Huge pics!

Here's my male L-134...I've encircled where the odontodes (hair-like) are located. You could see them better against the pleco's black stripes. Hope this helps.

L14s grow quite fast...for a pleco

My guess is a juvenile L-204 Flash Pleco just like what flyinmike says...
Dark or black body, with white stripes from top(dorsal) to bottom...

I have a Scarlet (L-25) 4 inches that I bought early this year...it has a darker colouration. Lately it has been growing pretty fast for a Pseudacanthicus...it has been eating a lot. My guess is that it is now close to 5.5 inches. Their fins become redder as they mature and they are not as ...

Wow...the setup looks great!, How many L046s are there? What's the exact size of your tank?

Lots of water current, directly or just at the entrance of the cave...not too strong though, and water changes that would simulate the rainy season once every two or three days...perhaps you should start with that.

Well that worked for me...

Any information about this L-Number?
Mine grows as fast as my L014, its 5 inches in length.

Here's my almost 6" Mango Pleco. :D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/pa9deb4fa05a932dea445c9b7940d8b15/fb1968e0.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79/p608d59467fc405b5e3d8f0d011e9d933/fb19645f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid79 ...

I have one that is close to 6 inches in length...it has become a bit territorial.

They seem to grow quite so slow. They prefer a great deal of water current and need a good amount of oxygen...my L177 is 6 inches in length, bought it last November 2002...it was 5 inches then.

120g tank...L14, L114, L25, L47, L128, L134, L27, L91, L177, L133, 2 Peckoltias, 3 L260s...and some unaccounted frys.

2 raphaels...

Some african peacocks, a blue ahli, nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus, a venustus, some jewel cichlids, a frontosa (still trying to find out where to transfer these guys)

I do prefer using substrate...coz' an established substrate would provide benefits to the enclosed ecosystem. The gravel issue would be a case to case basis as it depends on how u clean or maintain ur tank. It also adds to the aesthetic look of the aquarium...I tend to avoid using a bare-bottom tank ...

Typically the temp is about 28-29C. I do water changes twice a week...and probably right after the temp drops to 24-25C. I feed them with all sorts of food...local sinking pellets (powerbits 1 & 2), tetra bits, tetra min flakes, algae wafers, spirulina flakes, dried daphnia pellets and even bio ...

Same old setup which I posted before...it's a 120g tank that has been used more than five years now...so I guess you could say that it has been well-cycled. You're right, I did see a fry eaten by my 6 inch Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus . It's not really an African tank for the purists, it does have ...

Apparently my L260s bred again in my 120g african cichlid tank...just want to let you guys know that if it happened to me twice, it could happen to you

My cichlids too are breeding like crazy...I've ran out of tanks, now am running out of buckets

Has the water been aged? Or was it taken directly from the faucet? I lost an arowana 5 years ago when I directly filled 25% of my tank with water from the faucet...chlorine must have been a lot at that time. Within an hour, it's eyes sunk and it died...

If this was the case, it might have been a ...

Mine is about 6.5 inches in length...bought it 6 months ago when it was 4 inches...it sure grows fast for a pleco. It's not as territorial as my L114 leopardus. It'll eat anything.

My L-046 zebra turned completely white for about a week...now it's back to its usual self...dunno what caused this. Well I did transfer it to a new tank...a bigger one.

wow...this is weird...I also have a pure white zebra. It turned white 1 week ago. It doesn't look sick or anything, I was just thinking that maybe it's a bit stressed. I have 2 zebras and the other one is fine and still has the black stripe pattern...They are in a 15g species tank...both are close ...

Here are some pictures of my L-091 when it is SPOOKED!
Normally it has a charcoal black colouration...

How fast/slow do these guys grow?
How big would a year old Zebra Pleco be?

I've been getting various and conflicting responses...so I decided to post this topic.

Hi there!

I just bought an L091 Three-Beacon Pleco exactly a month ago. Its the same size as that you are describing. but my L091 is very active when it comes to feeding time. Often I would see its belly full. As for its colouration, it could turn black or very light brown easily, depending upon ...

I think most Peckoltias have that tendency of having swollen stomachs...unlike other plecos like the Baryancistrus.

You could feed them less or don't feed them at all once a week. Balance their diet too...protein and fiber.

I have observed that they are constantly in search for food...they also ...

I would prefer an L-177 when it comes to Golden Nuggets, I read somewhere that the other Golden Nuggets would lose their spots as they mature. As for the Mango/Magnum Pleco, well people say that they tend to grow quite slow. I dunno with mine, it seems to grow as fast as my L-014 Goldie, gained an ...

A pic of its side view would be very helpful...

L226/LDA26 or maybe an L206...

L226
http://www.transfish.de/LCode/L226.jpg

L206
http://www.transfish.de/LCode/L206.jpg

isn't that an L128 (Blue Phantom)?

they could change from dark blue...to that translucent blue green color...depends on the mood of the pleco...and sometimes the lighting of the tank.

Some of my newly acquired plecos! :D

L134 (2 inches)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid50/p5d7b7be312f0f296f3e4a2a65ea5d73b/fcae52b2.jpg

L025(4 inches)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid50/p3ff8c84715e3db60126ef8718319cca5/fcae4e6f.jpg

Still waitin' for the L264 and L047 to ...

40-50% every Wednesdays and Saturdays
20 plecos of various sizes in a 120g tank