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Bristlenose? Can you help me identify?

Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 12:55
by batusai_jr
a friend referred me to this site...i am more of a pleco catfish enthusiast and i need some help

i think this is a bristlenose because i see some bristles on its snout...can you help me identify what kind of catfish this is...
thanks so much

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Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 18:34
by zombie
It looks really close to a L182 but the large white spots stump me a little. Anyway, that would be my guess.

L182

Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 13:03
by batusai_jr
zombie wrote:It looks really close to a L182 but the large white spots stump me a little. Anyway, that would be my guess.
actually the white spots are more of a light yellow colored spot... i really don't know... anyway thank you for your guess... hope someone could clarify and confirm that this species is an l182..

L255

Posted: 27 Sep 2007, 13:51
by batusai_jr
hey guys someone told me that this is L255 medusa spotted pleco... it looks similar but the spots are not white like the ones the L255 has

Posted: 27 Sep 2007, 17:24
by husky_jim
It is not L255.

I have seen several imports of these fish all came from Peru.

I'll try to match with an L number later.

Ancistrus

Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 01:42
by Shaun

Re: Ancistrus

Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 15:36
by husky_jim
Shaun wrote:Ancistrus sp. 'Rio Ucayali'?
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sp ... ies_id=638
Shaun
Agree... :wink:

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Posted: 29 Sep 2007, 05:41
by batusai_jr
wow guy thanks a lot for the help