L173 (Fry, updated on 10 June 09)

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 20 Aug 2006, 05:08

My wavy zebra L173, tank-bred from Germany.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 20 Aug 2006, 12:04

Head shape, larger eyes and mouth make me think this is L199.

Jools

Post by **Janne** » 20 Aug 2006, 16:56

This is what are exported as L173 from Brasil, Datz made a mistake and have admit that in an article in their own magazine when it comes to put L173 together with L46 H. zebra. L173 are a valid species and that is what I think you have bought.

Janne

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 21 Aug 2006, 05:11

Jools wrote:Head shape, larger eyes and mouth make me think this is L199.

Jools

Thanks much Jools... yes, i agree with you that these features do match with the photo of L199 i have seen. The puzzling thing is its colour pattern: this specimen is purely black and white which seems to be different from the L199 as described in books...

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 21 Aug 2006, 05:14

Janne wrote:This is what are exported as L173 from Brasil, Datz made a mistake and have admit that in an article in their own magazine when it comes to put L173 together with L46 H. zebra. L173 are a valid species and that is what I think you have bought.

Janne

Thanks Janne... a friend from Germany updates me with L173. Please find the picture of L173 from transfish.de
by the renowned expert Andre Werner

http://www.transfish.de/LCode/nummernneu/L173a.jpg

It looks different from my specimen...

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 21 Aug 2006, 12:20

Hi!

Because the picture of Andre show a full grown adult and yours is still rather young!
L199 isn't so black and white but rather dark brown and grey!!

Cheers
Yann

Javier · Post by **Javier** » 21 Aug 2006, 17:50

I donÂ´t know which L-Number is, but... itÂ´s so beautiful.

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 10 Jun 2009, 04:50

After a few years, i finally managed to breed this species

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 23 Jun 2009, 04:41

updates

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 25 Jun 2009, 15:25

Excellent, well done! Do you have any pictures of the adults as well?

Cheers,

Jools

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 29 Jun 2009, 04:49

Jools wrote:Excellent, well done! Do you have any pictures of the adults as well?

Cheers,

Jools

Thanks and sure, here you are (the male is the one i posted a long time ago in this thread):

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 29 Jun 2009, 05:34

congrats! what cute babies!!

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 25 Jul 2009, 12:36

updates of the BB

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 25 Jul 2009, 17:15

very nice and beautiful pleco. I would love to get my hands on some... too bad financials hold me back atm.

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 26 Jul 2009, 01:52

nvcichlids wrote:very nice and beautiful pl*co. I would love to get my hands on some... too bad financials hold me back atm.

Thanks nvcichlids. L173 is a species which is truly amazing.

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 31 Jul 2009, 02:38

If these aren't the L173 variant of H. zebra sold by the commercial breeder in Germany who sells them for the same price as his H.zebra I hope you got a good deal for these pretty fish.
I don't agree with those who think these are L199. I think these are a Brazilian Hypancistrus and most likely a variant of H. zebra or a very close relative.

Fry are really difficult to identify when small. My L333 fry look just like these for the first 4 weeks or so.

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