Ancistrus sp.

[ranmasatome]

Heh.. was bored yesterday so took some pics of the now rather common Ancistrus sp. brought in by Gan.. still unidentified ya?

Here they are..








Dont know why its this colour.. perhaps its because its been kept in the dark for a while.. but i think it is even cooler than when its just black..

Mike.. post the ones you took leh.. the black form when its in light..

[Justikanz]

The fins are not erect...

[ranmasatome]

i know lah.. but i wanted to take him while he was in this colouration.. so no choice..

[michael lai]

trying to leh. But don't know how to post picture like this leh only as attached thumbnails... Can help me on this with clear instructions heehee... Paiseh very bad with computers.

[ranmasatome]

EAsy.. open 2 screens..
1 on your photograph page (page A)and the other on the page you want to post the picture (page B).

1) go to page A and open your photo.
2) Scroll down the page until you see a section called "BB Image Code:"...
3) copy everything in that box..by highlighting it and then pressing Ctrl C
4) Go to page B
5) Under quick reply.. or whereever you want to post...
6) Then press Ctrl V to paste the link you just copied from page A.
7) TAA DAA!! done..

[michael lai]

[ranmasatome]

So bored i'm seeing things.

[michael lai]

OMG!!? What have I done?

[ranmasatome]

haha.. if you want to post one below the otehr you have to leave a line or press enter..

There ya go!!! wonderful finnage!!

[michael lai]

Thanks Ranma, I think I figured out. It's amazing man, an entire picture just became letters and symbols and transported here and there. This is getting fun, man. Thanks, PS remember to get me Kumi Koda's signed poster.

[GaspingGurami]

Michael,

The fish in your third picture looks like it is really small, when compared to the size of the Oto. How big does these fellows grow to?

I got a "dwarf bristlenose" from NA some time back, and now it's grown to around 4 inches in length. I probably bought the wrong "dwarf" for my 20Litre tank, and I'm looking out for another that wont grow big.

[michael lai]

Hi Lawrence,
This fish which I got from Gan's usually grows to 2 inches and there onwards growth rate is really slow. I had 1 though that grew to 3 inches but that was about the biggest I've seen it. Gan's biggest is also at 3 inches I think. I have yet to ID it, sorry.

[hwchoy]

Thanks Ranma, I think I figured out. It's amazing man, an entire picture just became letters and symbols and transported here and there. This is getting fun, man. Thanks, PS remember to get me Kumi Koda's signed poster.

looking for 4D again huh?

[Justikanz]

I have 2 from Gan's pushing to 4" and 1 to 3"... There are 3 more still at 2"... I prefer them small too... They look cuter... Haha...

[mickthefish]

i would say it's a dolichopterus, our commonest bn is temminki as a lot of the lads breed them and sell them to the shops.
mick

[Justikanz]

i would say it's a dolichopterus, our commonest bn is temminki as a lot of the lads breed them and sell them to the shops.
mick

'bn'??

So, there are several species known as 'dwarf bristlenoses'? What would be their difference? Size? Colouration? Ours have red/orange tips at the tail and some have blue spots...

[mickthefish]

hi justin, the three commonest in the trade are temminki, dolichopterus and hoplogenys, they all grow to around 5-6ins

the differences are, doli's have creamish spots, the hoplo's have the whitish-blue spots and the temminki have a marbled pattern with white borders to the dorsal and caudal fins.

mick

[ranmasatome]

what about the orange tips of the dorsal and tail?

[mickthefish]

sorry forgot about them, usually the doli's have yellow tips, possible it's them,
with them being mass produced it might have deepened the colour.
mick

[benny]

ranmasatome,

Good details on the pictures! Looks like Michael is doing well too!

Cheers,