LDA08?

pureplecs · Post by **pureplecs** » 01 Jun 2006, 21:06

Can you please let us know what the length is of this fish? Judging from the pics that you posted it appears way to big to be an LDA08... I personally don't think it looks like one... at all.

Check out this pic of an adult male LDA08...
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... 152_14.PHP

Your fish looks like it could be A. triradiatus at first glance but I could not be for sure....

funkyj1313 · Post by **funkyj1313** » 01 Jun 2006, 21:54

A. triradiatus is a more uniform color, whereas the plec in question has more stripes.

pureplecs · Post by **pureplecs** » 01 Jun 2006, 23:06

Is your LFS able to know where the fish in question came from? With the hundreds of ancistrus sp. it is sometimes difficult if not impossible to pinpoint without a collection point. It does remind me with the patterning you spoke of ancistrus sp.1 as well... one would think that the LFS would know if it was buying something such as an LDA08 and wouldn't sell it as a common... besides the fact you don't normally see LDA08 in the stores. Good luck, I hope someone is able to be of more help.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 02 Jun 2006, 14:57

Shape of the mouth is also quite different, where the common is pretty much round, and the A. claro being oval, wider than it's "long", if that makes sense to you. There's a picture of that feature in the Cat-eLog. AFAIK this is fairly unique.

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Mats