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[bkfamus]

1) Hypancistrus sp. L136
2) H sp. L136 and Sturisomatichthys aureus
3) Hypancistrus seideli L333 "Yellow" "King Tiger" (bad pic)
4) Scobinancistrus aureatus L014, Pseudacanthicus leopardus L600 & Baryancistrus chrysolomus L047
5) Hemiancistrus sp. L476 "Black Phantom"
6) Loricaria similima

 

[bkfamus]

1) Rineloricaria lanceolata
2) Pseudacanthicus cf. Leopardus L114
3) Pseudacanthicus pirarara l025 & Scobinancistrus aureatus L014
4) Hypancistrus seideli L333 "Yellow"
5) Hypancistrus sp. L201
6) Hemiancistrus subvirdis L200 & Pseudacanthicus sp. L097
7) Chaetostoma sacramento
8) Dekeyseria picta L168
9) Pseudacanthicus sp. L273
10) Pseudacanthicus sp. L097

 

[jake37]

A couple fishes - one very stressed L183 male:


And one very mellowed out Planiloricaria cryptodon waiting for release:

 

[bkfamus]

And one very mellowed out Planiloricaria cryptodon waiting for release:

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I was recently thinking about getting a few of these... Looks awesome!

 

[jake37]

I was recently thinking about getting a few of these... Looks awesome!

Just be aware they get large - i put mine into an aquarium that is 8ft long and 4ft wide. Obviously they don't need an aquarium that large but a 10 definitely won't do...

 

[bkfamus]

Just be aware they get large - i put mine into an aquarium that is 8ft long and 4ft wide. Obviously they don't need an aquarium that large but a 10 definitely won't do...

Yup.. They'd go in a 6ft 180.. I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but they're on my short list... I read they can exhibit conspecific aggression..

 

[jake37]

Those Planiloricaria cryptodon are kind of weird - they found a spot near the front to settle and just sort of died for the day - the next morning still dead when i put in food - that got their attention and they scurry over and ate gobs and went back to their original spot and just kind of died again.

 

[bkfamus]

Those Planiloricaria cryptodon are kind of weird - they found a spot near the front to settle and just sort of died for the day - the next morning still dead when i put in food - that got their attention and they scurry over and ate gobs and went back to their original spot and just kind of died again.

Sounds like my experience with Pseudohemiodon apithanos except they were submerged below the sand so you'd only see 2 eyes. It was kool seeing them wake up as soon as food hit the water... I still regret moving them and I'm currently iso the "Red" variant.

 

[jake37]

Sounds like my experience with Pseudohemiodon apithanos except they were submerged below the sand so you'd only see 2 eyes. It was kool seeing them wake up as soon as food hit the water... I still regret moving them and I'm currently iso the "Red" variant.

Yea i have a group of 4 in the same 500; i actually have sp apithnaos which ware black and white - lovely fish - haven't seen for sale for a couple of years now. Anyways nap time: