ancistrus id

[whitey]

please could anyone id my ancistrus
this is pick of male around 4" really stocky with white spots, female is a little smaller

[whitey]

this is the young off these at 1.5" only got white on tails

[whitey]

please could anyone id my ancistrus
this is pick of male around 4" really stocky with white spots, female is a little smaller

i was thinking L100?

[pleco_breeder]

L100 definitely matches both the adult and fry pattern. I'm just now getting my F-1 juvies, spawned here, up to around three inches SL and noticed the white is substantially less than only a couple weeks ago. They're also starting to develop the bristles on top of the head and branching a bit.

I can't say for sure yet, but it seems this species may be capable of spawning around the one year mark. These were born in March/April. They are still dramatically more streamlined than the adults, so it may be they are still growing.

Larry

[naturalart]

There are so many species with this pattern. Unless someone has done the work already, its going to take some time and detailed work from you to figure this one out. But with pleco_breeder breeding them sounds like there's a good chance to figure it out. Good luck.

[pleco_breeder]

My group were ordered as L100, so a very good chance that's what they are. Yours look to be a match.

Larry

[whitey]

thanks guys, ive looked at l181 l182 l183 l059 l325 and more, and i think the best match is l100, there is all to many differences in others

[whitey]

My group were ordered as L100, so a very good chance that's what they are. Yours look to be a match.

Larry

thanks