Whats this plec?

[jflowers]

Ok here goes

Last week when visiting a local LFS for my weekly live food I noticed they had a couple of gorgeous plecs I just had to have. No. 1 a three inch Gold Nugget, lovely colours and wanted one for ages. No. 2, heres the mystery guy and is difficult to describe as I am mildely colour blind 2.5" long brown body with dark Black maybe very dark blue spots evenly spaced all over the body and one white spot on the tip of each fin very stricking looking fish and I love it. It was labled as L38 Blue spot plec (yer I know, but I never trust this particular LFS as they dont ask any q's and they will sell baby tiger oscars to anybody) its not either, well not from the pics on planet catfish (been right through there catalogue with no luck). Anyone recognise my bad description? I would take a pic but hes still settling in and very difficult to see.

TIA

Jon

 

[ryan]

L183 Starlight Bristlenose?

 

[jflowers]

Nope, dark spots all over and one white spot on each fin + that plec is on planet catfish, been through that and still none the wiser.

Jon

 

[Paul_MTS]

how about a L128 Blue spotted cheatostama?

 

[smithrc]

could it be an L264?

Joselimai Plec?

Its grey with black spots and the younger ones have white tips to their fins...

I know its grey but it might look brown to you

Planet Catfish info

 

[smithrc]

Ah ha... LDA38 - not L38??

looks more like your description

 

[SirMinion]

Yes L38 is an orange stripey peckoltia like a candy-stripe, so not one of those!

but LDA 38 is a light chocolate brown with blue-ish dark grey spots.

It's a hypostomus species, so it's shape is similar to a common plec.

 

[jflowers]

Thanks all

smithrc got it with L264

this how it looks now http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...oraca/230_7.php great looking fish yes?

Jon

 

[SirMinion]

You're in East Anglia, right? So're we. Which LFS has this fish?

BY the way, if you're anywhere near Ely, theres a place there called Fordham Nurseries (01638 720455) that has fabulous golden nuggets for £8.95 (we bought two!)

 

[jflowers]

Hi Sir

I am in peterborough so not far from ely, will go have a look soon. I found it in a local garden centre (PM me for name and location, dont want any legal ramifications for the forum), they only had one of each. 8.95 is a good price, I paid nearly twice that for mine.

Jon

 

[smithrc]

our local maidenhead has got quite a few L264's as you say, a really great plec