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Hypancistrus L066?
Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 10:09
by Cazman
I bought this pleco, but the shop owner couldn't give me much info on it. He said it was a Hypancistrus and he thinks it might be a King tiger pleco. The pleco seems to be a carnivore as he ignores tablet food but gladly accepts blood worms. He is +- 10cm and seems to be peaceful.
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Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 10:16
by MatsP
Looks like
to me. It's DEFINITELY not
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Mats
Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 10:35
by Cazman
Looks close to the Peckoltia vittata. Thanks
Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 12:24
by Cazman
How do you sex this species? Can you tell from my picture if it is a male or female?
Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 13:38
by MatsP
The mature & dominant males are pretty easy to determine, as they get "hairy" on the back end of the body (in fact most of the body). However, it's often hard to tell a female from a immature or subdominant male. There's a thread somewhere about sexing by venting (i.e. looking at the external part of the sexual organs of the fish), try a forum search. But unless you have more than one to compare, that's probably not entirely useful either.
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Mats
Posted: 27 Feb 2007, 18:35
by gimmeplec5
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