ChrisMack Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Hi all, Just bought this fella (fella-ess) today and was wondering what sort of plec it actually is......It was being sold as a "Clown Plec" but doesnt really look like other clown plecs I have seen in the past In any case take a look, and see what you think... Heres another pic I took slightly later.....the colour in the top pic is probably more accurate.......with a light yellow tinge to the markings. PS. Sorry about the quality of the pic.....cheap digital cameras arent good for fish fotos ChrisMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I'm no expert. At first I thought that it looked like a L204, Flash Pleco (does it look like this up close, see Planet Catfish), but it seems to have very large eyes and it's face seems to be rounded like a Hypancistrus sp., but this could just be the angle ofthe shot :-? A clearer pic would be a great help. Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for it? If it is a L204 they normaly cost around $180+. Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMack Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Just checked oyut the Flash Plec,and sadly i would have to say no......My plec doesnt have the "whiptail" like the Flash Plec does.... I'll try for more clearer pics later.. Thanks anyway, ChrisMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I think that the 'whiptails' tend to grow with age, (but don't quote me on that) so it could be a young one? how big is it? Also check out L270, Chocolate Zebra Pleco. If you can, can you take a close up of the mouth? As it can help narrow it down to a genus through looking at the teeth. Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMack Posted September 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Well, Still nothing on concrete as yet...i still need some clearer pictures for this little guy (lass) But the guys at Planet Catfish (and I see catbrat took another look too! ) seem to think this one could be either L129 or L199........not the "Clown Plec" that it was sold as........ Hoping I've got a bargain here......Catbrat...I paid $60.00 for this little beauty!!!!! ChrisMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I know I'd be quite happy getting a good looking plec like that for that sort of money - did they only have the one? (it's OK - I'm not in the running to snap up any others they have - totally different island) - just thought if you could get another two of them then better odds of having a pair and since these style of plec don't get huge breeding them is more feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMack Posted September 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 Hi Guys...well, they only had two of these cool plecs, and I quickly snapped up the second one before someone else had the chance to do it........as i said before Im still keen to get a more concrete outcome for the breed. Just as a side issue....Does anyone else out there have L129 plecs in their tanks? I would be really keen to see pics of your fish, and maybe get a better verification...... Im still trying to take some pics of the Plecs mouth but in the last few days its become rather "camera" shy. ChrisMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_au Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Not going to stake my rep on this ,,,but looks a lot like what my L204's were when small. They don't get the lyre tail till almost grown. And at that price is a bargain by Aus standards. Paid nearly ten times that in $NZ for a buy of 6 fish. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Have you got any better picture's yet? Not that I have ever kept a L204, but the face profile of the fish in the photo seems to be rounded like Hypancistrus sp.. Alan_au, do your L204 have a rounded face, and large eyes like species Hypancistrus? It's just that I haven't had a chance to look at them up close :oops: . Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMack Posted September 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 seems my little friend has a very big case of "camera shyness" and seems very unwilling to "come out and play" at the moment....i have concidered catching it...but with all those hidey holes I've suplied for the plecs....that could be a real challenge.......Hopefully over the next few days I'll "Attempt" to catch and photograph it (well I cant say him or her yet...I dunno which it is!!! :roll: ChrisMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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