Can you tell me what pleco this is?
Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 03:00
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Can you tell me what pleco this is?
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 09:00
Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 12:12
Hi!
I doubt they are L260... I have seen these sometimes labelled as new QA or even as L333 "Orange" Hypancistrus sp...
Under what name did you buy them??
some might say they are L318, but I have my doubt...
cheers
Yann
I doubt they are L260... I have seen these sometimes labelled as new QA or even as L333 "Orange" Hypancistrus sp...
Under what name did you buy them??
some might say they are L318, but I have my doubt...
cheers
Yann
Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 13:28
No, that's a QA. My breeding female looks just like that. That is a really nice one.
Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 14:21
Laura,
I think Yann's point is that the coloration as well as the lines aren't quite the same as on L260.
It may of course be that YOURS aren't "real" L260 either.
This is a common problem when identifying fish, particularly those that aren't scientifically described. There aren't any firm and proper descriptions for those fish, so there's not an immediately easy way to say that "Fish A is specie X, and fish B is NOT specie X, because the A has <something> that is not present on B".
Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for both shop owners, wholesalers/importers and expoters to "misname" fish. Sometimes this is done with intent, and sometimes purely by mistake.
Without adequate descriptions, we have to use more primitive measures to identify one fish from another, combined with such things as capture location, behaviour, etc.
I'm not saying you're wrong, Yann knows a lot about (cat)fish, but certainly not always right. But you may want to consider that if your fish's lines are more orange than white, they are possibly not L260. Whether they are L318 or some other specie is the next question...
Finally, there is always the possibility that similar fish from different locations are going to be combined into one specie, but with different colorations. If/when this happens, I think we should make sure that breeding is only done with species from the same origin, so we don't get mixed colorations.
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Mats
I think Yann's point is that the coloration as well as the lines aren't quite the same as on L260.
It may of course be that YOURS aren't "real" L260 either.
This is a common problem when identifying fish, particularly those that aren't scientifically described. There aren't any firm and proper descriptions for those fish, so there's not an immediately easy way to say that "Fish A is specie X, and fish B is NOT specie X, because the A has <something> that is not present on B".
Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for both shop owners, wholesalers/importers and expoters to "misname" fish. Sometimes this is done with intent, and sometimes purely by mistake.
Without adequate descriptions, we have to use more primitive measures to identify one fish from another, combined with such things as capture location, behaviour, etc.
I'm not saying you're wrong, Yann knows a lot about (cat)fish, but certainly not always right. But you may want to consider that if your fish's lines are more orange than white, they are possibly not L260. Whether they are L318 or some other specie is the next question...
Finally, there is always the possibility that similar fish from different locations are going to be combined into one specie, but with different colorations. If/when this happens, I think we should make sure that breeding is only done with species from the same origin, so we don't get mixed colorations.
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Mats
Posted: 12 Jul 2005, 10:25
Thanks for the help everyone. 
Posted: 12 Jul 2005, 22:03
I belive that it is a l-260. Datz " The recently discovered population from Santarem has broader,brighty yellow bars."
Posted: 13 Jul 2005, 01:06
Why post with out a answer?
L260 it is!
L260 it is!