Megalancistrus thread 01

[chilicrabz]

Anyone here owns any megas and willing to share their experience about these huge creatures???

Apart from the normal L113 and L234, anyone wish to share their experience with Dragon high fins and the other black black species, dunno what name.

Heard from my friends, that there are 4 species althougher and i have personally saw them live.
But not sure if we classified L234 and dragon high-fin as the same species.

Its something that we can discuss about.
Cheers.

[SoToNgMaN]

ex-owner can or not ?

my one ended up in IOUS ... washing machine style die liao ..

[chilicrabz]

of cos u can,
your experience will certainly helps.

I just came across a handfull of megas recently, and somehow start to fall in love with it.
Imagine 4 different megas in 1 tanks.
Confirm like our 4 heavenly kings sia.

[Gecko]

if have a chance, try to visit quix, he has 2 big yellow giants, super showcase grade:eek:

[Edmundo]

hey hey... i'm here.....

i have a dragon fin and a cf barrae...... however both are not in the same tank at the moment cos the dragon fin just recovered from starvation, when i g0t it, iz very very skinny... now that he has stablize and i'm going to introduce him into the main tank where the SPIKES live......

You will be surpirse that they do chew on drift wood very often... they have different denture as compared to pseudacanthicus..... the 14" cf barrae often sustain bites mark by the pseuda..... he can fight back but hardly able to inflict any wound the his smaller counterpart.

maintaining the coloration is a tough job, and i'm still trying to figure out the best way to do it.

The dragon fin used to be bright striking yellow, claimed by the previous owner, but now is dark grey in coloration..... still pondering.

will upload some pics soon.... :)

[Edmundo]

Pic taken by chris, when it touch down in sing...... this variant comes in wormline or spotted.....
cf barrae - wormline
http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/imagehosting/thum_246cbb1a1a0e4d.jpg (http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=40)

cf barrae -spotted
This pic from pineapple club
http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m14.jpg

there is one known as Ashura... the black variant of cf barrae.

This pic from pineapple club.....
Ashura
http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m20.jpg

[Edmundo]

This is wat i recently acquire from a fellow hobbyist... due to the great competition in his tank... this fellow slim down tremedously....

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/imagehosting/thum_246cbb229777ec.jpg (http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=41)http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/imagehosting/thum_246cbb22a9b20d.jpg (http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=42)

A nice dragon fin from pineapple club... they do look like L113 which is aso spotted but the dorsal fin is very distinctive identified... big and hi...
http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m30.jpg

http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m39.jpg

[Edmundo]

this shld be a L113/L234

pic from pineapple club aso...

http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m36.jpg

[chilicrabz]

indeed, awesome pics.

Dragon high fins has flatter n longer nose as compared to the L234.
Which somehow seems in a more triangular shape,
L234 on the other hand, has a more rounder mouth.

The markings on both head n body might have some difference.
However, if both markings looks identical, the head structure is used as a guide.

This is a 15inch dragon highfin that juz landed in HK on 18th Aug.
Costing HKD$4500

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4916.1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4909.1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4914.1.jpg


Credit: hotchiliz@hkfishstreet

[L000]

nice fella....

[Gecko]

interesting, somebody believes that high pH can maintain the yellow coloration!:)

[Edmundo]

indeed, awesome pics.

Dragon high fins has flatter n longer nose as compared to the L234.
Which somehow seems in a more triangular shape,
L234 on the other hand, has a more rounder mouth.

The markings on both head n body might have some difference.
However, if both markings looks identical, the head structure is used as a guide.

This is a 15inch dragon highfin that juz landed in HK on 18th Aug.
Costing HKD$4500

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4916.1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4909.1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4914.1.jpg


Credit: hotchiliz@hkfishstreet

from aqualog, L234 and L113 looks identical which makes me think the photo for L234 shld have not be that.

IMO, that pic that you posted, i think iz a cf barrae and not a dragon fin.... as mentioned earlier, cf barrae does come in spotted variant..... nks has one 12" now.... but this fellow looks awesome...

[Edmundo]

interesting, somebody believes that high pH can maintain the yellow coloration!:)

i see will try cos my tank ph is maintaining at 6.5ph cos of red aro..... change to main tank and see how..... thanks :)

[chilicrabz]

more pics:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4972.1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4973.1.jpg

The name it was written on the tank:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee138/hotchiliz/IMGP4974.1.jpg

[soltari007]

This one is cf. barrae bro... Nice piece :D

[chilicrabz]

Now here another question.

Btw, is cf barrae L234???
If we classified this under cf barrae, then why do hongkongers import them directly from brazil as dragon high fins???

And what is the difference, the characteristics, the features.

