2 Eyed Pleco with more then 3 fins.

Waldo · Post by **Waldo** » 02 Sep 2005, 22:05

Ok, This is listed as Acanthicus micropunctatus here's a picture. It comes from the Nanay river in Peru

Post by **Shane** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:22

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... p/80_f.php

Rare to see any that are actually wild caught these days. I would have to check the holotype location to confirm this though.
-Shane
PS Loved your subject title.

kwalker · Post by **kwalker** » 03 Sep 2005, 03:30

believe it or not i picked an entire box of these up from a lfs back in the 90's. it came in listed as 2 in common pleco's oviously i realised they where something much different. they some how made it through LAX without inspection. never have seen them again. i ended up giving a nice colony to ginny ekstien in 95. i'll see if she still has them or if they are in pleco heaven.

ken walker

Post by **corybreed** » 03 Sep 2005, 03:48

Ken,
Ginny does not keep fish anymore.

Mark

retro_gk · Post by **retro_gk** » 03 Sep 2005, 16:42

I just saw some labelled wild-caught on a fish list a couple of days ago...

Waldo · Post by **Waldo** » 03 Sep 2005, 17:48

How well would the market do for these guys? Does that bone structure behind his eyes have a name, or particular purpose....

kwalker · Post by **kwalker** » 04 Sep 2005, 03:18

corybreed wrote:Ken,
Ginny does not keep fish anymore.

Mark

unfortunatly this is true. maybe we can get her back in the hobby.

kw

Post by **Shane** » 04 Sep 2005, 05:56

Somewhere around the house I have a photo from a Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies (NEC) conference where Ginny, Lee, and I were speakers and the theme was "Focus on Catfish." I really treasure that photo as it is me with two people I consider mentors in all things catfish and good friends.
-Shane
PS Just found one of the pens they gave out at the conference. It was 1998. It was the first conference I had been asked to speak at and I showed up with a suit and tie. Luckily, Lee took me aside and told me to lose the tie quick and get a beer. Ginny was at the US Catfish convention in October 2004.

Post by **Coryman** » 04 Sep 2005, 13:32

Shane & Ken,

Following our meeting at the Catfish convention in October Ginny & Charlie joined the Catfish Study Group.

Ian

Kenneth Wong · Post by **Kenneth Wong** » 04 Sep 2005, 14:17

Coryman,

That's great news. Wonder if she would join PC or has she already?

Kenneth
The other KW