Is this a L236 or L066?

toofazt · Post by **toofazt** » 31 Aug 2005, 04:30

He was sold to me as a "King Tiger Pleco L066" but he looks a lot like a L236. What do you think? Which ever one it is, what is best to feed it?

Post by **Barbie** » 31 Aug 2005, 07:59

He looks quite a bit like my L287, to further confuse the issue. Could very well be L236 though. We'll have to let the higher authorities weigh in on this one ;).

Barbie

toofazt · Post by **toofazt** » 31 Aug 2005, 15:18

So it's defenitly not a L066 then?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 31 Aug 2005, 15:39

It's certainly an Hypancistrus species, which means that it needs a meaty type of food. Bloodworms, shrimps (Mysis is excellent), bits of mussel, fish, sinking types of prepared food (Tetra Bits/Prima/Discus).

My guess (based on comparing the images in the Cat-eLog) would be on L236 too.

Barbie suggested L287, which there is no images for in the Cat-eLog (in fact no entry at all). I guess it could be that one too, as I don't know what they look like.

I'm fairly certain it's not L066.

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Mats

Post by **Janne** » 31 Aug 2005, 19:08

I believe this is a pretty L66 and not L236/L287, the headshape and the body are to smoth, the other are a little more stubbier.
But honestly...I am not sure we should call them L66 either, they are claimed to come from an other tributary then the original but have been giving these L-number of very many persons...just dont mix them in the tank.

Janne

toofazt · Post by **toofazt** » 31 Aug 2005, 22:32

Sooooo..... How can I find out for sure what type of pleco I have? Thanks for the resposes so far

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 01 Sep 2005, 01:28

Barbie, could you post pics of your L287. I have seen several pictures of L287, and I am with Janne, I am pretty sure it is L066. L287's color isn't like this picture, and in all the L287 I have seen, they have had both stripes and spots on them. And the L236 just doesn't seem right. This guys color is just a more gray/cream where as L236 is black/cream.

Post by **Barbie** » 01 Sep 2005, 14:53

Do a search of the forum and you'll find I have posted pictures of my L287. You can find them again listed as the fish I purchased as L173 at http://www.plecos.net, also. Yann said there is a large amount of variance in them, and it seems to hold true when comparing them to the pictures in DATZ, Aqualog, and at L Welse. What were you comparing them to?

And to answer your question toofazt, you'll have a very hard time determining whether your fish is L66/sp. belo monte, L287/L236 it seems. L66 doesn't tend to be so crisply delineated and the fact that they weren't collected from the same area L66 was described in is going to make it just that much more confusing, IMO. Take heart though, many of us have a species or two in our fish room we're working on determining this exact thing on ;).

Barbie

toofazt · Post by **toofazt** » 01 Sep 2005, 22:38

I think that it is a L066 with good markings. The head on the L236 is stubby/short, the head on the L066 is slanted/long.

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 02 Sep 2005, 01:16

I was comparing this fish with ones in the Cat-elog and ones I found on google images.

Cattleya · Post by **Cattleya** » 03 Sep 2005, 09:44

hi

The head on the L236 is stubby/short, the head on the L066 is slanted/long

?? Shure ??

i think this Plecos ar L287

somme Pics of my L287

Udo

gemjunkie · Post by **gemjunkie** » 03 Sep 2005, 21:25

Here is a picture of one of my L287s..... The early differences I have noticed, the slight lyre tail on mine from others..... My L236 don't show that characteristic and are MUCH larger. Sorry, don't have pics of the L236 pair yet.... I know these aren't the best, I'll try to get some better ones ASAP of both species..... (Love the variations on the species! Very pretty fish in any case!)

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 05 Sep 2005, 13:02

Are those ones of aquabid through exoticfinds. And very nice ones Cattleya.