I'd love to read a copy if anyone could send me one ;)

[Edit: Thanks]

Are those fish in the photos above the pair you intend to breed?

I ask because they're two different species. The first photo is looks like a Panaque cf. armbrusteri from the Araguaia-Tocantins basin (Brazil) and the second looks like a Panaque cf. nigrolineatus 'L330' from the Orinoco basin ...

Is it specifically that Baryancistrus L003 you're looking for, or any pleco that's turned white?

The turning white (well, tends to be more yellowish) phenomenon occurs in a quite a few species; one of my Panaque nigrolineatus did so a few years back. Here's an article about the colour change, from ...

Looks like .

Eric, from memory (so I could be talking out of my arse), L397 weren't prevalent in the UK until a few years ago. To my knowledge, the now closed, Rare Aquatics obtained around 100 of the first fish. They were selling at £150 each. Since then I've seen a few more shipments, combined with 'home ...

I agree with you both that the 'Fig 1' picture is definitely not Pterygoplichthys pardalis , and is actually from the 1999 redescription of Pseudorinelepis genibarbis by Armbruster and Hardman. Maybe someone got Pterygoplichthys and Pseudorinelepis confused?

Although, I do think that the dead ...

I would appreciate a copy as well, please.

[edit - Thanks!]

It looks more like (aka L048) to me.

Can I have a copy please, HH?

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Sounds promising!

What are you feeding them during this period?

I'd agree with what Jools has already said. If the common name includes 'thunder' then it usually means P. armbrusteri from the rio Tapajos, but 'gold' or 'goldline' is often incorporated as well, which is troublesome because it's also used for the rio Araguaia populations.

L027a = Panaque cf ...

Thanks for you investigating, Eric Like Jools said, a photos would be enough, especially one of the mouth/teeth.

Acanthicus wrote:Not sure yet if this is serious or not, but however I jump in with Rhincodoplecostomus typus. =)

Daniel, it obviously isn't a Whale shark pleco. Anyone can see it's L601. ;)

Can I have a copy, please? [edit] Thank you!

Ryan,

Just like Eric said, thank you joining this discussion!

Could you shed some light on the origin and identity of the Panaque that you used?

Awesome, as usual, Christophe :d I just think it's so cool you've raised 7 of these guys from babies to the monsters they are now. Anyway, enough brown nosing for now ;)

I know that 900 litres is a huge tank, but I think it'll get small very fast. Aside from the giving them enough refuges, try to ...

Dehn, A. 2010. Physiological, histological, and morphological evidence of microbial symbiosis in a xylophagous catfish Panaque nigrolineatus. Biology Thesis Towson: Towson University .

PRODUCTION OF CELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES BY A MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ISOLATED FROM A WOOD-EATING CATFISH GASTRO ...

What is it about P. cf. armbrusteri that would make these results more interesting to you? More generally speaking, in your opinion (or anyone else could answer this), how would your interpretation of the results be influenced by knowing specifically which panaque was used by these authors?

I ...

I wonder which species they really investigated.

This is what I wondered in the 2013 paper as well. This is the quote from the materials section - " P. nigrolineatus were imported from Rio Xingu, Peru, through commercial wholesale distributors (AquaScape Online, Belleville, NJ, USA)."

From that ...

Has anyone got a copy of this to share? I can't seem to access it as usual.

Just an FYI for those that use Tropical Spirulina Granulat, they've changed the recipe/formula to an 'improved' lighter weight granule. They now float a lot more, whereas the previous formula were good sinkers, so are pretty much unusable (at least for me).

I use the 1 litre tubs which used to ...

Have a look at this discussion. I can't add any more than what is already there.

Update - Almost 2 years later there is not much (if any change) in the teeth. I haven't changed anything, so no softer wood, because I haven't been the primary caretaker and wanted maintenance to be as easy as possible. The fish (Maximus) is still healthy otherwise with no other apparent issues.

So, all these images can be added to the site which is great and also nice to show the fishes available at Pier. Am OK just to pull them down from your flickr feed?

Cheers,

Jools

They're not all on my flickr right now, but I can upload them and you can choose what you like.

What file size is ...

Well, the good news is that any camera you considered getting back in 2013 will be cheaper now. I think it's far too easy to delay a purchase because you try to find the perfect the camera that fits all your needs, when you don't really know what you need yet. I know I did this before I eventually ...

Yup, I'd agree with you that it's .

Mol_PMB wrote:No pics of the giant L24s? They'll be coming to get you... !

I have a video though!

I'm curious - What kind of camera and lens are you using? (since you mention the onboard flash, I'm assuming it integral to the camera body and not a separate purchase)

Nothing special, a Canon 60D (onboard flash) with either the 'kit' 18-55mm STM or 'nifty' 50mm f1.8 with extension tubes. Most ...

Almost done, honest.

Just a couple few more.