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royal with odd pattern
Posted: 06 Jun 2003, 04:23
by Pooks73
anyone ever seen a spotted royal before? this one is up for auction, but i'm not sure if i should bid on it. i can get regular royals for $20 locally. is this a different plec, or just a different pattern?
http://www.auction.fish-forum.com/item. ... 430f4f8615
Posted: 06 Jun 2003, 05:46
by mokmu
I suppose this is okay. This Panaque, I think, has been categorized now as a Watermelon Pl*co and has been assigned the L#330 from L27a.
Posted: 06 Jun 2003, 07:54
by Yann
Hi!
Strange the fish pictured there has the coloration of L330 ( in the second part of the body) and of a "normal" Panaque nigrolineatus in the front part of the body...
It would be interesting to see if these coloration will change and if they change how it will change...
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 06 Jun 2003, 09:44
by Caol_ila
Hi!
Imho its not too surprising that theres fish with these types of patterns. If you look at other species a melting in of spots to blotches or breaking up of lines to spots is quite a common thing.
It is a really nice looking fish though. Go for it Yann and find out what itll look like. ;)
Posted: 06 Jun 2003, 17:06
by Plec0maniac
hi yann, in my last shipment of L330 there are several patterns, and there are plenty of those types, half lines and half spots.. only 3-4pcs are all spotted
but they sure look pretty good!
Posted: 07 Jun 2003, 05:26
by S. Allen
err... actually, that pic is stolen, like many other fish auction pictures, from fish2u, an online store out of florida with crappy fish but a great selection...
http://www.fish2u.com/larspotroypl.html
has been up for a year or more there... Highly unlikely you'd get a fish from the same batch, and most likely it wouldn't look like what you wanted.