L Numbers 080 and 154

sirbooks · Post by **sirbooks** » 13 Feb 2005, 04:16

We recently got in each of the above plecos at work. The L080 plecs are labeled as the "Gold tiger pleco", while the L154 catfish are called "Liposarcus plecos". I had never heard of either of these fish, so I looked them up on the Internet. Unfortunately, I found very little usable information. From what I can assume about these fish (based on their genus) and what I learned from the little available info, I figure this:

L154 reaches at least ten inches, probably around twelve.
It is related to Pterygoplichthys pardalis, a "common pleco" species.
It will eat algae.
It is only mildly aggressive, usually just towards other Loricariids.

L080 reaches four to five inches.
It does not eat algae.
It is quite peaceful, except that it may squabble with other Loricariids.
It is most closely related to L numbers 015 and 134.

Is this all correct? Does anyone have anything else to add? I would appreciate it if someone would set me straight on these fish, I'd like to know a little bit more about them. Also, judging from the lack of information on these fish, I'm guessing that they are pretty hard to come by. Am I correct in that assumption?

Post by **Shane** » 13 Feb 2005, 19:11

Are you sure they are L 154? This fish comes from the Rio Apure in Venezuela where no commercial collecting takes place.
-Shane

sirbooks · Post by **sirbooks** » 14 Feb 2005, 01:46

I can't be positive that they are truly L154, as I have no say in what fish we get and/or whether they are labeled correctly. However, the fish are labeled as L154, so that's just what I'm going by. They look like the fish in the link below, if that helps at all with identification.

They really remind me of one of the common pleco species.

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 14 Feb 2005, 04:10

sirbooks · Post by **sirbooks** » 15 Feb 2005, 02:40

Well, if nobody here knows anything about either of these plecos, I will have to assume that they are very hard to come across. I guess I will stick to telling customers the information I listed in the original post. Thanks for indirectly helping me out!

Post by **Shane** » 15 Feb 2005, 03:59

L154 reaches at least ten inches, probably around twelve.
It is related to Pterygoplichthys pardalis, a "common pl*co" species.
It will eat algae.
It is only mildly aggressive, usually just towards other Loricariids.

L080 reaches four to five inches.
It does not eat algae.
It is quite peaceful, except that it may squabble with other Loricariids.
It is most closely related to L numbers 015 and 134.

The advice above is accurate to my knowledge.
-Shane