Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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Timmann
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Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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Could some one please tell me what these two plecs are that i have, my local shop who i bought them from didnt know what they were!!!! (I may have had a bargain)
This one is possibly an L18 according to the shop
This one is possibly an L18 according to the shop
This one was sold as a peppermint
This one was sold as a peppermint
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katmandu
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Re: Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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hi

first one could be L 136,hypancistrus,second is ppermint plecs,thats how they call them in the shops.

regards

tom :D
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Timmann
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Re: Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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Cheers tom, its just all the pics ive seem of peppermints havnt showed such a semetricle spot design.

Tim
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Re: Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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Hello, I think the peppermint may be a Spectracanthicus L254, a shot of the mouth and a profile shot would help to decide what it was.
Another possibility is oligancistrus L30.

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Re: Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

Post by Yann »

Hi!

First Hypancistrus sp L262!!
Second Spectracanthicus sp L254

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Yann
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Timmann
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Re: Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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Thanks everyone its a great help its looking very much like l252 and l262.

Regards Tim
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Re: Are these Plecs an L18 and a Peppermint?

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l254 even
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