Here’s a link to my old post on my L234. Fun aggressive fish - had to sell him when I left the east coast.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/high-fin-dragon-l234.409911/#post-5059964
Megalancistrus after a hard day of work.
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https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/high-fin-dragon-l234.409911/#post-5059964
Very nice L234
I read that the Megalancistrus L234 and Lda097 are the ones that get a really nice yellow. Here’s a internet pic that I drooled over for awhile now it a Lda097.
Glad this thread is reviving some interest in good old thorny mega. Brave guy that goes out in the open to feed despite its size disadvantage.
From the shape of the head, body and spots I say you also got a Lda097.
Slightly more than a month since the last update.
Here it is laying next to L24. I hope I am not imagining things but there is a slight yellowish tone coming back on its wormlines.
Further to your earlier mention; LDA097 is the same as Megalancitrus Barrae?
Been doing some reading on them and so far: L113 and L234 are being identified as Megalancitrus Paranus (basically the same?) and there is LDA097 that you mentioned and also Megalancitrus Barrae too.
When I was looking for my Megalancistrus I wanted to make sure I was getting the yellow kind. They call the Megalancistrus sao francisco Barrae, this is were it start to get confusing the Sao Francisco Megalancistrus according to planet catfish is more of copper color not a nice yellow. I was comparing body shape and head shape,spots and pattern and only see that the l234 and Lda097 are the most yellow but seen people call L234 and LDA097 “barrae yellow” but I know the L234 is not a true barrae but it can be yellow so this only leave the Lda097 and sao francisco to be barrae they have similar body and head shape the sao francisco dnt get as large and have more flatter body than the Lda097 but only the LDA097 is yellow so I think LDA097 is the true barrae yellow.
Yes your sould start to get lighter and lighter you will see the spots better but I dnt know when it will get the nice yellow mine is a light color but not gold yet.
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