Black and lightblue spotted pleco seeks true identity
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Black and lightblue spotted pleco seeks true identity
Hi all,
two weeks ago I bought a tiny but beautiful little pleco (1,25" in size at most), but I'm not really sure about its identity. I highly doubt it's an L142, as it's spots have a light blue hue, and my initial guess (L030 or L031) does not really match the Cat-eLog either, as its spots look too big compared to those pictures.
So I wonder what kind of pleco this may be.
These are the only two pictures I've managed to take of him so far - he's so small that after releasing him it took me quite some days to trace him, and even more days to have him pose for me.
Oh, and while we're at it: I'd also like to know what the small Hypancistrus depicted below is. The fish is no more than 1,5" in size. My personal guess is L129, but I'd love to see it confirmed by any of you pro's.
In reality his lines are a bit more yellowish...
Thanks in advance
two weeks ago I bought a tiny but beautiful little pleco (1,25" in size at most), but I'm not really sure about its identity. I highly doubt it's an L142, as it's spots have a light blue hue, and my initial guess (L030 or L031) does not really match the Cat-eLog either, as its spots look too big compared to those pictures.
So I wonder what kind of pleco this may be.
These are the only two pictures I've managed to take of him so far - he's so small that after releasing him it took me quite some days to trace him, and even more days to have him pose for me.
Oh, and while we're at it: I'd also like to know what the small Hypancistrus depicted below is. The fish is no more than 1,5" in size. My personal guess is L129, but I'd love to see it confirmed by any of you pro's.
In reality his lines are a bit more yellowish...
Thanks in advance
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I think it could be a very young Oligancistrus sp. L030. Most plecs have much larger spots/stripes when they are young.my initial guess (L030 or L031)
It looks just like the specimens i've seen.
As well as teeth, try to get photos of where the dorsal fin ends. If it's fused to the adipose, it could well be an Oligancistrus.
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My money is on LDA 33 snowball plec as for the other one looks like a very young flash plec L 204
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C. hastatus - habrosus - pygmaeus - aeneus - duplicareus - axelrodi - panda - trilineatus - napoensis - delphax - melini - paleatus - barbatus - concolor - robinae -seussi - reynoldsi - septentrionalis - arcuatus - C57 "nordestini" - guapore - aeneus "black" - C131
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Thanks for all your feedback, people!
I guess case L129 can be closed, but the other one will remain UI for a while: I was lucky to snap those two shots before he darted off to his hiding place again - all I've seen of him the last days is the tip of his tail fin. If I'm able to snap some mouth/fin pictures, I'll post them up. Until then I guess I'll have to content myself with "pretty spotted pleco" ;)
I guess case L129 can be closed, but the other one will remain UI for a while: I was lucky to snap those two shots before he darted off to his hiding place again - all I've seen of him the last days is the tip of his tail fin. If I'm able to snap some mouth/fin pictures, I'll post them up. Until then I guess I'll have to content myself with "pretty spotted pleco" ;)