Ancistrus sp.unknown origin

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retroculus
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Ancistrus sp.unknown origin

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Hi
I have purchased trio of them this week.browse website and had no results.They were labelled as Bristlenose,i was wondering if those could be hybrids.

does anyone one what they are ?

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Please keep apologise for picture quality.

kind regards

Tom
my cats:
Ancistrus temnicki(2m/3f)
Ancistrus sp.Rio Ucayali
Paraotocinclus sp.Pernambuco(group)
L 199 x 2
Panaque nigrolineatus x 1
Corydoras aeneus x 3
Corydoras matae x 3
Corydoras arcuatus x 1
Rineloricaria eingemani x 5
Synodontis petricola x 3
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few more pictures

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hope it's enough. :-BD

regards

Tom
my cats:
Ancistrus temnicki(2m/3f)
Ancistrus sp.Rio Ucayali
Paraotocinclus sp.Pernambuco(group)
L 199 x 2
Panaque nigrolineatus x 1
Corydoras aeneus x 3
Corydoras matae x 3
Corydoras arcuatus x 1
Rineloricaria eingemani x 5
Synodontis petricola x 3
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Re: Ancistrus sp.unknown origin

Post by pleco_breeder »

Although the pattern is eerily similar to A. claro, a pic of the mouth would tell, I don't think that is it. I'm leaning more toward . If you look at the second pic, there is a lot of similarity.

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Re: Ancistrus sp.unknown origin

Post by Bijn »

Headshape isn't right for Ancistrus sp. "Rio Paraguay".


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Re: Ancistrus sp.unknown origin

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Bijn wrote:Headshape isn't right for Ancistrus sp. "Rio Paraguay".


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I would more agree with above one,rather than 1st choice.

I want to thank you both for spending time and search it information about them for me :YMAPPLAUSE:

any other suggestions ?

Thanks

Tom
my cats:
Ancistrus temnicki(2m/3f)
Ancistrus sp.Rio Ucayali
Paraotocinclus sp.Pernambuco(group)
L 199 x 2
Panaque nigrolineatus x 1
Corydoras aeneus x 3
Corydoras matae x 3
Corydoras arcuatus x 1
Rineloricaria eingemani x 5
Synodontis petricola x 3
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Re: Ancistrus sp.unknown origin

Post by jagtazman »

How about L089
I just got some "Rio Paraguay" from Pier and although the smaller one in the pics looks similar the first one does not
They could just be a cross common BN
I know one of my breeding pairs of commons kicks out some oddities
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