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Redrain wrote: 21 Dec 2021, 01:02
Bristlenose 94 wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 00:54
Redrain wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 00:34
Apreciate that but that's 3 continents away lol. So I'm guessing they're wild imports from Peru right? I might talk to my local guy and see if it ever pops on his lists.
Ahh, whoops haha. Yeah these are wild imports from Peru

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Redrain wrote: 20 Dec 2021, 00:34 Nice fish! These have been on my list for a long time

Thanks! Not sure where you are located but Global Fish Co in NJ has gotten fish from this genus a few times that i can remember, some very large specimens in the past.

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fishguy1978 wrote: 19 Dec 2021, 19:47 Hoplo cats.

+1

I have 3 species of hoplo in my planted 75. Very pleasant, no aggression whatsoever. They need sand though, they like to dig pretty deep.

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I got these two awesome fish this weekend, so far they're settling in well and I'm trying to figure out the best way to have decor arranged to accomodate them. I believe they are both female Spatuloricaria puganensis , if anyone can confirn this or had a better idea of the species please share ...

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Bas Pels wrote: 17 Mar 2021, 16:07 The plates are not even touching on pic 1, and that would imply a female.

Males have overlapping plates.

Got it, thanks! I was way off haha.

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Acquired a Megalechis picta not too long ago, it's around 3.5" now. I'm a little confused regarding sexing. I know the males develop large orange pectoral fin spines and have more closely positioned bony plates on the underside, but I cant tell if mine is male or female. The spines appear to be ...

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So, I've had an L350 (Peckoltia pankimpuju) for a couple months. He arrived a really great specimen. Beautiful, full odontodes, very active and hungry. His odontodes shed when I got him, but soon after they seemed to start growing back and his tail streamers had some new growth. Now, for the last 3 ...

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Thanks guys, yeah he's definitely got some size to him. They initially told me he was 7" minus the streamers but he's really like 10"-11" without them, lol. 15" TL. Definitely the biggest fish I've had.
Tried some fresh shrimp last night. He was loving it.

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Just got this big fella from Aqua Imports. What a cool looking fish. He seems to be settling in well and loves Fluval Bug Bites and some different varieties of Hikari cichlid pellets.
He has a couple little sores so I dosed with Prazi just to be safe.
If anyone has some input on caring for this ...

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Thanks for the reply. This is reassuring. Filtration is two fluval 406's plus a small surface skimmer but I may add an air stone if he doesn't improve. Hopefully the wayer changes will help him acclimate over the next couple weeks.

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I picked up what I believe is a male L350 yesterday. He's in my planted 75 right now. Really awesome looking fish, about 8" SL and 15" TL.

He's been acting odd.

Since I got the fish, he's been breathing more quickly than his tankmates, which include several mid sized cichlids and other, smaller ...

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Awesome, thanks for the tips! I added a ton of caves and crevices, and he seems to have staked out an area for himself that's pretty far from any of the other plecos' caves. My pH runs about 6.8. The water in the tank stays pretty soft as well. Here's hoping he does well!

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Hello all,
I managed to snag an L56 today. Only a little guy. About 1.5" SL, and still grey all around.
The species profile here has some basic info, but this is definitely the most expensive fish I've purchased and I want to keep it happy. Are there any specific parameters or foods that people ...

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I just acquired a small vampire pleco and realized how slim it is after adding it to my tank. This is the first loricariid I've owned that likes a meatier diet (tankmates are an L037, L239 and some whiptails). I've tried sinking carnivore pellets as well as Vibra bites (this is what the lfs was ...

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Hey all, been a while since I posted here but figured I'd ask. I picked up an L239 and an L037 in July for my 38 gallon setup. The L239 is still about the same size (~3") which seems reasonable, but the L037 has only grown maybe a quarter inch in the few months since I've gotten it, and it's only ...

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Sweet, thanks a bunch. Nice to know he'll still be growing for a while too.

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I realize it's a bit of a long shot to think that I can get an i.d. on this little guy without knowing exactly where he came from, but maybe someone can help me out. He's about 4"SL at the moment, and definitely has a lot of tiny bristles/spines growing over the back of his head and his pectoral ...

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Around these parts, Petsmart has em in stock pretty often and i think they label them as "Colombian spotted plecos".

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Thanks for the input. I saw a couple others but they were NOT in good shape. If i see any more around I'll grab em though.

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Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus.
a.k.a. L001.
Pretty standard care, and they grow to about a foot.

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I was at the lfs the other day and saw some zamora wood catfish, ende up getting one. I figured I'd barely see mine once he was in my tank, and so far that's held true haha. But ive seen him eat and all seems well, so i guess I'm just asking if theres anything i should know about this type of cat? I ...

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1. Water parameters
a) Temperature range. - 79-81 F
b) pH. - 6.0 (possibly less, my test kit only goes down to 6.0)
c) GH. - Not sure
d) KH - Not sure
e)Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, levels. - Unsure, probably minimal because I have an established setup, tons of plants, large filter, and nothing's ...

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So, a while back my clown plec in my 38gal stopped eating and got really skinny. I moved him to my 10gal setup and he got well again, then moved him back to the 38 and he got skinny again. So he's staying in the 10.
I also had a BN in the 38 who was doing very well while the clown was going through ...

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Otos are quite small as well and have spines so if the raph is gonna eat tetras he'll probably eat otos too. Plus otos could get lodged inside him. I'm not sure what you could put in there with him though... Personally I'd try to find a bigger tank.

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I'd say the top one is Planiloricaria cryptodon.. would move it to a tank with sandy substrate. not so sure about the bottome specimen though.

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thats interesting, i didnt know they could be that sensitive. i'll get to work adjusting the temperature and start doing water changes much more often.

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A teacher just picked up a Chaetostoma formosae for a tank at my school, and the fish was the usual brown when it arrived.
however i noticed this morning that its color has changed to almost a piebald pattern or one similar to that of Parancistrus aurantiacus when it is between its gold and grey ...

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I'm not really lookin for an i.d. anymore because as you mentioned the whole system is a mess regerding this genus, and no matter what species i have its gonna get big. I just thought i'd update everyone on the fish since it seemed like a topic of interest when i first got it and posted pictures. I ...

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Wow, that fish is in a bad way... I agree with everything thats been posted here so far but you cant really say the "fins dont match" because the fish is so deformed/unhealthy. Looks a lot like the picture or C. maurus , though. I have a few topics with pics of my Chrysichthys if you wanna compare ...

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much better shots:

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Re: New pickups; Spatuloricaria sp.

Re: New pickups; Spatuloricaria sp.

Re: Personable catfish for a planted 90g?

New pickups; Spatuloricaria sp.

Re: Sexing megalechis picta?

Sexing megalechis picta?

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New Peckoltia pankimpuju. Awesome fish!

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New L350 acting strange

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Parancistrus aurantiacus tips?

L240 feeding?

L037 Honeycomb pleco growth rate?

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Whiptail i.d.

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Anyone have experiences with zamora wood catfish?

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Plecos not doing well... can't figure out why!

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