L199 or 270?

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 08 Jan 2006, 08:03

The title sort of says it all...in any case, I'm under the impression that L-199 is infrequently imported, but the specimen in question looks more elongated than my current L-270 stock. Any ideas?

Post by **Janne** » 08 Jan 2006, 09:59

The pic is not so good but it looks like L199 and a youngster to me, the eyes are quite big compared to the size of the head.

Janne

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 08 Jan 2006, 11:08

Hi!

I totally agree with Janne, it looks like a L199

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 08 Jan 2006, 20:56

Jon, you sell fish on aquabid don't you, because i saw this picture on their. You have good stock, and how many pleco species do you keep

heriberto · Post by **heriberto** » 08 Jan 2006, 21:19

this is a L-270, because he have 3 lines in the ''nadadeira dorsal'',the L-199 have 4 lines

Post by **Janne** » 08 Jan 2006, 22:13

this is a L-270, because he have 3 lines in the ''nadadeira dorsal'',the L-199 have 4 lines

You can not use that as an indentification because both species have a very large varity in the pattern
even the lines/marks on the hard finray's in all the fins.
This is a L199 youngster about the same size as above.

And this is L270 also around the same size.

Janne

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 08 Jan 2006, 22:37

Janne, are both these your fry. How many pleco species do you currently breed.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 08 Jan 2006, 23:29

Actually, I'm the current bidder. That pic is actually the "property", so to speak, of R. Montalvo.

Also, in retrospect, my group of five L-270 have dramatic differences in dorsal stripe, ranging from 2-4, and one indivdual which doesn't even have stripes; rather, squiggles of yellow all along the dorsal fin. I have to agree that dorsal stripe numbers are not consistent with a specific species.