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Lovely fish Easy, the Royal Panaques always remind me of a cartoon character! I have one that is 4.5" long and just about getting over his 'shyness'...
I wonder if the "shyness" of some of the royals have any connection to the fact that some of them have red eyes - just like albinos have red eyes and they can't handle the sun. I know that the red-eyes-royals is not an albino but could there be a connection between red eyes and "shyness"? I've also heard that L191 (Green Royal) is not as shy as the L027/L190; could the reason be that L191 doesn't have red eyes?
I wonder if they're dangerous enough to give the plecos some abrasions on the body.Maybe not as the pleco themselves have very rough bodies. Do you have a picture of the overall setup?
Your Panaque is roughly the same size as mine. Do you think the gregariousness (does such a word exist? ) is more like territorial behavior? Kgroenhoej's theory sounds interesting as well... Any more thoughts anyone (Hoek He, Shane etc)...?
It seems to me that his color and pattern is a sort of camouflage...could even change color rapidly and blend in with his surroundings...his red eyes have infra-red capabilities...able to see a warm-blooded hand with a net just before it swooshes in to catch him...his sleek and aerodynamic/hydrodynamic whatever body enables him to do a dash for cover within a split second whenever he senses danger...that's why he's bold enough to go wherever he wants...
I know this is a rather old thread but I'd like to know what kind of Tiger Peckoltia EC has. Can anyone identify this, please? And how can we sex them? I am not sure if these fish are panaqolus or peckoltia. Any suggestions? Thanks.
M not sure. The stripes at the mid section of our fish are not very distinct. Ours look a bit fuzzy at the mid section. Both suggested photos shown are.
Could they be the ones here perhaps on the last photo?:
Angel
) is more like territorial behavior? Kgroenhoej's theory sounds interesting as well... Any more thoughts anyone (Hoek He, Shane etc)...?
whatever body enables him to do a dash for cover within a split second whenever he senses danger...that's why he's bold enough to go wherever he wants...
