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What species is this catfish?
Posted: 20 Sep 2003, 15:35
by Dabean[DK]
Posted: 20 Sep 2003, 15:59
by Jools
It's a whiptail of some sort of the genus <I>Hemiloricaria</I> - that's maybe about the best ID your going to get. There should be info on how to keep them etc in the cat-elog but if there isn't let me know and I'll puit some in there.
Jools
Posted: 22 Sep 2003, 00:03
by Dabean[DK]
Hi Jools
Thx for the help... i believe it's a Hemiloricaria sp. (2)... didnt remeber to look for info...
Posted: 22 Sep 2003, 00:06
by Dabean[DK]
Well... no info on the sp.(2).... so i would be very happy if you could help me with some info... thx
Posted: 22 Sep 2003, 00:10
by Silurus
There is a little info on
Hemiloricaria eigenmanni. Your fish should have similar requirements.
Posted: 23 Sep 2003, 22:05
by Dabean[DK]
Hi again
been talking to some other people... one suggested it could be a illhanero from the Lamontichtys family... now ive been looking at some pics, and some looks like my fish and some don't... is there something bout it, or is he just talking bs?
Posted: 23 Sep 2003, 22:14
by Silurus
The fins are too small to be Lamontichthys.
Posted: 23 Sep 2003, 22:20
by Yann
Hi!
I am sure it would have been nice to have a Lamontichthys but your fish clearly show typical body shape of Rineloricaria/Hemiloricaria
Lamontichthys llanero
Hemiloricaria parva
Hemiloricaria eigenanni
At the lookof these 2 pics I would be say that your fish is Hemiloricaria parva, but most Hemiloricaria species found in shop and stock list are sold under that name, and their correct identity is questionnable....
Cheers
Yann
