When this "L" catfish was purchased it was described as a Blue-Eyed Catfish Pleco, I knew it wasn't a Blue-Eyed Parnaque, so didn't pay that much for it.
It did have blue-ish pale eyes when much younger, but they have now changed. It's quite an orange-brown colour, as can be seen from photo. It's not very active during the day, and because it spends its time in a dark tank with bogwood, has been difficult to catch to photo, but a piece of courgette on screwcumber, and it comes out to feed!
Any ideas?
What "Pleco" is this?
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Hi!
This is Hypostomus sp. L137
from the Cochliodon group...might have a species name but i dont have the paper at hand right now.
edit: catelog
imo the elog needs revision on some Hypostomus L Numbers Names?
P.S.: With blue eyes its a much rarer fish than the brown eyed thing. But i heard that they sometimes change eye color after being imported.
This is Hypostomus sp. L137
from the Cochliodon group...might have a species name but i dont have the paper at hand right now.
edit: catelog
imo the elog needs revision on some Hypostomus L Numbers Names?
P.S.: With blue eyes its a much rarer fish than the brown eyed thing. But i heard that they sometimes change eye color after being imported.
cheers
Christian
Christian
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Excellent, many thanks, when it was younger and thinner not being fed probably in a pet shop, it had light blue eyes when purchased, it's grown, put on weight, and blue eyes have changed colour!Caol_ila wrote:Hi!
This is Hypostomus sp. L137
from the Cochliodon group...might have a species name but i dont have the paper at hand right now.
edit: catelog
imo the elog needs revision on some Hypostomus L Numbers Names?
P.S.: With blue eyes its a much rarer fish than the brown eyed thing. But i heard that they sometimes change eye color after being imported.
It looked like the pictures in the Catelog.
Thanks