Thanks Yann! I'll try to breed them just the same!..I'll try to take pics in a year or two...see how the markings/patterns change.

Might well be a new species too... Yann That is a possibility, but I've seen two other folks that have them & run in the same problem like me...can't ID them. They've tried L287 and L236, but the patterns are just not there...they do have the body of a Hypancistrus. The L400 has a lot more markings ...

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I bought this group of 7 recently...sold as L173's, but they don't quite look like the one in the catalog. Can anybody confirm or help me ID this group?thanks. Dan
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Steve, my condolences on your loss...I suffered something similar during Hurricane Wilma...three days without power & got wiped out. I would suggest preprare yourself for such a situation, like I do now. I'm prepared for 1-2 weeks without electricity. I got a Power Generator, good for 12 hours, a ...