id help please.

wayne

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i thought they was as a i have a breeding group of them but some people on other sites said they are L411 and some say L260 was just making sure thanks.
 

Doodles

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Theres some extra info here.

L-411 was previously commonly seen on the markets listed as L-260. However, by virtue of its larger size and distinct patterning, it was quickly asserted to be a different fish, known later as an animal hailing from the monte dourado region of the Rio Jari. A fairly hefty fish, reaching ~5”, it is distinguished from other similar sized animals, save perhaps L-66, by its complex networked patterning. It is also bulkier, then most comparable hypancistrus, with a thick profile throughout. Its regularly faded coloration is also quite distinct. Still, it is regularly portrayed as L-260, due to very similar striping on the major fins. However, the vermiculations are finer and more concentrated in L-411, and as aforementioned, it does not maintain as consistent of a dark base color as L-260. Very young, less striped individuals still bear a shocking resemblance to L-260, so do bear that in mind-hoever, the faded appearance begins to show at around 3 weeks or so, so there really shouldn't be any confusion.**
Taken from Identification of Hypancistrus written by cup and Yann Fulliquet

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wayne

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i have both Baryancistrus demantoides and Hemiancistrus subviridis which ones was you after? i will put some pics up on on a new thread.