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LG6 whiptail - rfi
Posted: 05 Mar 2006, 22:28
by mummymonkey
I'm looking for information on LG6 whiptail. It's spawned for me and I now want to claim it as 'first time bred' with my fish club. To do this I need some basic information:
1. Country of origin
2. Expected adult size (SL)
Also does anybody know why it is known as LG6? Why not just an L number?
Thanks.
Posted: 05 Mar 2006, 22:51
by chef
lg6 are closley related to sturisomaticthys and get to about 115mm sl but try this if you can read german.
http://www.welse.net/SEITEN/lg6.htm
Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 14:19
by mummymonkey
Thanks, do you have a reference for that size at all?
Posted: 08 Mar 2006, 19:00
by Matthias
They come from Uruguay.
My ones are about 11 cm long.
Bye
Matthias
Posted: 08 Mar 2006, 22:18
by chef
the size comes from the fnas show guide for Sturisomaticthys leightoni and as Lg6 maybe a new Sturisomaticthys this is the as close as i can give you
all the best
stuart
Posted: 08 Mar 2006, 22:57
by mummymonkey
Great info thanks guys. Any idea on why LG6?
Posted: 09 Mar 2006, 18:50
by Matthias
L stands for loricariidae
G stands for genus
6 is just a consecutive number
LG-numbers were given to fish of the family loricariidae which for some reason couldn't be put into a genus (e.g. Sturisomatichtys).
Matthias
Posted: 10 Mar 2006, 18:38
by mummymonkey
Thanks very much.
Posted: 10 Mar 2006, 23:05
by Jools
It is also sometimes referred to in the UK show circuit by the nomem nudum Sturisomatichthys foerschi.
Jools
LG6 whiptail - rfi
Posted: 13 Mar 2006, 11:01
by flash
hi mummymonky
sorry to have to tell you this but my lg6s have been breeding for over a year now .i bought them fully grown in january last year and as soon as i got them home they started and have had a batch of 30 or so eggs every 4to5 weeks the young are realy hard to raise .i only get 4 or 5 from each batch that i get to take to the shop (i get £2 each for them)it pays for the frozen bloodworm they like so much.cheers flash
Re: LG6 whiptail - rfi
Posted: 13 Mar 2006, 16:08
by mummymonkey
flash wrote:hi mummymonky
sorry to have to tell you this but my lg6s have been breeding for over a year now .i bought them fully grown in january last year and as soon as i got them home they started and have had a batch of 30 or so eggs every 4to5 weeks the young are realy hard to raise .i only get 4 or 5 from each batch that i get to take to the shop (i get £2 each for them)it pays for the frozen bloodworm they like so much.cheers flash
Hi flash, not sure why you're sorry???
The fish I have spawn at about the same interval though they lay around 150-200 eggs each time. I'm raising about 90% of the fry. They do prefer meaty foods to veggie stuff.