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Can someone ID these two pleco's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 01:58
by macantley
i picked up two pleco's at the local pet store, i think ones a clown pleco, the other could be a common, but he has a massive fin on his back and is mostly black/white
i paid $10 for both of them, im hoping the large one cleans my tank up well
matthew

Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 03:08
by Suckermouth
, owing to the fact the belly has vermiculations rather than primarily spots, which would indicate
.
At first glance, the second fish appears to be
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Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 09:22
by MatsP
Suckermouth wrote:, owing to the fact the belly has vermiculations rather than primarily spots, which would indicate
.
At first glance, the second fish appears to be
.
I'm with Suckermouth on the first fish, but the second I would call
- not 100% sure, but 99.5%. The doubt comes from the fact that the fish may be unnaturally contrasty from some camera/photoshop work - but if the photo is a true representation of a very dark brown fish with straight yellowish lines, then I would say it's L204.
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Mats
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 09:43
by racoll
Hmmm. I would agree with Suckermouth I think Mats.
The colours seem wrong for L204, so I reckon its a very nicely marked P. maccus, but as always some more photos will help......
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 13:42
by Stuey
I would agree with MatsP on the wee fella being a young L204
Certainly looks identical to the juveniles I have had in the past, right down to what we can see of the shape of the head
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 14:47
by racoll
In these situations we should have a small wager......

Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 15:23
by Bas Pels
Time to ask the Brasilian customs

Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 16:02
by Janne
Bas Pels wrote:Time to ask the Brasilian customs
That would be unfare to ask them about species that are exported from Colombia or from Asia, better to ask the customs in Netherlands that needs to know all existing species of fishes in the world
I think the second fish could be a Panaque maccus, it looks quite small and youngsters is very similar to L204 up to 4-5 cm TL.
Janne
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 17:51
by macantley
ill try to get more pictures, fish arent really too picture friendly.
the small fish is about 1-1.5" long give or take alittle, the large one is probably 8-10" long.
i was told the little guy was a baby.
matthew
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 18:19
by MatsP
macantley wrote:ill try to get more pictures, fish arent really too picture friendly.
the small fish is about 1-1.5" long give or take alittle, the large one is probably 8-10" long.
i was told the little guy was a baby.
matthew
If the little one is that small, I'll change my mind to P. maccus too.
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Mats
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 04 Apr 2008, 22:28
by apistomaster
Does the debated fish have a lyre tail with long filamentous extensions? If yes, then L204 is more likely than Panaque maccus.
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 05 Apr 2008, 08:06
by Janne
If the fish have a lyretail dont exclude P maccus because youngsters at this size ~3 cm of both species have a lyreshaped caudalfin with short filaments.
Janne
Re: Can someone ID these two pl*co's i got today?
Posted: 05 Apr 2008, 09:00
by Plecofanatic1989
I'm all for Panaque maccus. It looks like mine when they were youngsters. And as for the lyretail I believe all of my P. maccus have lyretails... and I'm 100% on my identification of the ones I own.
Good luck macantley.
Josh