L-18/47 ???

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:08

Has anybody heard of these fish? I have an opportunity to get large quantities of these...collected from the Sao Pelix area...on the Rio Xingu. They were descibed as having a gold seam around the entire fish (if I understood them right). They are priced close to regular L-18s...so I might take a chance. Any info or links to pics would be greatly appreciated!

Altimara is still flooded right now, as well as Manaus. Belem has started to dry out.

dconnors · Post by **dconnors** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:20

My guess would be its is a mixed collection of both species as they are both found in the xingu. If the size is good, and the price is right I say buy, buy, buy!

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:24

and if you need to get rid of some, I am just above the boarder

drpleco · Post by **drpleco** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:38

L47's are notoriosly difficult to keep alive in the long-term, so keep that in mind. I would imagine that acclimation would otherwise be similar to L18 or other baryancistrus, which is also difficult. Personally, they're decent looking fish, but definitely not the best that the Xingu has to offer.

Just my .02 anyway.

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 01 Jul 2009, 20:23

Nvcichilds - You are more then welcome to stop by. I'd like to get a look at these plecos before getting 10 boxes. Anybody have a link to a pic?

drpleco · Post by **drpleco** » 01 Jul 2009, 20:30

EDIT, can't apparently put links to individual pictures here. But anyway, just browse the catelog by L number and check out L47. There's a pic there of a fish with faint spots, and maybe that's what you'd get. It might explain the 18/47 listing.

Mod edit:
I think this is the picture you wanted to post:

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Mats

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 01 Jul 2009, 21:08

hehe, Dr Plec, I am a sucker for beautiful fish.. i will be able to make a good home for any of them

worst comes to worst, I will haul them into the 12' tank up in the Boo

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » 01 Jul 2009, 21:27

L18 is a common golden nugget pleco:
L47 is a mango pleco:

They are nice looking fish, but like other people said, if the price is right and the size is good. But do the research, both plecos are not small species.

[Mod edit: Update scientific names... --Mats]

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 06 Jul 2009, 16:59

Thanks for the help everyone. They should be landing on friday. I'll try to post a pic over the weekend.

sojapat · Post by **sojapat** » 06 Jul 2009, 20:58

Hi , Belem cannot dry out , Manaus cannot dry out ,
These are big shipping ports
Sao Felix is higher up the Xingu than Altamira which have a low water season .
It is a harder place to get fish from .
The fish L18 and L47 come in a mixed box .(In my experience)
Granted the fish from the Higher headwaters show better colour in general .

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 06 Jul 2009, 22:28

Well then, if you need to vacate some, I will not be available until the weekend of the 25th. (honeymoon)

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 07 Jul 2009, 15:36

Sojapat - I should've worded that differently. By drying out, I meant returning to normal water levels. Manaus has more water then thier previous record, set in 1953. It's 100 feet higher then thier normal dry season level. They mark the water level on a flagpole each year. They had to build makeshift bridges just to cross certain areas in town. And thier main harbor area is only accessable from 1 side right now. Treetops are all you can see, in areas that are normally beach area this time of the year. I'm pretty sure thier normal dry season should've started over a month ago.

Nvcichlids - Sure I need to vacate some. Check out the pics when I get them up. My camera is screwed up, so they won't be very good pics. They'll probably be around $10.

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 07 Jul 2009, 17:45

cool. I will definately let you know when I am back so I can get a couple

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 08 Jul 2009, 04:41

Nvcichlids - I see that you keep Altums (in your sig). I have 15 red faced altums (3" body size) coming in as well. But they'll be gone before you get back. I'll watch for them next time.

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 08 Jul 2009, 16:05

fishnut2 wrote:Nvcichlids - I see that you keep Altums (in your sig). I have 15 red faced altums (3" body size) coming in as well. But they'll be gone before you get back. I'll watch for them next time.

I only keep them because I got them for free, they went well in my 45 tall in my dining room. I am set with cich lids as long as you do not have any rare smaller species (south or central american species) dwarf pikes are always wanted here

Farid · Post by **Farid** » 12 Jul 2009, 22:47

hi there,
make sure you feet them as much as possible as their belly will be empty in no time...a lot of vegetable is important raw patatoes, ?coliflower ?, zucchini are eaten a lot. also whole shrimps will be eaten in a night if you have a few animals...the most important is high temperatures ...best over 30°C means 37,4°F...
the will grow up to 25cm ...i hope your tank is enough big?

farid

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 12 Jul 2009, 22:58

Farid, your 'F to 'C calculation isn't right. The correct formula is C * 5 / 9 + 32. Quickly, you can use C * 2 - 10% + 30 (or 32) - so 30 * 2 = 60, -10% = 54. 54 + 32 = 86.

37.4'F is close to what temperature I like Coca-Cola to be, and would be good winder-temperature for some northern European types of fish.

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Mats

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 15 Jul 2009, 05:01

My Manaus shipment arrived today. But the Belem shipment with the L-18/47 has been delayed. I will post pics when they arrive.

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