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	Ancistrus ID
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I found this guy (girl?) in a shipment of Common Bristlenoses. When not stressed out, the fish is nearly black with many small, whitish-yellow spots. It's definitely not an L-182, which is what I normally see with the Common Bristlenoses. Any ideas? (Sorry about the crappy pics) I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 25-Jul-2006 21:38
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	A guess that possibly isn't anywhere near as well educated as it should be, and based upon some fairly fuzzy visual matching, but how about L-003? Here's Plante Catfish's L-003 page - your fish looks somewhat like this one to me. Put this suggestion on the "tentative ID" list until Cup_of_Lifenoodles casts his much more expert eye over it and delivers what in all probability will be a better suggestion! Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 25-Jul-2006 22:32
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	That does look a bit like it, but the spots on mine are smaller and I am positive it's an Ancistrus. Although they can be seen in the photos, this fish does have bristles. They are also only around the mouth though (as opposed to the "nose" area), so I'm also willing to bet my fish is a female. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 25-Jul-2006 22:53
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Just looking through the Cat-eLog for Ancistrus, it appears that there's like a dozen species that look very much like mine. And those are just the species with photos... I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 25-Jul-2006 23:42
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I'd just guess that it's one of the undescribed Ancistrus species without an L number. There's too many to count and a lot of them are hard to tell apart. I have no idea how far this fish could be narrowed down. Looks nice though. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jul-2006 04:33
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	It is indeed an ancistrus. Which one, I could not begin to tell you without checking some resource, and well, I'm too lazy. Honestly, though, there are just too many similar looking black spotted ancistrus to identify that even then, it's hard to id such a fish spot on. Although, most, especially the spotted-eyed rimmed fish are blackwater species, if that helps at all.
Posted 31-Jul-2006 03:42


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