My L128 and L200 were close to 3" when I got them and they definitely had spots. The L128 has gotten more spots as it has gotten bigger though.

Hi, could anyone tell me what type of pleco this is? It seems to have maxed out at about 5" and has a very short, stubby body. It also looks very "furry" I guess you would say.



Thank you!

Thank you for all the replies! I'm glad to know for sure what pleco I have now. Thanks again!

One more in tank pic:

Hi everyone, I just picked up this pleco and was hoping to get an i.d. on him/her. It looks to me like it could be an L66/L333 but I'm not that great at identifying. I would appreciate any input! Thanks. :) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/westwood/fish/109_0987.jpg http://img.photobucket.com ...

Okay, that's what I figured but I just wanted to make sure. Thank you!

Hi, could anyone tell me which variety of gold nugget this is?





Thank you!

This is my L128. The color in the photograph is very close to what he normally looks like. He hasn't changed color since I got him, but it seems he has gotten quite a few more spots on him.

There is an albino adonis on aquabid right now, with an asking price of US $550!

Hi Yann, thank you for the identification! Could you tell me what traits of the fish lead you to think that it is a leporacanthicus cf galaxias instead of the LDA33? I'm not doubting your i.d., just trying to learn more about the fish. Thanks again!

Thank you for all the information! I do have a 120 gallon tank which they could go into once they are larger, but for now they are in a well planted 20 gallon for observation. I already feed a variety of dried and frozen foods but I will definitely get some zuccini tomorrow and try it out. I was ...

Hi, I recently picked up these two plecos and was hoping someone could positively i.d. them for me. I'm sorry the pics are pretty bad, but the tank has some huge amazon swords in it which make the tank very dark. I can try later tonight to get some better ones if need be. The first one I believe is ...

Thank you for all the nice compliments! He really is a stunning fish.

4zap, thank you for lightening the pic for me! Do you mind if I save a copy of the revised picture?

I happened to catch my L128 hanging out at the front of the tank and managed to snap a pic before he returned to his hiding spot, so I just thought I would share. It's definitely the best pic I have of him/her so far!

If you're looking for a smaller species of cory you could do pandas. They seem to be fairly easy to find at local stores and they stay rather small, 1.5" or so I believe. I had 4 in my 20 gallon and they have happily bred in the tank and I am now up to 8.

I happened to catch my L264 sultan pleco out in the open during feeding and noticed he has two small white spots underneath his eye. Does anyone have any ideas as to what this is? I posted on another forum and they suspected a fungal infection and suggested treating with Maracyn. Has anyone else ...

I use the eco-complete and I've never noticed it affecting my water parameters at all. It's great for growing plants though!

If you have a python I find it works much better if you take off the large extension tube and use just the slim tubing for siphoning off waste. You get much better suction.

Check out the pic he used for the gold nugget as well:
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If by sailfin you mean the gibbiceps I believe it will outgrow the 50 gallon quite quickly. I had one grow from about 2" to 9" in about a year.

It would be helpful if you could tell us something about your tank, what size, how long has it been set up, and what type of inhabitants. Water parameters would be good too.

Hi, thanks for the advice! I always hate to use medications, so I was hoping I could get by with the temperature and salt remedy. I will add an air stone and will start doing the water changes daily-how long would you recommend doing the water changes? A week at least I would assume? And for the ...

I bought an L200 a few days ago and today I see that he has ich. Luckily he is in a 7 gallon quarantine right now, but I would like some advice on how to treat this guy. I am gradually increasing the temp to 82 degrees, and will leave the tank lights off and close the curtains by the tank. Will he ...

Hi, I am thinking of getting an L114 from my lfs but he/she is still very small, under 2" probably. Would it be possible to temporarily house him in a 20 gallon tank with an L260 queen arabesque until he gained some size? I am planning on keeping him in my 55 gallon eventually but I do have some ...

Hmmm...I guess I may end up with some otos for this tank as well. Perhaps I could find the zebra variety in my area instead of the normal ones. I already have a 55, two 20s, the 7 gallon bowfront, and 8 bettas. I was using the 7 for two bettas, but I have since rearranged the tank situation so the 7 ...

Thanks for the ideas everyone. I do have some otos in another tank so I was sort of looking for something a little different for this one. What would you think of having just a small pleco (one that only gets about 4") and just a betta? Do you think they would be compatible? Or would I still be ...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a pleco which could live in a 7 gallon bowfront tank for life. I have read through quite a few species profiles but haven't really seen anything that would stay smaller than about 4", which still seems large for this size tank. Is there a ...

Hi, thanks very much for the confirmation on my i.d.! My lfs is terrible about labelling even though they have beautiful, healthy fish. My queen was labelled as a "psychadelic pleco" so I ended up going through the entire list of L numbers in the cat-elog to figure out what it was before I bought it ...

After reading some of the recent posts about the scribbled pleco vs. the queen arabesque I have begun wondering if I even have the correct i.d. on my own pleco. After I researched this pleco when I bought it I thought that I had an L260, but perhaps not. I'm sorry the picture is not that great, but ...

I don't know if this is still the case, but around halloween walmart had their plecos all labelled as "vampire" plecos, even though they were all commons.