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L071?
Posted: 07 May 2025, 23:50
by naturalart
I just found this fish for $12.00!? Sometimes it pays to know your fish.... well, to an extent anyway. I would love to hear any experts on weather this is L071 or not? I just got the fish and I understand it's stressed out. Plan on getting some better pics once it's through quarantine.
Re: L071?
Posted: 15 Jun 2025, 19:32
by naturalart
Trying again with slightly better pics? Apologies but forgot to get the fins flared. Sigh, will have to wait until i have the time to chase it all over its new 'scaped' forever home.
Re: L071?
Posted: 16 Jun 2025, 14:39
by Jools
So, yes, it could be - or at least one of the geographic forms. This is a species with several location dependent l-numbers.
Jools
Re: L071?
Posted: 16 Jun 2025, 21:29
by naturalart
Thanks Jools, appreciate the info. Are there a set of 'hallmarks' for this L# ?
Re: L071?
Posted: 17 Jun 2025, 07:37
by Jools
Not especially. It's one of those where the location really helps. Things like spot size (small to very small), present or not in adults are variable. Size and shape are the same given the normal variance between sexes.
Statistically, your fish is most likely to be L071, but most major rivers in the amazon basin have an Ancistrus that looks similar. Sorry, not much help!
Cheers,
Jools
Re: L071?
Posted: 17 Jun 2025, 07:49
by naturalart
All good. I'll continue researching. Thanks again.
Re: L071?
Posted: 17 Jun 2025, 08:00
by Jools
Let us know if you find anything out - there is quite a lot of opinion about these, but when Ingo Seidel and I looked at them, he said they're all the same thing.
That's just made me think that I should consult his recent book - I'm away from home now but I will get back to it.
Cheers,
Jools
Re: L071?
Posted: 25 Jun 2025, 16:12
by Macadelic
Hard to say 100% from the pic, but yeah, that definitely looks like it could be L071 (Scobinancistrus sp.). The spots and body shape fit. L071 and LDA33 are basically the same fish, just different trade codes depending on region, so don’t get too caught up in that.
If it’s around 12–15 cm and came from a local shop for $12, you probably lucked out. These usually sell for 5–10× that price depending on size and condition.
Re: L071?
Posted: 25 Jun 2025, 16:58
by Jools
Macadelic wrote: 25 Jun 2025, 16:12
Hard to say 100% from the pic, but yeah, that definitely looks like it could be L071 (Scobinancistrus sp.). The spots and body shape fit. L071 and LDA33 are basically the same fish, just different trade codes depending on region, so don’t get too caught up in that.
If it’s around 12–15 cm and came from a local shop for $12, you probably lucked out. These usually sell for 5–10× that price depending on size and condition.
All the information above is inaccurate. Don't mean to be mean, but wish to correct misinformation.
Jools