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identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 15:32
by jackrevi
Hi,
today I bought these 2 catfish, what kind are they? are a couple?
thanks
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Re: identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 15:34
by jackrevi
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Re: identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 16:37
by racoll
I think they are spotty . The stripes tend to break up into spots with age. Perhaps a regional phenotype?

is a possibility, but I've kept both species and I lean towards the L204, mainly because you can still see the remnants of the stripes on the body and fins (these are absent even in young P. albomaculatus).

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 17:00
by jackrevi
racoll wrote:I think they are spotty . The stripes tend to break up into spots with age. Perhaps a regional phenotype?

is a possibility, but I've kept both species and I lean towards the L204, mainly because you can still see the remnants of the stripes on the body and fins (these are absent even in young P. albomaculatus).
the fish is about 14 cm long, it can help you?

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 18:46
by rob rensen
The first one is a L204, there's a great variabiltity in the species....I have L204's with spots and stripes and only spots

the second one could be a albomaculatus or a cf albomaculatus, the spots are much smaller

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 18:57
by bassgenie
Doesnt look like L-204 to me. Im seeing a Mustard Spot Pleco

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 01 Dec 2012, 20:08
by rob rensen
bassgenie wrote:Doesnt look like L-204 to me. Im seeing a Mustard Spot Pleco
the albomaculatus has only spots, one has stripes

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 02 Dec 2012, 13:22
by jackrevi
There are two options:
- 2 L 204
- 1 L 204 and 1 Panaqolus albomaculatus
right?
after I put a video.
thanks

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 18:03
by jackrevi

Re: identification pleco

Posted: 03 Dec 2012, 18:04
by jackrevi