A bumper Panaque showcase

[matubula]

I measured and photographed the majority of my Panaque at the weekend. Aside from 2 I have got very positive growth in all of them, which im thrilled about. All these are in the same tank.

Im kind of running this thread in tandem with this one: http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?p=35579#post35579

L27 possibly Xingu. He has grown from 10cm/4" to 12.5cm/5" in 6 months. Dont worry, his right has been damaged since I got him, originally I was worried he would be outcompeted but obviously not. Strangely I think his best side is the one with the gammy eye.

L190, he has stayed the same at 21cm/8.5". This one could be considered the 'whipping boy' of the tank, he is always in the wrong place at the wrong time with my larger 27cm L190.

This L190 has grown from 17cm/6.5" to 19.5cm/7.5" in 7 months. His pattern has suffered a little from occasional beatings, I would really prefer to keep him on his own.

 

[matubula]

This L27 possibly Xingu has grown from 10cm/4" to 13.5cm/5.4" in 5 months. Surprisingly he has kept his tail window. I bought this one a month after the above L27, both had tail windows, but this one has retained far more.

This L27 possibly Xingu has grown from 10cm/4" to 12cm/4.8" in 7 months.

 

[matubula]

This L190 has grown from 10cm/4" to 13.5cm/5.4". His belly has only recently fully patterned up, originally it was completely bare

My 27cm/10.8" L190, I must have been too optimistic when I first got him, I thought he was at the 30cm/12" mark. Im really glad at how he has maintained his lines so that they arent too smudged.

 

[matubula]

My L27 Tocantins, he has grown from 9cm/3.6" to 12.5cm/5" in 7 months. Ive always really liked this fella, he seem to now have colour extending into his caudal fin (IMO an L27's best feature) and strangely his 2nd dorsal is now larger than the first.

My L27, which im now thinking Tapajos because he definitely different to my other L27. He has grown from 10.5cm/4.2" to 14cm/5.6"

 

[Stan]

:drool: Wow matt,what an awesome collection of royals!!!:clap::clap::thumbup:

 

[scatz]

Very nice Matt, look forward to seeing this thread in a few years time when they have become real monsters

 

[johnny70]

Awesome Royals Matt, thanks for taking the time to share, they are STUNNERS!!!!! I really must buy some more

 

[Oscar300]

Great group and fish log matt, the big one is a stunner! Can you remember that last gold line I got? He has grown alot in the short time I have had him (been on his own in a 4ft though), wish I had done a log like this with some of mine.

 

[Terry Got Hip kissed]

Loving all those L027s <3<3
Wanted a Tocantins for ages but recently i've been falling more for the Shampupa L418 :drool:

 

[2wheelsx2]

What size tank are these guys in? They look great. I thought there would be a lot more aggression/damage.