L201 or LDA31 or something else?!?!?!

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L201 or LDA31 or something else?!?!?!

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and another...
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ma and my Scottish friend are a bit :? , those BIG eyes are confusing us, so if anyone can help...
TIA

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Post by magnum4 »

I would say closer to Hypancistrus inspector (L201) than LDA 31.
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Post by davidkozak »

Are the fins and tail translucent??
Here's a couple pics of my H. Inspector-mine are young, so the pics aren't likely much help..
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Post by Erwin »

I'm not copletely sure, but to me the eyes look like that this specimen is a young L102!

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Post by stina »

Thanx guys...
I have also L201 at home, and this fish on pic dosen't look much like it I must admit...
But those eyes are way to big to be from LDA31...
I don't have any more pics of this pleco, and this isn't my fish..
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What, nobody else!??
Janne, Yann, Caol_ila, kkorotev?!?!
help me out ppl... :wink:
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Post by Jools »

My first thought was
Panaque albomaculatus
, actually to me (in the top photo especially) the eyes look unnaturally expanded - like popeye disease goes in Corydoras.

But it does also look a lot like L102 especially with those black fin edges, but there's something not quite right.

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Post by Caol_ila »

ive only seen L102 once (a full grown male) and it wasnt nearly as dark, also the spots were bigger...

Pic of the dentition/mouth would be helpfull i guess
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Post by Janne »

I also think this is a Hypancistrus and agree with Erwin on L102 but I am not sure. I have never seen such a beauty like this before and even if that is a juvenile it seams to be at least 5-6 cm.

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Post by PlecoCrazy »

I would have to agree with Jools that it is LDA31 which our wholesaler refers to them as Mustard Spot Pleco. I have one of these and we get them in frequently at the store I work at. I see these fish all of the time, I do not think that it is the L102, def LDA31!
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Post by Erwin »

Meanwhile I am more sure and would bet that it is L102 and not LDA31: A simple look in the mouth would suffices that to ascertain. L102 has in the lower jaw only few, spoonshaped teeth.

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