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Maarten
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Post by Maarten »

I bought a 2nd hand tank with some fish..

a Loricariidae:

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And what 5 of these are?:

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3-5cm large, very high backfin with long barbels and very active.

and 3 of Corydoras Leucomelas?:

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Thnx in advance :)
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Post by sidguppy »

#1: Common Pleco, Pterygoplichthys pardalis

#2: Featherfin Cat, Synodontis eupterus

#3: Corydoras leucomelas, if I'm not mistaken.
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Post by Maarten »

thats a quick reply 8)

I never saw the Synodontis sp. before in a LFS overhere... I looks like a nice tankmate but I checked the spec sheet, to bad is african because I only have 2 south-american tanks.
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Post by sidguppy »

it'll be fine in those; it's a riverine species, not a tanganyikan or Malawian fish.
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