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Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 03:44
by Mcasella
This is one of three plecos i've gotten from a LFS, they were listed as chocolate zebra plecos. These are not from a breeder but a supplier, which has been known to switch up fish (like albino neon tetras instead of cardinal tetras or sending in h. strictus/bellotii instead of rummynose).
This one is brown to black in coloring when not stressed with cream colored markings.
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Image This picture has off coloring, was trying to get a clear head shot.

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 04:01
by bekateen
Young Hypancistrus. Possibly (the chocolate zebra) or (the Columbian zebra).

For what it's worth, my debilittera are creamy yellow base color.

Cheers, Eric

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 04:23
by stuby
Looks like a to me.

HTH
Chuck

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 13:41
by Mcasella
I'm going to have to pull and compare the other two now, this one I got for 16, the others for 17 (I was hoping they'd be l270 for later breeding - but with three i have a good chance for them breeding as long all three are the same species).

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 13:44
by stuby
How big is the one in the pictures?

Chuck

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 15:01
by Mcasella
About two inches.

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 15:25
by stuby
Mcasella wrote: 26 Mar 2019, 15:01 About two inches.
That is what I figured it was at judging by the picture. If you can get a picture from the side it may very well help.

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 27 Mar 2019, 03:30
by jodilynn
Looks very similar to my L199...

Re: Id This Pleco

Posted: 26 Jun 2019, 04:35
by Mcasella
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Got better pictures of the ones I have.