Differences between L201 and L142
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Does anyone know the ID of this guy? I've had him around 8 months and he's grown about one inch. He doesn't look like the other gold nuggets I've seen at my LFS.
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Thanks Copp81!
And T3, that looks like a gold nugget to me.
What's the difference between yours and the ones at the LFS?
And do you mind me asking what you feed him?
And T3, that looks like a gold nugget to me.
What's the difference between yours and the ones at the LFS?
And do you mind me asking what you feed him?
Thanks Copp81!
And T3, that looks like a gold nugget to me.
What's the difference between yours and the ones at the LFS?
And do you mind me asking what you feed him?
There is a good amount of algae growing on my rocks. To the point where I had to turn down how long my lights were on. I haven't fed him hikari algae wafers in over 2 months.
The difference is his spots are tiny, and more plentiful. I'm used to seeing large spots or tiny spots few and far between. I haven't seen one like him IRL before. Just have been curious.
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Nice. How is the size difference between yours and the others? That's a good possibility.
L142 is a Baryancistrus, and and a "aufwuchsfresser". This means, it constently has to graze the thin bacteria-invertebrate-algae film on the rocks and woods of the river (of the tank). it needs permanent amount of food, basically zucchini, algae wafers, and a little part of meaty food (very little). It's mouth is big, round, and flat to the ground. Viewing it from under, you can see 4 main ranges of teeth, like on this picture (not mine)
L201 (as L102) is a Hypancistrus, purely carnivore (better would say bug's eater). The main difference is again on the mouth, but on body shape (thinner) and on eyes size too... if Baryancistrus has a mouth made to graze, an Hypancistrus has a mouth made to seek for bug's between rocks, with much more prehension capacity and longer barbels, as you can see on the following picture :
Both Bary and Hypancistrus are fishes that need to be maintain in little colony with 1-2 males and several females... it's very important for their social behaviour, especially if you intend to breed them... you must have a alpha male, to set up the Breeding Mood on the mature females...
Plenty of good informations are available on Planet Catfish...
L201 (as L102) is a Hypancistrus, purely carnivore (better would say bug's eater). The main difference is again on the mouth, but on body shape (thinner) and on eyes size too... if Baryancistrus has a mouth made to graze, an Hypancistrus has a mouth made to seek for bug's between rocks, with much more prehension capacity and longer barbels, as you can see on the following picture :
Both Bary and Hypancistrus are fishes that need to be maintain in little colony with 1-2 males and several females... it's very important for their social behaviour, especially if you intend to breed them... you must have a alpha male, to set up the Breeding Mood on the mature females...
Plenty of good informations are available on Planet Catfish...
