L106 spotted orange seam pleco

[Tractorboy]

Hi, I'm a newbie to this but I have just brought my new L106 spotted orange seam pleco. He is a absolute beauty. It's the first time I have seen one and was wondering how common they are? And if any of you have had experience with these stunning plecs. Any advice would be very much appreciated

[racoll]

Hi Tractorboy,

Welcome to the PC forum.

Hemiancistrus guahiborum

is very nice fish I agree. Quite underrated I think. It's not seen in the shops very often, and I don't even know if it has ever been bred in captivity.

This section is from the description of the species.

Hemiancistrus guahiborum is one of the most common ancistrins in the upper Orinoco River basin. It is found in both granitic and lateritic rocky habitats with flow, where it was caught in abundance. Hemiancistrus guahiborum feeds by scraping periphyton and ingesting both the sediment matrix deposited from the water column, and attached algae and benthic macroinvertebrates. Other loricariids commonly collected with H. guahiborum were Hypostomus squalinus, Hemiancistrus subviridis, Peckoltia sabaji, and P. aff. vittata. Although the range of H. guahiborum encompasses a region where loricariids are intensively harvested for the ornamental fish trade and it is one of the most abundant loricariids in the area, it is not commonly exported. Despite its often quite attractive appearance when alive, it is typically passed over by fishermen seeking the more strikingly colored species with which it is sympatric.

[Tractorboy]

Thank you for your reply and the information you shared It is much appreciated. I'm really happy with him and he is settling in really well in the aquarium.