Not so shy ?

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Not so shy ?

Post by I_Xeno »

I'm shearching for a catfish (l-number) That is not so shy like most others.
I want to see him on daytime.
Does somebody hase a sugestion.

i'm sory for my bad english :oops: (i'm only 14 years old)
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In my experience, is pretty good at showing themselves.

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Post by pureaquatics »

L204s are good at not being so reclusive.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sp ... ies_id=126
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Post by I_Xeno »

what about L200
And is it save for my plants if i feed him cumcumber 3 times a week ?
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Post by Line »

Hi

No - L200 will ruin your plants :D Especially Echinodorus !

And personally I would classify L200 among the very shy ones. It seems to get better as they get bigger and if you have a group.

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Post by drpleco »

My bristlenose, L001's, and L204 are out all the time while feeding. The rest of the time they're visible, but not that active. My L128 is hidden most the the time while not feeding.

Any catfish can be trained to be visible, if you do it right. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to do that. The secret lies somewhere in making the fish associate you with food so it comes out when you come to see it.

Good luck!
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Post by I_Xeno »

[quote="Line"]

No - L200 will ruin your plants :D Especially Echinodorus !


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well, that is not an option than.

L204 is on my list but i'm not sure of it's easy to get here :?:

Does anybody have other sugestions ??
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Post by bloozoo2 »

Roughly what size can your tank accommodate ?
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Post by I_Xeno »

my tank sice is : 120*50*50

i think fish till 20cm.
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Hi

By the way .. black sand helps a lot !

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Post by ginosanti »

Bennyvis

Holgen in Den Haag is a store with a lot of L-numbers. http://www.xs4all.nl/~holgen/index2.htm

I know they have L204 and peckoltia vittata at the moment.

But then, that is probably pretty far from Obbicht
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Yes, obbicht lays in limburg
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