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Brown L144a ?
Posted: 27 Sep 2007, 23:21
by Dave Rinaldo
My LFS received fish labeled L144a.
It's brown.
Any such designation?
I'll take a pic next time I go in.
Thanks
Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 09:43
by MatsP
I'd expect that to be "incorrect labeling". I got lots of hits on L144a, but the ones I found picture of was the albino variant of sp(3).
And I think you already knew that this would be the answer...
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Mats
Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 17:40
by Barbie
Dave on wholesale lists I see L144 and L144a quite often. When I talk to the wholesaler, it never is. I'm sure you'll be surprised to hear that!
I love your signature, btw 
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Barbie
Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 18:23
by Lornek8
A LFS also got in some L144 which were brown spotted Ancistrus very similar looking to sp(3). I am wondering if suppliers are using the L144a to supossedly mean the normal form of the species to which the abberant L144 belonged?
Posted: 28 Sep 2007, 20:20
by Barbie
I think it's more simply that they get a lot of requests for L144 so any unknown bristlenose gets lumped under that number in hopes it will be a better seller ;).
Barbie
Posted: 29 Sep 2007, 02:55
by apistomaster
Barbie,
Wholesalers never really do things like that, do they?
My LFS has lots of Ancistrus temmincki but they are Ancistrus sp.3 but that is not a very catchy name.
I like the name my best friend and I came up with because they breed none stop. We now call them Guppyostomus'.
Posted: 30 Sep 2007, 22:36
by AK-Wolfman
They could be Calico Ancistrus Sp.3 I've seen ones that had a lot of yellow in them before.