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Posted: 28 Jan 2003, 19:43
by gibbo
Lovely fish Easy, the Royal Panaques always remind me of a cartoon character! I have one that is 4.5" long and just about getting over his 'shyness'...
Posted: 28 Jan 2003, 21:18
by kgroenhoej
Hi
I wonder if the "shyness" of some of the royals have any connection to the fact that some of them have red eyes - just like albinos have red eyes and they can't handle the sun. I know that the red-eyes-royals is not an albino but could there be a connection between red eyes and "shyness"? I've also heard that L191 (Green Royal) is not as shy as the L027/L190; could the reason be that L191 doesn't have red eyes?
Just a guess...
-Klaus
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 00:49
by Easy
That's weird...my royal panaque's the most gregarious pleco that I have. You could see it all over the place.
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 04:08
by BIGblue
That phantom pleco is really nice. Are they rare? Hard to find?
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 05:41
by polkadot
Hi Easy! Great collection of plecos!
What rocks are you using? Some look rather "rough" to me!!
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 13:21
by Easy
Indeed they're a bit rough...even thought of taking them out...but they only occupy a small portion of the tank...strangely...my plecos love that spot
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 15:53
by polkadot
I wonder if they're dangerous enough to give the plecos some abrasions on the body.Maybe not as the pleco themselves have very rough bodies. Do you have a picture of the overall setup?
Posted: 29 Jan 2003, 20:20
by gibbo
Your Panaque is roughly the same size as mine. Do you think the gregariousness (does such a word exist?
) is more like territorial behavior? Kgroenhoej's theory sounds interesting as well... Any more thoughts anyone (Hoek He, Shane etc)...?
Posted: 30 Jan 2003, 02:43
by Easy
It seems to me that his color and pattern is a sort of camouflage...could even change color rapidly and blend in with his surroundings...his red eyes have infra-red capabilities...able to see a warm-blooded hand with a net just before it swooshes in to catch him...his sleek and aerodynamic/hydrodynamic
whatever body enables him to do a dash for cover within a split second whenever he senses danger...that's why he's bold enough to go wherever he wants...
ahhh...well maybe
NOT 
Posted: 30 Jan 2003, 04:28
by SirHelm
WOW. Very impressive collection.
How many catfish do you have and what size tank are they in??
SH
Posted: 30 Jan 2003, 19:54
by gibbo
Posted: 02 Feb 2003, 19:33
by manman01
i agree with bigblue that phantom is nice!
Posted: 03 Feb 2003, 14:58
by Graeme
Wow..You have a great collection of plec's. Very nice.
Posted: 09 Feb 2003, 15:13
by mokmu
I know this is a rather old thread but I'd like to know what kind of Tiger Peckoltia EC has. Can anyone identify this, please? And how can we sex them? I am not sure if these fish are panaqolus or peckoltia. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Mike D.
Posted: 09 Feb 2003, 16:33
by Easy
Posted: 09 Feb 2003, 16:56
by mokmu
M not sure. The stripes at the mid section of our fish are not very distinct. Ours look a bit fuzzy at the mid section. Both suggested photos shown are.
Could they be the ones here perhaps on the last photo?:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/icosa/lect ... inae03.htm
BTW, mine look exactly like yours. I have two of them and they are similar in patterning as yours. Anyone know what this specie or L # this is?
Regards,
Mike D.
