Li@m Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 hmmm - so they not all pit bulls then! 2 of the 3 are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I've just looked up Parotocinclus in the Baensch catfish atlas vol. 1. Apparently the undescribed species Parotocinclus sp. "Pernambuco" is caught with Pitbulls but is much rarer. It's on Planet Catfish http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... ies_id=899. I suspect this is what you have Liam. Cool fish and hopefully more than one came in, including a male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Im still going with the Parotocinclus spilosoma, The gold markings are too small to be Parotocinclus sp. `PERNAMBUCO` and look exactly like these pics of Parotocinclus spilosoma- http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... e_id=13685 http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... ge_id=1162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Fair enough. You have a better idea than us of the markings. Its hard to tell from your head shot. I was saying Parotocinclus sp. `PERNAMBUCO` as this species is caught with jumbos and exported with them. Parotocinclus sp. `PERNAMBUCO`, Parotocinclus sp. `RECIFE` and Parotocinclus spilosoma all look fairly similar in markings. Either way its a cool looking pleco. It might be worth getting your LFS store to ask the importer if he has any more gold flecked fish in stock. You might be able to get another one or two and have a crack at breeding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Got some better pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Nice pics. According to the Baensch catfish atlas vol. 1 the situation with these three forms is not that straight forward. Both Parotocinclus sp. 'PERNAMBUCO' and Parotocinclus sp. 'RECIFE' are very similar and both are caught with P. jumbo. They call what is called P. spilosoma in the trade Parotocinclus sp. 'RECIFE', and suggest that P. spilosoma may be something different. Its all very confusing but you have either P. spilosoma (or Parotocinclus sp. 'RECIFE') or Parotocinclus sp. 'PERNAMBUCO'. Apparently Parotocinclus sp. 'PERNAMBUCO' is stockier and the yellow bits are more linear and dispersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Now I'm even more confused :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Why don't the two of you have a face to face discussion this weekend? might make more sense then Liam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Why don't the two of you have a face to face discussion this weekend? might make more sense then Liam. Nearly forgot about the AGM :sml2: Great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomsam1001 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 just bought a pair of pitbull plecos. one of them is a gold spot dwarf pleco instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Cool. You should contact Liam. You might have a pair between you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 I actually think I have a pair of the dwarf gold spot and I have a trio of the pitbull plecs, but im interested to see what fish you have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Nice Liam. Hopefully you can breed a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Yes me too! Still have to set up their breeding tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 just bought a pair of pitbull plecos. one of them is a gold spot dwarf pleco instead Any chance of a few pics? Also what shop did you get them from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomsam1001 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Any chance of a few pics? Also what shop did you get them from? Hollywood in Albany, pics were hard to get and a bit blurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I can't see the pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomsam1001 Posted September 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Now i can. Weird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I couldn't see it until just then either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I couldn't see it until just then either. Now i can. Weird? Because a magic fairy came along and fixed the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Because a magic fairy came along and fixed the post I could see it fine the other day... "User error, replace user and press the any key to continue" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.