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Found these two at the lfs today. At first glance they looked like L333 to me and a M/F pair judging by the odontode growth on the larger one. At $17 ea it was a good deal. Now that I have them home I am not so sure. The males head is very sloped and not so high as I would expect. Not really sure what they are now. Anyone got any ideas?






Thanks for any help.

Andy

Jwhere did you find these and did they have more? My first thought was l129

I agree that it appears to be a H. debilittera or L340 type thing.

I'm thinking 129 also but does look a bit short and stubby compared to others I have seen

I think L340 is the winner. There is a picture in the catelog of a pair from above that is a dead ringer. And another picture showing the sloping head of the male which was what struck me as unusual.

I got them at Pets N Things in Cudahy. They only had the two. From what I heard from the clerk they were brought in by a customer and they were only identified as "L Number Pleco".

Anywho, It's a species I have never had before so I look forward to working with them and hopefully will get some fry.

Andy

Well it looks like my hopes have been realized. The male has been sitting on some eggs since yesterday.

Andy

Well I dumped the fry out of the cave the other day. There were originally 20 fry but I lost two. The other 18 are doing well and are getting more color and size every day.


I think that 20 fry is an exceptionally large spawn for L340.

I would be curious to see what others have had in terms of fry count with this species.

Andy