Hypancistrus Xingu - L333X

[scotty]

does anyone know much about this pleco and what size they grow too,and what sort of price i would expect to pay for one.

cheers

scotty

 

[KittyKat]

Have you Googled yet? First result is to (in my most humble opinion) the best pleco info source on the web: Cat-eLog

 

[scotty]

i have googled it but just wondering why it has the letter x after the numbers,is it different from an l333

 

[Carlovel1]

does anyone know much about this pleco and what size they grow too,and what sort of price i would expect to pay for one.

cheers

scotty

In a pet shop , I'd expect to pay £40.

 

[KittyKat]

The “x” indicates a marginally different colour pattern (for example, thicker stripes), although I do not know what the difference is in this case.

 

[JenCliBee]

i have googled it but just wondering why it has the letter x after the numbers,is it different from an l333

There is no such thing as a 333x just another misnamed fish to fool suspected buyers.

L333 is hypansistrus.sp, very similar to 66 except it is slightly more heavier bodied (shorter and fatter in other words).

Size is usually 6 inches but some get a little bigger some a little smaller, price wise depends on size. Very easily bred given the right conditions and plenty of juvi's about... price for juvis from private breeders is usually £10-£15 for 1-2 inch fish adults £30-£50 dependant on sex.

Shop prices will differ from place to place but young fish i would say £20-£30 and adults anywhere up to £70 a fish again dependant on shop and area.