pleco update

CukeTheExile · 07-20-2008, 11:43 PM

i posted awhile back that i had just bought a pleco that i was unsure of what it exactlly was, and i still dont for sure, i finally have pics of it.

thank you for any help properly identifying this little guy.

trashion · 07-20-2008, 11:47 PM

I do believe he's a "Tiger Peckoltia" or a tiger plec.

Apparently they only reach around 4", but they're mostly wood eaters. Make sure you have a good hunk of driftwood in there for him to eat!

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=735

CukeTheExile · 07-20-2008, 11:57 PM

it may be, but the stripes are off from the tiger to the one i have, same basic coloration but not the same stripe pattern.

Mine is going to stay small around 4 inches or so, i can tell that. It has a stripe patern identical to a Hypancistrus zebra. but the coloration is off

justintrask · 07-21-2008, 03:01 AM

candy stripe pleco?

CukeTheExile · 07-23-2008, 08:21 AM

i got a positive ID on the little guy, its a L199 or Hypancistrus furunculus,

thanks for the suggestions.

GoodMike · 07-23-2008, 08:51 AM

im going to say that your guess of a L199 is about a close as your gonna get. at first glance this fish appears to be a peckoltia sp., but when you look closely at its head, and fins, the shape makes it look more like a hypancistrus. While i disagree with you that the pattern looks anything like a zebra, i do agree that its in that sp. of hypancistrus. It may or may not be the right ID, but it seems to be the closest one yet.

CukeTheExile · 07-23-2008, 11:25 AM

it has a simmilar stripe pattern to a zebra, the exact placement is off, and the overall coloration. but i would say it is a L199, if but a bit stressed, throwing off the color slightly

**lohachata** · 07-23-2008, 12:46 PM

that pleco is about a million miles away from being a zebra..
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...p?image_id=461

GoodMike · 07-23-2008, 06:50 PM

my point exactly. the stripes on your fish are more vertical...thicker...not clean like on a zebra, etc

trust me, i get to look at a few dozen zebra plecos daily lol

CukeTheExile · 07-23-2008, 09:09 PM

lol, sry to start such a heated discussion about it....

i know its not, and i do know what a zebra looks like, im not a complete novice to pleco's.

07-20-2008, 11:43 PM	#1
CukeTheExile insomniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rock Island, Il. Age: 20 Posts: 28	pleco update i posted awhile back that i had just bought a pleco that i was unsure of what it exactlly was, and i still dont for sure, i finally have pics of it. thank you for any help properly identifying this little guy. __________________ -Jacob-

07-20-2008, 11:47 PM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,319	I do believe he's a "Tiger Peckoltia" or a tiger plec. Apparently they only reach around 4", but they're mostly wood eaters. Make sure you have a good hunk of driftwood in there for him to eat! http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=735 __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

07-20-2008, 11:57 PM	#3
CukeTheExile insomniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rock Island, Il. Age: 20 Posts: 28	it may be, but the stripes are off from the tiger to the one i have, same basic coloration but not the same stripe pattern. Mine is going to stay small around 4 inches or so, i can tell that. It has a stripe patern identical to a Hypancistrus zebra. but the coloration is off __________________ -Jacob-

07-23-2008, 08:21 AM	#5
CukeTheExile insomniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rock Island, Il. Age: 20 Posts: 28	i got a positive ID on the little guy, its a L199 or Hypancistrus furunculus, thanks for the suggestions. __________________ -Jacob-

07-23-2008, 11:25 AM	#7
CukeTheExile insomniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rock Island, Il. Age: 20 Posts: 28	it has a simmilar stripe pattern to a zebra, the exact placement is off, and the overall coloration. but i would say it is a L199, if but a bit stressed, throwing off the color slightly __________________ -Jacob-

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07-21-2008, 03:01 AM	#4
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 238	candy stripe pleco?

07-23-2008, 08:51 AM	#6
GoodMike Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 548	im going to say that your guess of a L199 is about a close as your gonna get. at first glance this fish appears to be a peckoltia sp., but when you look closely at its head, and fins, the shape makes it look more like a hypancistrus. While i disagree with you that the pattern looks anything like a zebra, i do agree that its in that sp. of hypancistrus. It may or may not be the right ID, but it seems to be the closest one yet.

07-23-2008, 12:46 PM	#8
lohachata Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cleveland,Ohio Age: 63 Posts: 543	that pleco is about a million miles away from being a zebra.. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...p?image_id=461 __________________ if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away 10 gallon..nothing but air 10 gallon...just more air 10 gallon...stale air just don't ask about the rest

07-23-2008, 06:50 PM	#9
GoodMike Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 548	my point exactly. the stripes on your fish are more vertical...thicker...not clean like on a zebra, etc trust me, i get to look at a few dozen zebra plecos daily lol

07-23-2008, 09:09 PM	#10
CukeTheExile insomniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rock Island, Il. Age: 20 Posts: 28	lol, sry to start such a heated discussion about it.... i know its not, and i do know what a zebra looks like, im not a complete novice to pleco's. __________________ -Jacob-

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