Zebra Catfish

[Zanygrin]

Are there any other fish out there that look like zebra catfish. Was at a big box chain store & saw what looked like zebra catfish. I thought they were supposed to be hard to come by. Perhaps it was just a similar looking fish?

 

[minnnt]

L046? I think it is usually the cost that is a limiting factor rather than their availability. My lfs usually have a couple in stock all the time.

 

[fluttermoth]

By 'zebra catfish' do you mean Hypancistrus zebra?

They're not massivley rare now as a few people have managed to set up breeding colonies, although they are still terribly expensive. There are a couple of similar, but cheaper, plecs; I've got an L052 Dekeyseria sp which cost me only £17.