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Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 25 Apr 2016, 19:31
by brd9214
Hi all-
First time poster here. I just picked up a new pleco and the shop I bought it from said it was a l051 false leopard pleco, or a chocolate zebra pleco. He wasn't sure. I was hoping y'all could help me identify my new fish? Thank you.
-Brad
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 25 Apr 2016, 21:32
by Jools
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 25 Apr 2016, 21:35
by iSynoCat
Agree with jools looks like juvenile L199. Saying that about a thousand juvenile plecos look almost exactly the same.
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 25 Apr 2016, 23:15
by brd9214
Thanks y'all. I picked up frozen brine shrimp and spirulina tabs. You think he'll enjoy that?
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 26 Apr 2016, 02:28
by brd9214
Also, any advice to get him out from behind the filter?
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 26 Apr 2016, 07:29
by iSynoCat
brd9214 wrote:Thanks y'all. I picked up frozen brine shrimp and spirulina tabs. You think he'll enjoy that?
yes I think he most likely will
If he's not doing any harm behind the filter, let him be, shell find his own cave after awhile. Try adding more rocks/wood/plants etc so he can find a cave that's his own.
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 26 Apr 2016, 08:54
by brd9214
I had to move some stuff around to darken up the cave i have and he likes it. Also, tying some cucumber to the driftwood log leaning up against his cave got him out from behind the filter real quick. I definitely need to add more live plants though. Any leafy shady live plants you would recommend?
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 26 Apr 2016, 15:19
by dw1305
Hi all
brd9214 wrote: Any leafy shady live plants you would recommend?
Anubias barteri is a good bet.
cheers Darrel
Re: Please help me identify my new pleco
Posted: 26 Apr 2016, 17:24
by iSynoCat
brd9214 wrote:Any leafy shady live plants you would recommend?
Good old amazon swords are usually a safe bet. My plecs love going upside down on their leaves, though one or two of the leaves have had their top layer skimmed. Based on other tank mates I can't find a real culprit but I would suspect a hungry pleco will graze off live plant material.