Bought as L-129

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 14 Mar 2009, 17:59

I think it looks more like a L-199, and not a chocolate zebrapleco(have readen that the number of it is L-129(one of them)), but, can anyone help me?

looked in the Back to nature guide book, but the L-129`s there didn`t look so much alike.
PS: sorry bad pictures

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 14 Mar 2009, 21:37

I'd say the seller was correct.

drpleco · Post by **drpleco** » 15 Mar 2009, 03:11

L129's are pretty variable - probably due to regional differences, but one of the experts here can confirm that. I've seen some that are mostly black with fine yellow lines, some with wide yellow lines, and some with wide white lines. The nicer looking ones are often sold as L340.

I think you just have a nice looking yellow L129.

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 15 Mar 2009, 07:49

Thanks for the answers

I have one more question: How long time does it take before it starts to "know" when its feeding time, and eat something?
I putted a cucumber in the aquarium, but no one seems to have touchen it

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 15 Mar 2009, 08:27

Vegetables of the cucumber persuasion seem to be touch and go with hypancistrus, depending on the individual fish. I would stick to meatier foods, especially if it's a new tenant. Get him well nourished before experimenting with foodstuffs.

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 15 Mar 2009, 09:12

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 15 Mar 2009, 09:14

Do you(any) have any suggestions for meaty food to give him?

drpleco · Post by **drpleco** » 15 Mar 2009, 13:44

for new fish, live blackworms and frozen bloodworms are usually good foods. frozen brine shrimp can be OK, but I usually start on live worms and then go from there.

For a prepared food, I like New Life Spectrum pellets (1mm) for my plecos, but I'm not sure if they're available in your area. If you can get them, though, they're just a great food for all types of plecos.

Zuccini is worth a try later on. Hypancistrus will eat the skin, so I cut it into "spears" rather than in slices. Other vegetarian plecos are more likely to eat the whilte meat of the zuccini. Cucumber has less nutritional value. Hypancistrus will also munch on driftwood as a source of roughage, even though most people will tell you that they don't. So get a piece of wood for him, too.

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 15 Mar 2009, 17:49

I have to quite big pieces of wood in the aquarium, so thats ok

I have one type pellets that i have gotten from my uncle with a catfish i got from him.
Should I try them maybe?

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 15 Mar 2009, 17:53

Is this something that can look like the food you use?

'http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~ ... ndor~.html

drpleco · Post by **drpleco** » 15 Mar 2009, 18:12

That's the right brand, but I use either the cichlid formula or the general purpose pellets. They're essentially the same thing. The thera a+ food just had a ton more garlic, which helps purge parasites and also can stimulate feeding. It'll stink up the room pretty badly, though. 1mm pellets seem a good size for plecos, though there are smaller and larger pellets available.

The food also dissolves very well, helping both fish digestion and ease of cleaning the filter. It's a win-win.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 15 Mar 2009, 20:28

As stated, zuchinni might work, though my fish choose to ignore it.

However, as far as greenery which most, if not all loricariidae will relish, go, tinned peas and board beans are certainly favorites. I feed all my fish with that crap at least one meal a day.

drpleco · Post by **drpleco** » 15 Mar 2009, 20:47

drgold wrote:L129's are pretty variable - probably due to regional differences, but one of the experts here can confirm that. I've seen some that are mostly black with fine yellow lines, some with wide yellow lines, and some with wide white lines. The nicer looking ones are often sold as L340. I think you just have a nice looking yellow L129.

To backup what I wrote earlier, take a look at this picture. This is NOT MINE, but taken from an old aquabid auction by Snakeskin. I'm not sure how to better credit the original photographer than that. Anywho, there are two types of fish in the picture (wide yellow lines and wide white lines) but all are L129 (as currently described, anyway). They might be two different species, but they fall under the same umbrella for now. It's more likely, I would think, that they're just morphological differences in fish from slightly different areas. None are L199 or 340, however.

Mats H. O. Hansen · Post by **Mats H. O. Hansen** » 17 Mar 2009, 16:28

So L-129 can be much variable.OK=)
It have just started eating, but it just eat for 10-20 sec per day, but its a start. It is the pellets i mentioned it is eating a little bit of=)
I hope it start to eat a little bit more soon

When i saw him/her eating today, it looked like its at not thin

I'll try to give him the same food at the same time for a while now, and see what happens

He has also a little bit competition from the corys, but i saw him when he ate, and he had no problem whith it

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