Pleco Id
- Thread starter sarah40011
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no idea what L number it is, but it's certainly a lovely looking fish!
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sarah40011
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i have two and they seem very peaceful and love catfish pellets. the reason i ask is because i keep reading snowballs have a black border on them but i cant see it and wonder if they are off colour/ill or are just something else. i know fish stores sometimes dont really know what they have lol and now neither do i
JenCliBee
PleC & CorY MaD
http
/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=31
What L number or species are you referring to or it sold as?
/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=31What L number or species are you referring to or it sold as?
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sarah40011
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ok i asked the man for a pleco that stays small. he said 'these snowball plecos are what you want' i took two. i know to do my own research now. i'm also getting a second 30 gallon this weekend and will have one pleco in each tank. so if they are spotted and not snowballs will they grow large? i guess they are about 3 inches at the moment.http
What L number or species are you referring to or it sold as?
JenCliBee
PleC & CorY MaD
From the pic, to me it looks like a young LDA33 big white spot/snowball.
If so they can get quite large at around 10-12 inches.... personally a 30g tank isn't big enough for a full grown never mind 2 full grown.
The other fish it possibly could resemble is L102 and L201 but tbh i would still put it as the LDA33 like the link ive provided.
If so they can get quite large at around 10-12 inches.... personally a 30g tank isn't big enough for a full grown never mind 2 full grown.
The other fish it possibly could resemble is L102 and L201 but tbh i would still put it as the LDA33 like the link ive provided.
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sarah40011
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and i wanted L102 as they grow to about 6 inches right... one in each 30 gallon. im a bit annoyed now, well very annoyed... so how can this man label fish wrong and think thats ok, now ive got two fish i havent got space for
JenCliBee
PleC & CorY MaD
Well a 102 would have been more suited but lda33's are stunning fish all the same.
Most shops dont label there plecs right unless they specialise, they go by what the import list says and that's pretty much it.... however he hasn't actually sold it wrong, it is referred to as a snowball but just not the snowball you were hoping for by the sounds of it and it just happens to grow fairly large unfortunately... they will take a fair while to grow to full size so for now they will be fine in the 30g as they look fairly small and young.
How much did you pay out of curiosity?
TwoTankAmin
Fish Connoisseur
While I think Jake is likely correct, there are a lot of spotted plecos. Hypans alone that come to mind are contradens, inspector and 201. The best way to tell is from the teeth:
From http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=31
From http
/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=31
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sarah40011
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well i will just watch and see then. i am also going to the store today to take back an aggressive male molly (altho i will miss him) left over from the thousands of babies from the breeding pair my boyfriend stupidly brought home grrrr so i can talk to the owner. i think the plecos were between £15 and £20 each
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sarah40011
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i checked today and they are £39.99 each! new tank pick up tomorrow so need to get cycled (fishless) and they can have their own space.
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