There will be something it is worth to wait for.

I often use this: https://manaus-aquarium.com/octocil.php (A very good brand in general)
The page is only available in German, but maybe the automatic translation helps enough. I do not know though if you can get it in the US. Many good medications have been banned in the EU in the last two years ...

Thats L 329, a nice find from Bergen!
L 351 has a slightly more elongated body, smaller eyes and a longer head.

Yes, treat them, its always the first to do really when you get wildcaughts. They are easy to feed if they are established well and sunken bellies are definetely a sign for parasites. After treatment, offer some natural yoghurt in addition to the normal food, this might help to enliven their ...

Great success indeed, my favourite cactus pleco and one of the hardest ones to get.

P. serratus was bred already (UK first, followed by Germany and Indonesia), but that doesn't make the recent success less important. As other species of the genus the juveniles tend to be aggressive, so split them ...

It's not the fault of your LFS, the species often comes from Peru as L 90c. For two reasons I think: L 90 is one of the best selling numbers and they look somehow similar to the untrained eye. Once they are adult, they will loose their current colouration as well as pattern and look dark-grey. Some ...

I'd call it L 169, the head pattern doesn't match L 2.
In the latter the frontal black markings would be more broken up, thinner and possibly even a bit wavy already.

edit:
This picture is listed under the wrong species: https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/image.php?species=panaqolus_sp(l002 ...

Funny that they are suddenly showing up, and in the US first it seems, I saw two specimens this weekend at the OCA Extravaganza. And even though I am normally not into this colouration and especially not in man made forms, they can look rather stunning really. I will upload photos later to compare ...

I'd love to get a copy of this if anybody has the pdf, please.

edit: This breeding report was uploaded on November 4th 2004 and is the first of its kind that I read.
https://www.l-welse.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php/product/441/cat/13

Back that day I was in the hobby for a bit more than a year ...

It will be in demand if you manage to breed them, trust me. The small numbers you will hopefully be able to breed are just enough to be spread among the real enthusiasts. I noticed that once more at CatCon last weekend. If you start talking about fish like L 70 or S. immaculatus, which look similar ...

They are cool, plus they are very common in large areas of Xingu. They live northwards and southwards of Altamira, in shallow waters where they are easy to collect too, but as Haakon said, the fishermen even throw them away if they caught one by mistake (thinking it was something else). A price ...

Hi,

they can turn colours indeed, like e.g. P. aurantiacus and P. nudiventris. There is no single record though of L 56 turning colours.

A great convention it was!

Definetely a Rhamdia species. You might call it cf. quelen and nobody can proof you wrong, but if you happen to find out the catching location there is a chance to identify the fish more properly on on species level.

I did not enjoy keeping them to be honest, wouldn't recommend the genus.

Hi,

thats L 502 and pair. You should get them, all three. It is a rare species in trade and a single specimen staying in the shop is without any value for the hobby.
It might even be the specimen you need to breed in case one of the pair dies. Suriname imports are only going out once a year, and ...

Yes, see you there! Looking forward to it.

More branches and leaves for sure, just a few big boulders here and there, behind which the current creates small holes where leaves etc. gather and form a nice hiding place for fish such as the Corydoras.

Hi,

I think this is the first documented spawn for the species. It would be cool, if you'd try to get as many details as possible.

cheers
Daniel

Hi,

D. picta lives in biotopes with a pH around 4. Your water simply doesn't seem to match their needs and instead of getting a third one I'd look for something in the P. vittata complex or maybe a Panaqolus species, they are good looking too and pretty similar in pattern. The oxygen level might be ...

Hi,

I have never seen submerse plants in the biotopes there, in general most running waters in the area are not home to aquatic vegetation. Your tank looks spot on! I'd add some more wood, maybe a large piece, behind which they can hide, but that would be all. Iguanodectes are living in the same ...

Thats possibly the smallest P. granulosus I have ever seen. If you should happen to have a decent lateral shot, let me know please, I have use for one.

HI,

I'd say P. armbrusteri has more contrast and depending on the catch location also a bit more colour. The difference is not huge though and I wouldn't call any of the two "better looking". How about getting two P. nigrolineatus for the price of one P. armbrusteri? Definetely more fun to watch ...

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thats L 201 indeed.

L 471 will turn out as the same species as L 201 I assume. There were a few specimens kept and bred by danish hobbyists in the beginning, and they stayed small over years and generations (few only), hence it was published to be a relatively small species. But at new places ...

Now we are talking, this really is a nice fish that is rare and will look stunning when adult.
Hope Haakon keeps one or two in the big tank on display.

That star destroyer on the water made me think of something I hadn't noticed before, did the empire or first order ever build ships and boats for the fights on water? I don't think so. There are no fights on water in general I think, similar to the first age and Morgoth, who also never tried to ...

HI,

its in the area of the border between Bolivia and Brazil, but on the brazilian side. Check it out on google maps and you will easily find it. The exact location is not given anywhere, but I expect the species to have a rather large distribution in the region. Most likely in creeks with clear ...

Hi,

they can, but I expect it unlikely to happen. I wouldn't get rid of any of them now for that reason.

cheers
Daniel

Hi,

some years ago your individuals clearly would have been classified as the c-type, now they are nice b-specimens, compared to the "good" c ones.

I am feeling sorry for all three of us and the future viewers of those videos. Plus, I don't think the big one really ate the smaller one, what can be seen on the video is the typical intraspecific behaviour and not a sign of aggression. Since the guy seems to be omnipresent with his phone, whenever ...

Morning,

I have seen offspring of L 260 looking just like this one, but that doesn't mean a lot.

It could make a nice breeding project if you are into selecting and waiting some time. Get this specimen and some "normal" looking ones from the same shipment and see what you end up with after the ...