Hello all, I have a very pregnant Ancistrus. She is so fat that it looks physically uncomfortable to me. I can actually see eggs when I look at the thinner skin on her belly with a flashlight. She has been massive for at least two weeks now and I'm starting to get really concerned. Here's my problem ...

Hello all! Here's some pictures... http://img26.exs.cx/img26/407/AncistrusspHalfBlackBlueEyeFemale10.jpg http://img19.exs.cx/img19/6772/AncistrusspHalfBlackBlueEyeFemaleMouthView.jpg Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures. I really need to know what she is because I need to know what species to ...

Ian, Wow! That is a pattern change. The dorsal coloration is the closest of the three species you mentioned though. I'll keep you updated. When it gets older, I'll post again. If I know what it is then, I'll post under the South American/Corydoras section. If I don't, I'll post under the ID section ...

Thanks Ian!
It definately does not look like the juvenille C. lamberti. I'll look at the three you mentioned and if all else fails, I'll wail until he get's a little bit older and then I'll post again with a new picture.
Alyx

This little Cory came in as a contaminate in a shipment of C. trilineatus at my LFS. He was so cute I couldn't pass him up. Do I have him IDed correctly as C. lamberti? Thanks in advance for all your help!

Alyx

Just to forewarn you, she does have odd coloring. However, I do not think this is effected by the species she is, I think her color is a freak color morph. Anyways, that's why I bought her and here she is. I'm leaning toward A. pirareta or A. triradiatus . This is the picture that the person selling ...

Hello all! I recently got an Ancsistrus over the internet. Here is what I know... It is a female-currently heavy with eggs-and has a little bit of bristling on the very edge of the snout. It was sold under the common name of "Blue Eye". It is 5 cm long (not including the tail). It was wild caught or ...

Hello! I just got a Corydoras that I am having a hard time identifying. I have narrowed it down to Corydoras geryi or Corydoras sodalis . However, the pictures in the Cat-eLog were confusing and there wasn't any identifying or type locality information on either species. The Corydoras in question ...

Yann,
Thanks for your fast reply. Is it basically the same as sexing the Pterygoplichthys species?
Thanks,
Alyx

Hello all!
I have a L077-Hypostomus sp-and was wondering if there was any known sexual dimorphism between males and females of the genus? Any help you could give me would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Alyx

Hello all!
Do all Ancistrus dolichopterus display the "white seams"? If not, can you explain to me what effects the developement of the seams? Thank you!
Alyx

Hello! Want? Of course! Can I have? No. It's a community tank and there are many mouth-sized niblets swimming around (tons of catfish too!). Plus, the substrate is a small, coarse gravel. I'm glad to hear that Spring's water is better. I don't know why Aurora adds ammonia. They started it after the ...

Hello! No. I know it's crazy that they are so large but that is their size without caudal fins and filaments. That's why I'm hesitant to call them Farlowella vittata . They grew out in a hundred gallon tank and then were moved into a 325 gallon tank as adults. But I'm sure that the size listed on ...

You know, in all honesty, our water is so wonderful(sarcasm) that keeping fish in Coors might be easier. Our local water companies actually add ammonia to the water, just for the fun of it!

I'm from Colorado (USA) and our water is generally terrible, however I do my best and filter the heck out of it and my fish seem to do alright, especially the catfish! I love comas, as you might have seen. I also love fish. I've had them since I was eight years old and officially count as an addict ...

I have two Farlowella cats who match the general description of Farlowella vittata , however, they are significantly larger than the size cited on the Cat-eLog. The Cat-eLog says six inches and my male is at least 12 inches and my female is around 9 inches. They both have two rows of belly scutes ...