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Which Twig Catfish ?
Posted: 27 Nov 2005, 06:56
by FuglyDragon
Vitatta ?
I know its not the best Pic, but does the top photo look like a pair ?
Posted: 27 Nov 2005, 08:24
by ACE1
looks like farlowella acus to me but cant tell if they are a pair.
Posted: 27 Nov 2005, 11:19
by racoll
According to Shane, Farlowella acus isn't exported to the hobby.
The fish look like F.vittata to me.
I would say you had two males there. The fish in the second photo is definately a male, but if the other one also has a short hairy rostrum (looks like that in the first pic) then that's a male too.
A close up of the other fish should tell us.
Posted: 27 Nov 2005, 15:38
by Shane
As Racoll said, most certainly
F. vittatus. Looks like two males.
F. acus is endangered and now limited to a few streams in the Lake Valencia and upper Rio Tuy basins. It is not exported as an aquarium fish. It is also easily identifiable by its very short, broad rostrum.
See this photo.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... /777_5.PHP
-Shane