Green phantom id?

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So i want to order a small group of green phantom from snookn21. have heard a lot of good things on this site. I know there are two fish that go under L200 the Baryancistrus demantoides and Hemiancistrus subviridis . I am looking for the baryancistrus demantoides. I think the ones he has for sale are b. demantoides. the dorsal an adipose looked connected to me. Anyone confirm the id for me? Thanks

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcatfishp&1358907612
 
thanks for the reply. I have seen those links. think it is not B. demantoides. Dorsal and adipose isn't connected. Also posted it on planetcatfish as well and the one response I got was against it too. Will keep on looking.
 
It is impossible to tell from the photo. Assuming that the PVC in the background is 1.5", then those are only 3-4"TL. Often, young B. demantoides will not have a full dorsal until 5-6" TL. This is more evident in females in my experience.
 
WyldFya said:
It is impossible to tell from the photo. Assuming that the PVC in the background is 1.5", then those are only 3-4"TL. Often, young B. demantoides will not have a full dorsal until 5-6" TL. This is more evident in females in my experience.
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There should still be a small fold connecting the dorsal fin to the adipose fin which is not present.
 
Charney said:
There should still be a small fold connecting the dorsal fin to the adipose fin which is not present.
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As stated above, that dorsal fin may not attain full growth until these fish are much older than those pictured. I have raised a great deal of both of these species, and have had some that appeared to be H. subviridis turn out to be B. demantoides when more size was attained.
 
think I found it. Is this guy identified correctly?
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WyldFya said:
As stated above, that dorsal fin may not attain full growth until these fish are much older than those pictured. I have raised a great deal of both of these species, and have had some that appeared to be H. subviridis turn out to be B. demantoides when more size was attained.
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So at smaller sizes they are pretty much identical?


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