Possible L288

[Alex88]

Hi guys,

I purchased this pleco today on the knowledge that it was a L288.... Obviously the shop can never be 100% sure so if anyone can confirm this it would be greatly appreciated...





He is the only plec in my tank currently, with some tetras, cories and 2 dwarf gouramis.

Many thanks...

[plecomanpat]

certainly looks like it although, could also be L015,very close resembelence

[Teddifish]

Either way, that is an extremely adorable pleco!

[john82]

This looks a lot like my l015s but there's nothing to say mine are not l288.

[Alex88]

At least I know it's one of the two!!

Does anyone know how these guys get on with khuli loaches? None in the tank currently but I do like the look of them!

[Shane]

I'll need to get some pics up, but I am keeping a group that were sold to me as L 288 and they look just like your fish above. That said, I have never been comfortable saying that they matched what we have in the cat-elog as

Peckoltia sp(l288)

. I'll need to take a look at the original DATZ pics for comparison as we do not have them on the site.
-Shane

[Alex88]

Hi Guys,

Very quick one - i have the opportunity to purchase either an LDA25 pitbull plec or a Mega clown plec (my preferred choice)...

Would either of these go okay with my current L288 / L015?

There are no other bottom dwellers at the moment...

Many thanks...

[MatsP]

How big is the tank? What else is in the tank?

Assuming there is tank capacity and enough space on the bottom, I don't see why there would be a problem combining either of those fish.

According to the Cat-eLog,

L340

probably would like to have a bit warmer water than the ideal for the two other fish, so it would depend on what temperature you keep your tank at.

--
Mats

[Alex88]

Hi Mats,

The tank is 125 litres - so not massive, but i have a couple of caves and a few pieces of wood for shelter.

If its not going to be big enough i'd rather leave it, although i know the pitbull's in particular are a very small pleco.

Many thanks.

[MatsP]

That should be large enough for about 3-4 medium sized plecos. However, you may get "more fun" out of your plecos if you keep multiple ones of the same kind, rather than one of each of several types...

--
Mats

[Alex88]

do you think i should go for 2-3 pitbulls or the one mega clown?

Cheers

[The.Dark.One]

These were imported as L288, although the specimen in the photo had lost some colour http://www.scotcat.com/thedarkone/loric ... a_l288.jpg

[Richard B]

do you think i should go for 2-3 pitbulls or the one mega clown?

Cheers

As the P.Jumbo (LDA025) are small you could put half a dozen in, which would be a really nice little group.

[MatsP]

do you think i should go for 2-3 pitbulls or the one mega clown?

Cheers

As the P.Jumbo (LDA025) are small you could put half a dozen in, which would be a really nice little group.

I agree with this. More is better.

And I still think getting "more of the same", rather than one of each is a good idea. So if you can get another one or two of the L288 (or whatever it is - it's certainly in the P. vittata group, but it's hard to say which variant it is without capture location), and 6 of the LDA25.

(The above assumes there aren't too many "swimmy fish" in the tank, of course)

--
Mats

[Shane]

These are what I picked up as "L 288"
-Shane