Ok thanks jools for your opinion greatly appreciated, and thanks eric also

Very simialr jools but after chatting with Hudson Crizanto who exported them, he told me the fisherman collected them in a tributary of the Rio Tocantins in Northeast Brazil, Maranhão State. ?

Hi all purchased these new Green Medusa ancistrus from pier aquatics in february they came in from a shipment from brazil. After a chat with a friend on facebook whom keeps and breeds many ancistrus species he told me these are Anicistrus sp Tocantins https://s560.photobucket.com/user/craig_84/media ...

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I water change every other day just 2 buckets out which is 30ltrs in total but that is down to my OCD clean fish tank, but also depends how heavy i feed to try and get my plecos spawning. If im feeding heavy water changes can be daily again 2 buckets

Hi guys What are peoples thoughts on hybridization in the wild between loricariids of the same genus. Is it possible, has it happened before ??? Or will we not ever no unless DNA testing is used....... I had a good chat with a friend about it and hes thinks it does happenen but im very secptical ...

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Hi guys im after some information on the ever supposed first wild L236, also why was it given the catch location of the rio irri but when scientist searched that area no hypancistrus were ever found.

No that is true but untill they are described i think we should still class them as hybrids, my own personal opinion that is :-p Do not get me wrong this L066 & L236 cross is a fantastic looking fish and yes i would have some if the chance came along, therefore i do agree with some kind of system ...

And this is the problem with hybridization this picture below is a Mongrel which i assume had been formed from a tank of mixed hypancistrus species but which species spawned with one another, that is the question http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/craig_84/1526955_1389760124617346_889653603_n ...

Hybridization is rife in the far east i have seen many pictures with some stunning fish but which have been crossed with same genus.... Also with hybridization in time will we will lose track of what species have been crossed if it happens more often ?? heres some pictures i was allowed to use on my ...

Hi guys ive been after an ID on this hypan for over a week now and still had no luck any ideas http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/craig_84/L236_zps63073ee1.jpg http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/craig_84/1370206_10202201627704853_366997444_n_zps27b80110.jpg http://i560.photobucket.com ...

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