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johannes
30-08-2009, 03:07 AM
one of the males
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSC09116.jpg

one of the females
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSC09110.jpg

guarding about to hatch eggs with 1 wriggler on the left kena kicked out
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSCN6258.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSCN6258.jpg
johannes
30-08-2009, 03:10 AM
1 mth old
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSCN6307.jpg

3 mths old
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSC08595.jpg

5 mth old
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jmur3/DSC09104.jpg

since 1 mth pattern start to form and by 3 mths look like miniature adult liao
barmby
30-08-2009, 04:05 AM
Great description and good photographs. Are they as fragile as compared to L333 ?
Edmundo
30-08-2009, 10:31 AM
Great job! In fact these L260s are my wife favourite Hypancistrus. :)
johannes
30-08-2009, 08:07 PM
Great description and good photographs. Are they as fragile as compared to L333 ?

they are quite fragile, according to "sifu", comparable to L46
barmby
31-08-2009, 01:15 PM
Johannes, i think celticfish told me once. A certain stage (age) where they start dying..do you remember?