Just Bought A Pleco Under A Very Stupid Name

[dane261]

poor quality looks like a juvvie 134 to me

heres one of mine does it look like this

Cheers Dane

 

[xingumike]

im goona hold off a certain id until you can get some more photos..... the joy of snapping loriis!

 

[LolaLouie]

Yeh I'm sat next to the tank with my camera next to me, he keeps coming out and as soon as i lift the camera to take a pic he darts behind the bogwood I am determined to get a good pic in the next hour!!

Dane his markings aren't that similar to your 134 but then he could still be one. I'm not experienced enough in L-numbers to comment on shape etc.

Thanks again. gonna get that pic!!

 

[st24rsap]

looks like a L052 butterfly to me, seems quite flat looking in your pic as apposed to the L134's

does it look anything like this one?

 

[LolaLouie]

He doesn't really look like that, his white bits are very white and his black is very dark. He was advertised as a butterfly pleco though Also his lines are much more horizontal than your L052. I almost got a good shot and then my boyfriend walked past the tank and scared him

 

[indigoj]

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=706

?

 

[st24rsap]

oh well worth a shot, im sure someone will be able to id him for you once you get a descent shot

[URL="http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=706"]http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=706[/URL]

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thats basically a L052 butterfly plec

 

[indigoj]

it is the 168, they are similar but not just different numbers for the same fish. Anyway, it shows how different the colouration can look.

 

[LolaLouie]

Not great... but better!







Hope these help. Thanks so much all for your help. I really want to know what s/he is to be sure what size he grows to, how to look after him/her etc.

Thanks!

 

[indigoj]

I'd say 134 looking at those.

(btw, I'd call them vertical stripes - looking side on - LOL)

 

[LolaLouie]

He does look like the L168, and he was labelled as a butterfly plec but it says those get to 14cm! So confused!!

 

[geo7x]

Yeah what happened to the horizontal stripes you were on about

 

[LolaLouie]

I call horizontal across the body. Vertical is from head to tail. I'm confused about how you guys call it the other way round?!?!

 

[indigoj]

horizontal is flat - like the horizon therefore a zebra plec has horizontal stripes (viewed side on) and your plec has vertical - like the side of a building again when viewed side on. I think you will find most people describle plec stripes that way.

 

[geo7x]

The plec is the right way up when it is laying flat on the sand. It is sideways when it's on the glass etc. The stripes on yours are vertical