Cream Zebra Pl(e)co Help

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 07 Nov 2003, 18:57

can anyone offer me any information on this fish??? i aquired one today for Â£26 and dont know much about it

ive got gold nuggets n queen nuggets and have had zebra plecs before but i aint sure if the conditions for these are the same for this little doofer.

Thanx in advance for any help/info u can give

S. Allen · Post by **S. Allen** » 07 Nov 2003, 20:16

heh, not familiar with the name, got an L#?

martin808 · Post by **martin808** » 07 Nov 2003, 21:42

Well hello Mr Anderson,
As a very rough guess have a look at L134 and L174 in the cat elog.

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 07 Nov 2003, 21:44

afraid not dude i just got a `cream zebra plec` for my Â£26 lol has the shape of a zeb just a creamy clour n different markings, im clueless

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 07 Nov 2003, 21:47

hmmmmm an agent

ok martin i'll try checking them out m8 thanx

Post by **Barbie** » 07 Nov 2003, 21:48

I'd predict you're going to need to snap a picture of the pleco, or at least browse the cat-elog a bit and narrow the field

Barbie

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 07 Nov 2003, 22:03

Alright i can do that, i'll catch him/her just now n use my nokia 2 get a pic lol, how do i get the pic in my 4m reply??

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Nov 2003, 22:08

Alright i can do that, i'll catch him/her just now n use my nokia 2 get a pic lol, how do i get the pic in my 4m reply??

Host the pics on another site (such as an online photoalbum service) and post a link from there.
Reading the sticky in the "What is my catfish" forum should help.

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 07 Nov 2003, 22:38

ok i took 2 pics with my nokia 3650 in poor light so the pics are poor but here they are, i hope someone can gimme some clues lol

pic1-
http://www.neocult.com/creamzebplec1.jpg

pic2-
http://www.neocult.com/creamzebplec2.jpg

flyinmike · Post by **flyinmike** » 08 Nov 2003, 00:34

Panaqolus maccus L-104 ?

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 00:54

it deffinatly looks like the L134, Leopard frog pleco.

Anyone got any info on these?? so far its the closest looking ive found pics of

S. Allen · Post by **S. Allen** » 08 Nov 2003, 01:14

there's a great breeding article in Shane's world by a forum member. I've got a few, including a pair I'm trying to breed, but they're pretty much standard peckoltias, treat them the same as any other. the lines looke maybe too small for L134, I can't tell exactly though

Post by **Barbie** » 08 Nov 2003, 01:21

Does he remind you of Erics L333 Scott? The head shape looks a bit different, but that seems to match the lines the best. I agree, I don't think its an L134.

Barbie

S. Allen · Post by **S. Allen** » 08 Nov 2003, 01:24

sort of, I missed the second pic, but... sort of, again, thin lines for that too... like halfway between that and L260... maybe it's just an odd pattern for the species?

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 01:27

lol okay thanx now im really lost haha thought i knew what it was but maybe not

if its an L134 how big will it get?

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 01:34

ok i just checked pics of the L333 and my pleco looks more like the L134 for sure, also just noticed its eyes look kinda blueish, weird lol

PhilipAsh · Post by **PhilipAsh** » 08 Nov 2003, 09:34

All of the L134's i have seen (approx 8-10) have much thicker bands, maybe 3 or 4 times the thickness of the ones shown. The general colouration looks similar, but i dont think the body shape is.

Maybe you could try and get some clearer pics?

Phil.

kgroenhoej · Post by **kgroenhoej** » 08 Nov 2003, 09:49

Hi,

I thinks it's a L134

-Klaus

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 11:46

yeah i'll try and get clearer pics today, it aint gonna like it lol, i aint got a digital camera i just have my trusty nokia 3650 camera phone

doctorzeb · Post by **doctorzeb** » 08 Nov 2003, 12:11

Hey Neo

very nice fish, (the gold nuggets are very impressive, there may be some people here interested in how you bred them).

rob

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 13:01

DoctorZeb good 2 see you, how is Zipper, Zebbidy, Zoom, Zoox, Zues, Zeb, Zorro etc etc lol. breeding nuggets, with them it was accidental and in my caccatoides half cocconut shell

i just saw a few tiny plecs one day n that was that but im having a go again as 3 of my gold nuggets are showing the need to breed

even as we speak they are chasing each other giving it the big curl n shakes etc, i have a little confussed nugget who is trying to get with a queen nugget 2 lol poor little dude aint got a clue......

anyways new pics of the cream zeb is here -

Pic 1 -
http://neocult.com/Plec1.jpg
Pic 2 -
http://neocult.com/Plec2.jpg
Pic 3 -
http://neocult.com/Plec3.jpg
Pic 4 -
http://neocult.com/Plec4.jpg
Pic 5 -
http://neocult.com/Plechome.jpg

They aint great but better than the last 2 i reckon

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 08 Nov 2003, 13:14

For my 2p that's a L134, but you'll never convince everyone unless you get clearer pics. I would say thouhg that from the shape of the fish it is no Hypancistrus and that rules out a few of the suggestions. It might just be some type of Panaque, but L134 is famously variable in terms of pigmentation.

Jools

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 13:17

Jools wrote:I would say thouhg that from the shape of the fish it is no Hypancistrus and that rules out a few of the suggestions. It might just be some type of Panaque, but L134 is famously variable in terms of pigmentation.

Jools

It deffinatly has the shape of a L046 Zebra, I cant get clearer pics for now im afraid

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 08 Nov 2003, 13:20

Maybe it's just the angle of the pictures but the head profile doesn't look steep enough and the eyes are set just a bit low in the head?

Jools

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 13:24

it must just be the pics as it deffinatly has the shape of head like the zebra's have, hopefully i now know what it is lol L134

flyinmike · Post by **flyinmike** » 08 Nov 2003, 14:33

Jools wrote:Maybe it's just the angle of the pictures but the head profile doesn't look steep enough and the eyes are set just a bit low in the head?

Jools

Aren't the zebras snouts a little flatter than that? Also, in pic one of that second batch the mouth looks very panaqolus like.

doctorzeb · Post by **doctorzeb** » 08 Nov 2003, 15:17

I take it Keir from riverside doesn't have the L number on the retail list?

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 08 Nov 2003, 17:42

i aint sure, i went up to ask Keir 2day, but he wasnt in the shop so i'll have 2 try catch him next time

Post by **Janne** » 08 Nov 2003, 18:59

I have seen these at a wholesaler here in sweden and they look exactly like the L-134 except for the pattern, I think this can be a local species of L-134.

Janne

martin808 · Post by **martin808** » 08 Nov 2003, 19:09

Hey Neo,
Why dont you just consult the oracle

She would have known what it is before you even wanted to buy it

Plus why you wanted to buy it