Looking for Info on Columbian Spotted Pleco

dad · Post by **dad** » 08 Feb 2003, 01:57

Does anyone have any information on this pleco. I have only found one Picture on the net without any information to go with it. The following is the link to that picture. Maybe someone knows it by another name? http://www.fishaholics.org/gallery/colu ... co14.shtml Any help or information would be appreciated.

Thank you!
-D

ClayT101 · Post by **ClayT101** » 08 Feb 2003, 03:14

I believe it is a version of a Gibbyceps pleco. I bought a "Columbian Spotted" several years ago and it got very large (which gibbys do).
Hope This Helps

dad · Post by **dad** » 08 Feb 2003, 03:40

Thank you ClayT101, that is more info than I have found. I know mine looks simular to a Gibbiceps. The LFS had no info, imagine that! I guess time will tell, it is only about 2 1/2 inches at the moment. It is a very good looking species tho.

Post by **Shane** » 08 Feb 2003, 04:45

Dad,
ClayT101 is correct. This a morph of Glyptopterichthys gibbiceps which comes from the upper Orinoco. They may also be found in the Rio Atabapo as they often come in to Bogota with shipments of L-52. They are very pretty and are easy to maintain. Mine eats lots of squash and cuccumber. Although this morph comes from black waters, they are very adaptable and adjust to just about any water conditions.
-Shane

dad · Post by **dad** » 08 Feb 2003, 17:53

Thank You Shane! It is nice to have first hand information. Since what I am going by is the common name that the LFS gave me. Can you give me any identifying traits so I can verify that is what I have? Does this species have its own L number? One difference that I see from the Gibbys, is mine has a rounded tail as instead of the standard shape of the Gibby. So I question whether I have the same species that you are reffering to.

Thanks again!

-D

GER1023 · Post by **GER1023** » 11 Apr 2003, 02:55

I was going through some of the post and came across yours. There is a difference in the tails because they change as they age they start of rounded but as they grow they become more pointed. I was wondering does yours look just like the one in the pic but smaller???