Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
Hello!
I have this guy. He is definitely not L-129, but who he is?
My main version is Hypostomus mutucae LDA010 (now I think it's definitely not) or Hypostomus nematopterus L060 (looks very close), but I'm absolutely unsure about this.
Help please
I have this guy. He is definitely not L-129, but who he is?
My main version is Hypostomus mutucae LDA010 (now I think it's definitely not) or Hypostomus nematopterus L060 (looks very close), but I'm absolutely unsure about this.
Help please
Last edited by Krakozawr on 30 Jul 2015, 16:52, edited 4 times in total.
Re: Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
common friends! I dont trust that nobody know this guy
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Re: Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
Ii was on of the first versions, but take a look to a ventral side. Plecostomoides have spotted belly - http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/ima ... ge_id=2471, my haven't.
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Re: Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
Young plecos do not tend to have belly pattern and squamation. They get this as they mature. Your fish is very small, so the comparison with a very mature fish is unjustified.Plecostomoides have spotted belly... my haven't.
That said, it's not H. plecostomoides because the dentition does not match. Your fish is in Hypostomus sensu stricto, and H. plecostomoides is in the H. cochliodon group of wood eaters.
perhaps?
Re: Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
Thank you for explanation. Yes, it's looks very close.racoll wrote:perhaps?
So, for now I have two version:
or
What do you think about the first one? Can't found a clear picture of his mouth.
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Re: Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
Based on export patterns, there is almost a zero percent probability that this fish is H. nematopterus.
Re: Pleco sold as L-129 (but he is not)
so my bad. I asked for "small pleco" and this guy should be about 30cm
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