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Need help with an ID

Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 10:52
by Are06n
Hi guys, I was given these as a gift, I was told that they were common bristlenose catfish but they don't look anything like a common BN. Hope the photos help.

Re: Need help with an ID

Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 11:13
by Silurus

Re: Need help with an ID

Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 11:36
by Are06n
Thanks silurus, if I had my guess I'd say it closely resembles Portel Angelicus Pleco L005

Re: Need help with an ID

Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 14:01
by Richard B
The picture clearly shows small bristles around the periphery of the nose indicating an ancistrus species. It cannot be L005 as this is a hypancistrus which don't have bristles. Check the species Silurus indicates

Re: Need help with an ID

Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 19:34
by Are06n
Thanks guys

Re: Need help with an ID

Posted: 15 Jan 2013, 20:50
by sunfish
I would rather say this is since A. punctatus does not have the orange tinge to the spots on the tips of the pectoral fins.

Re: Need help with an ID

Posted: 16 Jan 2013, 19:53
by Are06n
Thanks Tina, I found a bit if information about this fish. As they were originally imported into Australia illegally they aren't recognized as ancistrus sp rio's although they are most likely to be that species. They are being sold here as orange spot bristlenoses.