[Edmundo]

Now here another question.

Btw, is cf barrae L234???
If we classified this under cf barrae, then why do hongkongers import them directly from brazil as dragon high fins???

And what is the difference, the characteristics, the features.

imo, cf barrae is n0t a L234.... in aqualog, both are distinctively identified between them. Btw, i'm not sure if stocklist will indicate "dragon fin" for this need importer to clarify. is these names given by supplier?

[SoToNgMaN]

imo, cf barrae is n0t a L234.... in aqualog, both are distinctively identified between them. Btw, i'm not sure if stocklist will indicate "dragon fin" for this need importer to clarify. is these names given by supplier?
why pple call them "dragon fin" and not "sotong chew"?

[Edmundo]

why pple call them "dragon fin" and not "sotong chew"?


cos sotong is a kuku name.... and dragon symbolize power..... :rolleyes::D

[SoToNgMaN]

cos sotong is a kuku name.... and dragon symbolize power..... :rolleyes::D
yah rite .. show u the power of sotong then u know ..

[Edmundo]

yah rite .. show u the power of sotong then u know ..

power of blur? i know you drink power lar..... by to the point... can load you ex-mega for us to see again?

[chilicrabz]

power of blur? i know you drink power lar..... by to the point... can load you ex-mega for us to see again?

ya lor, any pics for us to see boh???

imo, cf barrae is n0t a L234.... in aqualog, both are distinctively identified between them. Btw, i'm not sure if stocklist will indicate "dragon fin" for this need importer to clarify. is these names given by supplier?

edmund, so any difference in these 2 closely-resemblence species, apart from the explanation from the aqualog.

btw, any other mega-keepers care to share their views???

[Edmundo]

ya lor, any pics for us to see boh???



edmund, so any difference in these 2 closely-resemblence species, apart from the explanation from the aqualog.

btw, any other mega-keepers care to share their views???

flip thro aqualog last nite cos nothing to do and at the same time paying abit more attention to the megas, i would say, the pictorial references of L113 and L234 shown are identical species.

The differ is the origin which was written. i have seen some L234 in the foreign website and some L113 aso.. comparing them both base on their context, the former is yellowish base where the latter is grey-black base althot both look exactly the same.

[aapl76]

Pic taken by chris, when it touch down in sing...... this variant comes in wormline or spotted.....
cf barrae - wormline
http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/imagehosting/thum_246cbb1a1a0e4d.jpg (http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=40)

cf barrae -spotted
This pic from pineapple club
http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m14.jpg

there is one known as Ashura... the black variant of cf barrae.

This pic from pineapple club.....
Ashura
http://keruzou.hp.infoseek.co.jp/jpg/m20.jpg


what abt e mega you took over from me the other time? still surviving?

[Edmundo]

what abt e mega you took over from me the other time? still surviving?

hi addron..... glad to see you here...... my apologies..... i failed to do a good job to keep it..... :o

are you still in plecos?

[SoToNgMaN]

power of blur? i know you drink power lar..... by to the point... can load you ex-mega for us to see again?
This one ahh ?

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/imagehosting/thum_146d77b3d04ca2.jpg (http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=70)

[Edmundo]

This one ahh ?

http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/imagehosting/thum_146d77b3d04ca2.jpg (http://www.plecoclub.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=70)

yeah..... the bro that sold me his dragon fin claimed tat when he bought it, it is a yellowish as yours..... but now under mine charge... iz black.... so sad :(

[aapl76]

hi addron..... glad to see you here...... my apologies..... i failed to do a good job to keep it..... :o

are you still in plecos?

no worries....

still very much into plecos but time does not permit. still have several pcs back in FGT in SG.

2 x L600, 1 x AA, 1 x L25, 1 x 114. Gave up most of them less these few pcs...

[Edmundo]

no worries....

still very much into plecos but time does not permit. still have several pcs back in FGT in SG.

2 x L600, 1 x AA, 1 x L25, 1 x 114. Gave up most of them less these few pcs...

wow...tats great..... glad to know you still have some of these lovely creatures :)

[aapl76]

wow...tats great..... glad to know you still have some of these lovely creatures :)

cheers...

will be back in full swing when i am back in SG in 3 years time....:)

[NKS8]

cheers...

will be back in full swing when i am back in SG in 3 years time....:)

like tat i die liao, buy now leh, i keep for you :D

[aapl76]

like tat i die liao, buy now leh, i keep for you :D

zhun bo? :D i buy but you sponsor their makan lah....:D

whoa lao!!!! the gulpers you are selling, berry the gd price leh...very tempted ...keep some swee swee plecos for me when i am back ok?;)