Bought as Hemiloricaria hasemani

[Rita Aspevik]

This pair was purchased as Hemiloricaria hasemani but I've got a tip that their real name is Hemiloricaria eigenmanni. This description fits well "Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins".
Can anyone tell me if they are hasemani or eigenmanni?


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They hide in the sand when they feel threatened.

[Rita Aspevik]

Some opinions on these?

[MatsP]

Any idea where it was exported from? River would be great, but country would help too.

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Mats

[Rita Aspevik]

Unfortunately I do not know where they come from. We are the second owner of the fish, the first owner found them in a shop in Oslo, labeled with the name Loricada ;) Maybe it's not so easy to give them a proper ID when the origin is missing?

[MatsP]

I would expect someone who knows this group better than me, for example Norman, to be able to ID them (or at least rule out a few!), but I was just trying to reduce the number of options.

Statistically, H. eigenmanni is definitely the most common...

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Mats

[The.Dark.One]

Based on the IDs I've had of mine I would say they are eigenmanni

[Loracidlover]

I was under the impression the best way to ID Hemiloricaria spp. was by ventral scute patterns/counts, so a shot of its underside might help if you are still unsure.

Having said that, it looks very much like eigenmanni I have kept in the past (or what I believed to be that species).

[Rita Aspevik]

Better late than never ... Here is a picture of the underside
The couple bred eight weeks ago and I would love to hear if you still think it's eigenmanni so I know what to call the new generation


Eight weeks old

[Karsten S.]

Hi,

H. eigenmanni has green eggs, what was the colour of yours ?!

Cheers,

[donpetty]

This is a very interesting thread.
I purchased my Whiptails as Rineloricaria hasemani here on the west coast USA from Wet Spot. (Called Colombian Whiptails) They are selling them again and this time are calling them Hemiloricaria hasemani. The males I have, have facial whiskers on the sides of the face and nape of the neck, the eggs are green and roughly the size or slightly larger than a Corydoras egg. So the question becomes; how do I move the listing from Hemiloricaria hasemani in the Cat-eLog to H. eigenmanni? BTW- then what color are the H. hasemani eggs ?
Regards,
Don

[Rita Aspevik]

Karsten, their eggs was green and small, 3 mm I guess.






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