Red fins fade with age and are only very noticeable on young fish, say less than 20-15cm TL. Your fish also has the clear patch on it's dorsal fin which will change to black with spot but does point towards your fish being Panaque cf_armbrusteri`xingu` . There is more detail on this on that page ...

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I recently purchase this little guy right here as a l27b xingu royal. But I read online that those usually have all red fins and my little guy has a bit of red to his front fin as you can see from the picture, although I am not sure. So is this fish an l27b xingu royal? The lack of ...

I was wondering if there was any visible differences between l190 and l27. I currently have an opportunity to purchase an l190 that is about 7-8 cm in size but the seller also showed me a video of an l27 that is 13-14 cm in size and told me that if I wait about a couple of months, he will have those ...

I think the tank is big enough given you're only keeping one and, if it were me, I'd move out the longfin bristlenose to remove the risk of hybridisation with the L183 + free up some space. What I would also do is think about a large arch of wood in the middle of the tank (it is a tall tank) for ...

Hello everyone, I am thinking of getting myself a l600 as I find that red seam and the leopard pattern very beautiful but I have doubts whether I can properly house one long term in my aquarium and how it would interact with my other plecos. So can anyone with experience with these beauties lend me ...