Thank you for the replies. Jools: Unfortunately the store owner did not have any information like that. Shane: sorry to hear that. Now when you mention it, The females eyes do look a bit cloudy in the photo. Makes me think of “ammonia burn”, or maybe it’s the angle. I ended up not getting these after ...

Cheers MissNoodle:)
I’m fairly certain the fishes are wild caught so that should rule out the hybrid suggestion.

Hi,
These are small, around 6cm TL and labelled as wc Ancistrus L048 (obviously incorrect).

I’m hoping there is a chance of a positive Id. as their striking blue eyes stand out from most Ancistrus I have seen. The eyes are even more blue in real life.

Andreas

A few years ago I made a mistake by registering a kept (and bred species) in My Aquaria that turned out being something else. I proceeded to remove the species in My Aquaria, I should probably have chosen "change species, keep data". The species was removed from My Aquaria but I still show up as a ...

@cicrudh13: It's a different market as mine were brought in Scandinavia but that does seem on the steep side to me.

Andreas, how are your claros doing? I wonder about their behaviour in your tank. Are they shy? Or out in the open a lot like on your pictures? Do they cave a lot? How are your plants? Any losses there? Are they eating herbivorous? Do they like potatoe and zucchini or the likes? Thank you. Hi Jobro ...

Thanks MarlonnekeW!

First thigns first though; I guess I'm just going to relax and enjoy them for a year or more before even thinking about breeding:)

All the best!

Thank you very much, fingers crossed:)

I have been looking for this fish for so long that I had nearly given up. I'm so glad to have finally found them so I thought I would share a few photos. These WC fish were imported to Sweden recently and I was lucky to get my hands on a good group of 9 fishes: IMG_2247.JPG IMG_2195.JPG IMG_2193.JPG ...

I know it's not in the same league but I have been stung by Corydoras which was like an insect bite.

Not nice but it certainly did not keep me from going to work.

Andreas

Hi, These fish were bought as adults under the name L333 ”Belo Monte”. I’m now curious if anyone else has come across L333s under this label, would you think it’s the real capture location? Is it a known variant of the L333 or simply a selling point for a nice fish? As a sceptic I’m thinking Belo Mon ...

Thanks for the comment jac! The body shape looks wrong too, these are very chunky. Anyway, I think these little fishes look different enough for there to be a chance of getting an id.. The pattern and colour of the female combined with the short body seems unusual to me. Maybe they need to grow out ...

Thank you for the quick reply Birger, that rules one species out.

I am intrigued by what they can be.

Andreas

Spotted these in a LFS and the pattern of the female made me think about Ancistrus claro, I'm not sure if it is or if the mouth size/shape is right. The male is quite different and har more of a uniform dark colour. They both look like young adults to me and are of small size, 6-7cm TL so I would ...

Brilliant, that must have been a great experience!

Andreas

Love the photos, it's a great report thanks for sharing it here!

Andreas

I know you got your question answered, but I thought that I could add that I have two adult females and they look almost exactly like this.

Andreas

exasperatus2002 wrote:excellent fish and even better photography. Ever consider submitting a few of those pics for the species profile? Contact a mod.

Thank you, I have been planning to submit them. I guess I have been forgetful and lazy about it but i'll get on to it.
Andreas

@Coryfan: Thank you very much, I do like the smoking one myself! Fantastic picture Melander! My largest male is similar looking, maybe not such a nice dorsal though. Someone told me the females are much bigger than the males, do you find this to be the case? My dominant male is the largest fish out ...

Thanks Blaise, I would highly recommend this species!

Andreas

http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz322/AndreasMelander/Corydorasconcolor_male_zpse7b3e5a5.jpg Got a lucky snap last night of the alpha male feeding from the surface. This individual has been the strongest and fastest grower since they were about 3cm in length, he is now the boss of the tank and a ...

I agree with the above.

Of the Cories I keep I find the concolor to be the opposite of shy, even boisterous.

Andreas

Many thanks for the I.D. and the description, I'm delighted with the information.


Andreas

Thanks for the reply! Interesting, this is why Planetcatfish is so good. I looked at the photos of H. minuscula before posting but thought that these looked "flatter". I however trust yourself far more than myself comparing photos on the internet, how do you tell the two apart? Three of the ...

Hi,

These came in as Fryingpan Catfish from South America.

They however look like Hara jerdoni to me, what do you think?

Andreas

Thanks for the comments! I will try to update this thread with some new photos when they have grown a bit more.

@cinnamonsticks: You have a great way of expressing yourself, certainly put a smile on my face!

@steveh28: I can hardly wait for these lads to reach maturity for that reason!

Andreas

I just wanted to share some photographs of these. I am very happy with the photos but ever more so with the fish which seems to be an undervalued species that could do with some promotion. I got these lads about 4-5 months ago and in that time they have doubled in size and really show of their ...

Thanks for sharing this, I really like the tank. It's easy to see how they would feel secure in there.

Andreas

Very nice,

It's a shame this fish is not more readably available, it would be a great addition to the hobby.

I have been on the lookout for these here in Ireland for quite some time now, without any luck.

Please keep us updated on the progress.

Andreas

Glad I could help and 42mm looks right.

Andreas