of L309 in the Cat-eLog also have yellow on the fins.

that is one awesome looking BN. Where did you find them?

nvcichlids wrote:that is one awesome looking BN. Where did you find them?

I found them in my local fish shop. As luck would have it they had 2 females and 1 male and £45.00 for all 3 was a bargain.
BN,s aint my thing really although I do have a breeding pair of dolichopterus I am more of a Hypancistrus pervert . Once I saw these guys and knowing I have never seen a bn as pretty as these I stumped up the cash for them

Cheers

thegeeman

Silurus wrote:Looks correct to me. Some of the pics of L309 in the Cat-eLog also have yellow on the fins.

Thanks Silurus. Yeah I noticed on some of the pics they had a slight tinge of yellow to them. I was thinking maybe they lose the yellow with age but the ones I have are 4" TL so not so sure.

Cheers

thegeeman

Thegeeman: Could you please fill in your location information in the "User Control Panel" and the "profile" tab. It is part of the forum rules, but it also helps people help you - we know whereabouts in the world you are from, and can for example advise on medications, water issues and other local information. Not to mention I'd like to know where in the UK you got these from ;) [Although it sounds like you bought the lot].

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Mats

Changed.

They were in my local MH and the people in the shop didnt look to happy that I bought them either lol.

Are they abit thin on the ground then? Special/rare

Cheers

thegeeman

Could this fish be A.sp L149? I saw a pic in Ingo Seidel's back to nature guide (page 71) that resemble this fish.yes,with the yellow rim finnage on the dorsal and caudal fin as well.

hmmmmmmmmm, Thanks Kampfer. I will check the book out when I get home.

Cheers

thegeeman

Hi,

those are L 309 all right. The colour of the caudal rim is somewhat dependent on their age as well as it is an individual trait. Just like the spots change from reddish to green if they grow.

Cheers, Sandor

So if they came from Maindehead Aquatics, I'd guess they came from NHA. Richard (or anyone else with contacts) care to check up if they have any more?

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Mats

those are beautiful! Nice job on finding those!

Wildwoods seems to have them - I will try to phone them tomorrow to see what they say.

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Mats

Just got off the phone with Wildwoods. Thegeeman got a good deal - the fish at Wildwoods are £28.95 in the shop, and £32.95 on mail-order. 15% off if you buy 3 or more.

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Mats

Well I just got off the phone to my local MH and he seems to think he can get some more

I will let you know later

thegeeman