Ancistrus.......

[HeadHunter]

hi all

ive got an ancistrus but i dont know exactly what species

plz someone identify him/her plz








aquarium where he's in and some other catfish

ill try to make some better pictures, but it hides itself alot

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[Richard B]

Hi there - welcome to planet catfish!

Ancistrus species are notoriously difficult to identify unless area of capture is known - have you any ideas?

[HeadHunter]

@ richard ty am habby being here with other catfishfreaks like me

ive got the ancistrus for 2,5 years now and i bought him together with an aquarium so i rlly dont know where he comes from
i think south america but its a big area

its a female for sure, cause it has no brushes on the nose was thinking about L45 female but am not sure

ive got an better picture, good luck with it



i hope u guys can identify the ancistrus species

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[MatsP]

It definitely comes from South America (or technically, possibly from the southern parts of Central America, if we make that distinction).

Unfortunately, without information as to where it came from, it is nearly impossible to put a name to it - that is, if it's a described/known species at all.

However, one thing to consider is that large female

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

do sometimes "loose" their spots when they get older, and it is not impossible that you have this fairly common species.

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Mats

[HeadHunter]

yes it might be possible its that one

but.. my ancistrus has blue eyes so i dont know if thats an important fact or something?

i might have an unknown specie??

that would be very cewl my ancistrus = 150 mm btw

greetzzz

[MatsP]

Well, blue-ish eyes isn't that unusual in Ancistrus.

I find it very unlikely that the fish would be from French Guyana - there is a reason that there is only a single picture of L045.

As to it being undescribed, that is more of a long-shot again - there are about 100 described species of Ancistrus, and another couple of dozen L-numbers. The Cat-eLog has 132 entries.

The unfortunately part is that we can't really know what it is if we don't have at least some information about where it came from.

Edit: And regarding the size: 150mm total length [TL] corresponds to about 125 mm standard length [SL] (SL => Not counting the actual caudal [tail] fin).

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Mats

[HeadHunter]

ok then unfortunaly i have bad luck

but thanks for helping me anyway

ill have to do it with ancistrus.....

thats his name now

greeetz from the netherlands

[MatsP]

You mean "her name", I guess, as you clearly stated before that it is a female, and I have no doubt that this part is correct.

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Mats

[HeadHunter]

yes i meant her

srry my enlish isnt that great

but thanx anyway

[nvcichlids]

I am prob. wrong, but what about a female L069?

[HeadHunter]

hi all

ive made some new pictures of my ancistrus

from side

maybe that help

@ nvcichlids no it itsnt that 1, am sure of it but thnx





thnx for trying to help me all, i rlly am glad with some help

[HeadHunter]

nobody else wanna give it a try

i rlly am curious bout what species it is

greeetzzzz wesley

[MatsP]

Well, the real problem is that without a capture location, we would struggle to even guess.

Of course, there are members that have more knowledge than others (Shane, Silurus, Janne to name a few). Some of those do not visit the forum every day, so you may want to give it a few days.

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Mats

[HeadHunter]

till i have an reaction

thnx anyway