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Hi,
does anyone know the difference between L 144 (yellow with black eyes) and xanthoristic Ancistrus sp. (yellow with black eyes as well)? Where does the original L 144 come from and how can I see, which species I have?
Klaus

I recently visited a couple of breeders in Germany and saw the L144 which they do breed there. Though it goes by the name Ancistrus sp. "gold black eye", it actually does have blue eyes. You can see their L144 here:

http://www.fischhaus-zepkow.de/gruppe_welse.html#Welse

I didn't buy any myself - just had to have some Phyllonemus typus and didn't have room for both species.

Hi!

This is my big male "L144" which i got under the name of Ancistrus sp. "black eye". Ive actually never seen fish sold as L144. One shop guy told me they came in with the Albinos in the same shipment. So there probably is a difference.

Woh yours is almost white, arent they suppose to be more yellowish in colours?

Hi!

It only appears to be that light in the lower head region. With a little imagination you can see the beginning of a triangular spot between the eyes that is very reddish, also at the base of the tail.
I also have another one that was supposed to be a female for him but its turning out to be a male i fear.

Caol_ila wrote:Hi!

It only appears to be that light in the lower head region. With a little imagination you can see the beginning of a triangular spot between the eyes that is very reddish, also at the base of the tail.
I also have another one that was supposed to be a female for him but its turning out to be a male i fear.

Afaik there are at least six species of xanthoristic Ancistrus sp. - four with red eyes and two with black eyes, where one of the last is L 144, that seems not to be imported very often.
Klaus

Hi!

And imo the base population of L144 cant be very big, because from what i understand how nature works this species doesnt have a whole lot of advantages in the wild. Or else we would many more xanthoristic fishes that are wild caught. Wouldnt we?

Caol_ila wrote:Hi!

And imo the base population of L144 cant be very big, because from what i understand how nature works this species doesnt have a whole lot of advantages in the wild. Or else we would many more xanthoristic fishes that are wild caught. Wouldnt we?

Yes, yes, babe!

Hi!

Well it would be interesting to know if the whole population is that way or if several individual are like this and the rest of the population is just common brown like many of those species. How is the biotop? light sand like we use for our tank and this way that fish is not disavantage from its color or rather dark sand with stones and driftwood... this way it is surely a big disadvantage to pocess such colour which should rule out a entire population with such color. Anyway it would not be the first time that DATZ show a known "species" with a untypical color morph...just look at the H. zebra...
Of the original fish imported, were there offspring and how did they look like? All like the parents or just a % of it??
Cheers
Yann

thats a beautiful L144 are the L144 and L144a the same? do they just differ in coloration?