L389

[JoePlec]

right ok ive got my camera sorted so hopefully here comes decent pics haha

[JoePlec]

TRY THESE.

[JoePlec]

No ideas folks?

[MatsP]

I don't know - I'm still pretty sure it's one of the ones already suggested. But I don't think the fish has properly settled in - I'd suggest you wait for at least a week before trying to get some more photos. There are several peckoltia species that aren't very easy to identify if you don't know where it's from, and I think we are 100% sure that it is a Peckoltia. Which one, is still up for debate.

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Mats

[JoePlec]

so are we saying its adult then.. thats a plus

[racoll]

Peckoltia sp(l049)

,

Peckoltia sp(l211)

or

Peckoltia sp(l140)

are further another possibilities.

To me,

Peckoltia sp(l211)

looks like a good match colour and shape wise.

As you can see, these all look pretty similar though, so I'm afraid I can't really help any further, but there are several PC members who are pretty experienced with these fishes.

You may want to attract their attention by possibly moving the thread to the "What is my catfish?" forum and then renaming the thread something like "What is my Peckoltia? [new pics attached]".

And yes, definitely an adult. It won't grow much more.

[JoePlec]

im going to give it over the weekend. and then take some more pics.. whats the chances of sexing it? and then i can look to buy a partner... have i got any chance of breeding?

[JoePlec]

I Think its L265 because of the way the 2 middle stripes meet

[MatsP]

Breeding of these fish is mainly a case of patience and having a pair. May need a little bit of "triggering", but nothing major.

Again, for sexing, it's probably best if you wait a few weeks.

As to identifying the fish, I still think it needs to settle in a lot more. The colours aren't as crisp as I'd like to see - which is generally a "stress" factor.

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Mats

[catmar]

I Think its L265 because of the way the 2 middle stripes meet

L265 has no bars/stripes on dorsal/tail. It also has a pastel orange/peach edge to those fins. I don't think your fish is L265, I have a male and he looks quite different to your fish. I think you have a vittata, but as has already been mentioned these fish can be hard to id and are variable.

I don't post here often but I hope this has helped a little.

[DutchFry]

I too think it is L211!

this one certainly is not L265. these have a more orange, rusty color on the dorsal and caudal and they also have a small black dot on every bone plate. your fish does not show any of these characteristics. Your fish is definitely in the group of Peckoltia species closely related to P. vittata, rather than to the group of P. braueri, where L265 should fit in.

[JoePlec]

thanks for the help folks.. i will leave the tank be for a while.. i am gonna chuck a prawn in tonight see what happens