ID please!

Melaine · Post by **Melaine** » 23 Jul 2004, 14:15

Hi its great to be here and think this may be the place to ID this plec.I bought it a few months ago as LDA33 and it dd come home black with white spots

Its is now brown with orange spots, i've had a look through the articles etc but after a while they all look similer.Its approx 3in, very shy and loves algae wafers.Many thanks for any help!!

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 23 Jul 2004, 16:01

Hi!

Welcome here!

Due to the black band in the dorsal fin idve said it looks a lot like L102 but ive never seen it with yellow spots...

Monty · Post by **Monty** » 23 Jul 2004, 16:05

Looks like L102 to me as well.

There seems to be a general yellowish tinge to the picture.Is it the lighting, wood or my imagination ?

Do the spots look yellow to you in the tank?

madattiver · Post by **madattiver** » 23 Jul 2004, 16:20

i agree with the both of you.. looks like L102 to me as well

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 24 Jul 2004, 06:55

Hi!

Yeap it is an Hypancistrus sp L102...

Some specimens have yellow spot, that is normal...

Cheers
Yann

Melaine · Post by **Melaine** » 24 Jul 2004, 22:24

Thank you i do beleive your right

That photo was taken when in a different tank where the lights are quite yellow, now its in the main tank with much better lights and yes the spots do look more white now

Is there anything i need to be aware of as its in with discus and a small L191.Is it normally such a shy fish as the panaque is all over the place while the snowball seems nocturnal.

Thanks again

Jorge · Post by **Jorge** » 25 Jul 2004, 01:43

L102 from rÃo Negro, sure