Looking fo ID help

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handal
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Looking fo ID help

Post by handal »

I bougth a catfish at an auction this weekend i know it is Peckoltia sp. but i cant clearly identify the exact one.
all help is apriciated.
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Post by pleco_breeder »

Not a Peckoltia. female

Larry

Edit- catelog lists them as Peckoltia, but I'm not so sure because of differences in the shape of the head.
Impossible only means that somebody hasn't done it correctly yet.
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Could also be (Hemiancistrus/Ancistomus) L147? I would say a female too. Nice fish!
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L147 seems right.
Thanks!
Now the hunt for a male is on :-)
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Post by Acanthicus »

Hi,

the stripes on the body and small dots on the head actually look much more like L 205 (Peckoltia cf. brevis). L 147 and L 387 have more blotches than spots and not this kind of stripes.
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Post by Yann »

Hi!!

Agreeing with Daniel's ID on Peckoltia brevis
Cheers
Yann
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