What kind of Ancistrus is this?

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What kind of Ancistrus is this?

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Ancistrus triradiatus
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don't think so.. They don't look similar ..
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Post by Shane »

I do not think it is A. triradiatus, but I do not know what sp. it is either. It is very difficult, especially without knowing where the fish was collected, to identify Ancistrus to the sp. leve.
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On a side note, your pictures would definitely be competitive in the photo contest that's detailed in the site announcements forum :lol: *shameless plug off*

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Limpingfish

i must agree with barbie on the pictures. awesome. what type of equipment do you use? just pm me so we don't get of topic here.

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Oh, i didn't know it was so hard to identify it... But never mind..
Thanks anyway !

(And thanks Barbie and KWALKER :wink: )
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Post by Jools »

Limpingfish,

If you're looking for information then look up Ancistrus sp(3). This is basically a "melting pot" of possibly more than one species, maybe even hybrids as this genus is known to hybridize and is easy to spawn.

As previously said, they are horribly difficult to ID.

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