L 146?

Post by **Shane** » 29 Jun 2003, 20:36

Can anyone confirm that this is L 146? It came in as a lone specimen with a group of so-called "Papa Panaque."
-Shane

kgroenhoej · Post by **kgroenhoej** » 29 Jun 2003, 21:32

looks very much alike AndrÃ©s picture on http://www.transfish.de:

http://www.transfish.de/LCode/L146.jpg

-Klaus

Post by **Shane** » 29 Jun 2003, 23:26

Thanks Klaus. Given where it came from, I was pretty sure. Seeing another photo helped. Kind of an ugly fish, but what can you say when they are free?
-Shane

BIGblue · Post by **BIGblue** » 30 Jun 2003, 02:37

They're not ugly, just a little weird looking. Did you get it at a LFS, or did you collect him/her yourself? Are they rare? If you weren't sure of what species it is, it leads me to believe they must be hard to find.

Plec0maniac · Post by **Plec0maniac** » 30 Jun 2003, 13:11

i dont think that there rare.. Theres been a shipment here with alot of those.. they call them carachama de bola, and shanes right they come in with papa panaques

I think there from peru..

mokmu · Post by **mokmu** » 30 Jun 2003, 13:35

They look like bigger otocinclus. Yup, we've gotten some of them here as pl*comaniac has said. Frankly, I'm not too big a fan either.

Mike D.

Post by **Shane** » 01 Jul 2003, 00:49

BigBlue, I meant "ugly" in that way that catfish people appreciate. They come from the Colombian/Peruvian border area, but I do not know which river. It was held aside for me at the exporters here because they had never seen one. DATZ lists L 146 as coming from Colombia, so they must be exported from both Peru and Colombia. I agree with Mokmu, reminds me of a GIANT Otocinclus!
-Shane