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New pleco's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 10:42
by Sanplec
Good morning everyone,

Yesterday I've bought three pleco's in Belgium as L260.
I was looking at them this morning and they where not colored as a L260.
This is why I doubt this is L260, please have a look.

Plec 1
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I think this might be a mopskopf?

Plec 2
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At the background one of my subadult L260, you can see different color of the stripes

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Plec 3
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Re: New pleco's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 10:47
by MatsP
How big are they? L411 gets much bigger than L260.

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Mats

Re: New pl*co's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 11:00
by Sanplec
@ Mats:
Not fully grown, they're 7 cm
My subadult L260 has more yellow of golden stripes then these plecs

Re: New pleco's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 11:42
by MatsP
I do believe they are L411 at that size and colour.

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Mats

Re: New pl*co's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 12:49
by wayneg
the top pic looks like it has a snubnose

Re: New pl*co's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 13:00
by Sanplec
wayneg wrote:the top pic looks like it has a snubnose
I agree, the German call it a mopskopf

Re: New pl*co's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 19:27
by jbmm
no spots, no l260 :?

Re: New pl*co's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 21:36
by claro
Hi,

for me it is L411.

Milan

Re: New pl*co's, L260 or L411?

Posted: 05 Sep 2010, 22:10
by pleco22
Hi,
sorry to say, but this is Hypancistrus sp. L 411 and not L 260. Body shape, fin and pattern is typical. L 260 is blurred with L 410, so even when the pattern looks different, there are many hybrids out there. Real L 260 are very rare.