With that picture it's really hard to tell but that looks like my L411. That is how they look and if you have L260s in the same tank, they are VERY easy to tell apart.

I tried to do a my cats page and it's not putting my usernic up there on the fish I've added. I had tried to add, L129, L260, L262, L270 so far, I think that was all of them... I finally figured it out and tried to do it and I BROKE IT!

I can tell you with near 100% certainty, that they are NOT L174, the eyes and head are wrong. How big are they?

Thanks for the suggestions. I fed a med. sized potatoe and it was GONE in less than 2 days (along with regular wafers and left over fish food). I'm trying some of the other things you suggested and he really likes the stuff (just seems to go bad a bit quicker than potatoe in the warmer tank). I ...

I have a question. I've always wanted a royal and was fortunate enough to get a large beautiful 'spotted royal'. It has acclimated fine and eats fine. The issue I'm having is feeding enough for the poor thing to stay healthy looking. If I go for ONE whole day without feeding, it becomes hollow ...

I'd suggest tilting the cave so he can't fan them out. Tilt the cave so the mouth of the cave is lifted up a 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch or so. Being a first time daddy he's probably pretty excited and is just fanning them right out the door. The rest left with dad should be fine...

Although the pics are 'clear' they don't show enough detail on these fish. I have this particular kind and when THAT big, it's pretty clear to tell who is who and with your pics, I can't..... Sorry....

I can tell you one thing, the females sometimes like to go in the caves first. BUT, once a male ...

Hey Jools, here's another... AHHH the joy of a website.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... /337_F.PHP

With the new pic, I'd have to agree with the L52 rather than L199. I've had both but I am FAR from an expert.

Can you get a bit clearer pic? Looks like a L199 to me...

I have a pair of fish that have been spawning like crazy. They have 2 batches of young out of the cave and are working on batch #3 in the last 4 months.... Here is a pic of the male. The female has the same tail and the same basic pattern. They are more of a very light white/gray on black or very ...

My L333s spawned about a month ago. I noticed he didn't have a problem coming out to eat once I shut the lights out in the tank or have trouble keeping the others away from his cave while he ate. Most of the fry are out, he's got a couple hanger onners but all are looking fat and healthy and doing ...

I have mine in a 90g and that seemed about right for one full grown adult pair. They can get rather large. I'm using the tank now to grow some smaller ones out and am looking for another male for my female to put in another 90g. I'd HAVE to agree on a larger tank. They can be pretty nasty to others ...

Boy, you're not kidding about the growth rate on those babies! I'll just leave them alone and start another season when all the fry are out. They must be coming out to eat, they are all fat and all growing at an alarming rate! Even the few that have come out already.
Thanks for the input!

My L333 is letting his fry out. I was going to put him and the cave into a specially built trap so I could keep an eye on the fry till they got bigger. Well, best intentions aside, apparently I waited a little too long. Anyone out there with experience with fry released into a colony? I CAN move the ...

Yann, do NOT be sorry! I didn't know exactly what it looked like till I downloaded the pics, just the head looked so similar on my camera to your avtar. The closer pics of the fish are all very blurry. What struck me is the color and how 'flat' it looks on some of the other really bad photos I got ...

I'm SO sorry for the bad pics (I didn't take them) but here is the actual fish and I find it quite attractive....

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/gemjunkie/ForAaronPics014.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/gemjunkie/ForAaronPics015.jpg


This was bought at a LPS here but I don ...

What is it?

I have the opportunity to get a larger one that has outgrown it's tank. It looks like the fish in this auction..

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1140839405

I have some pics but they are AWEFUL if you'd like me to add one I can.

Thanks!

I've owned both L199 and L270. I'd have to lean toward the L270 due to the body coloration (even though the fish looks like it is showing a bit of stress coloration). L199 has the more 'gold-ish' head with more 'white' on the body. Also, with the L199 the stripes tend to be more 'straight' or even ...

I just wonder if it is better to have one pair or two in a tank to induce spawn?

Let me explain.....

I have a full grown pair of L204s. It is pretty easy to tell them apart once they reach sexual maturity (good thing for me being newer to suckie fish).

The female is constantly playing 'tail ...

THAT'S where the shoe horn came from! After using it on that last fish, I realized it wasn't mine...

I have to say, I also moderate a couple other boards. I have answered some questions, the exact same question, probably 100+ times. I TRY to be patient with new people and direct them to the post of interest so I don't have to continually repeat myself.

If there was no interest from new people ...

Here is a picture of one of my L287s..... The early differences I have noticed, the slight lyre tail on mine from others..... My L236 don't show that characteristic and are MUCH larger. Sorry, don't have pics of the L236 pair yet.... I know these aren't the best, I'll try to get some better ones ...

If the pics are big, I'm sorry. I know they are not the best but it's the best I could do at the moment till these babies are moved to the new tank. I have 4 of them but only managed to get pics of 2 of them. SO what do you think????
TIA for the help..... (The others in the tank are L129s, very ...

Ah yes L200 it is.. Very nice one too!

It does take wild caughts some time to eat. Even just moved fish take a few days to 'get hugry'. Don't worry, they will not 'starve', their self preservation will kick in and they will start trying anything laying around once they get hungry enough.. Fish can go a very long time without food ...

Wow, the fish is looking a lot better! Your baby should only get around 11cm or 4 inches. Good luck with the fish, it's very pretty and probably appreciates being rescued.

I have had plecos kill bettas. One species in particular, would jump on my mouthbrooding male and just take a chunk out. Wild male betta died within a couple days from the severe bite.

I've had other plecos that are supposed to be peaceful start scrapping here of late (L200s). Among themselves and ...

Drool, drool, drool....
So pretty! I absolutely ADORE the L236! (I'm becoming quite fond of my L199 as well.)

Barbie,
Find out where he came from... Now I have one and would like to get him a girlfriend or 3.. :wink:

You know, I was inspecting pictures of the L236 and noticed they have a somewhat 'furry' appearance. Especially in this pic you can see it... http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari ...