another I.D please!

[thermalthong]

As above please, i got it yesterday and would like to know what it is, if it has any specific requirements and also how rare it is (not selling, i just like to know!!)

Thanks again


:hi:

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

ok i'll have a stab in the dark.... spotted cigar pleco L082..... ????

 

[matubula]

There are a few suspects, Ancistrini L082 is good shout. The head profile looks like Baryancistrus L142 to me.

Can you get more photos, including a photo of it's mouth/teeth?

 

[thermalthong]

i can try more pix but he is a bit of a sod to get a pic of! i have noticed above his top lip (snout area) he has 2 barbels that look like fangs (i know they arnt though as they are not in the mouth) if this helps?

 

[windy]

L201

 

[thermalthong]

L201, are you sure? im only asking as i see you have bred these so will know more about them than me.

 

[bigbird]

i do not think L201. Need more shots though. pls try and get them. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[thermalthong]

i will do my best, thank you all so far for your help.

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

There are a few suspects, Ancistrini L082 is good shout. The head profile looks like Baryancistrus L142 to me.

Can you get more photos, including a photo of it's mouth/teeth?

082's i got as juvies were sold to me as 142's and to be honest i couldnt tell the difference till they grew to 8-9cm...

 

[thermalthong]

heres some more of it...

 

[thermalthong]

looking at it im wondering if it is a Lda33?

link to images...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=588&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Lda33&oq=Lda33&aq=f&aqi=g1g-S3&aql=&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24l3.14563.15110.0.21782.2.2.0.0.0.0.156.297.0j2.2.0...0.0.sbpIze1gHf8&surl=1

 

[windy]

L201

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

definitely disagree - def not a 201... especially seeing the underbelly of the latest pics.... not sure about 142/lda33 as its not black enough - quite light shade of black...

i have 201's 142's and 082's and to me the closet is the 082... :thumbup:

 

[matubula]

Thanks for the extra photos. The mouth picture rules out Baryancistrus L142 because they have a different mouth shape and dentition. I'll rule out Ancistrini L082, the body shape is quite right and the eye colour seems different (dark/black iris colour).

I think our contenders are Hypancistrus contradens, Hypancistrus L201 and Scobinancistrus L368

Does anyone know what to look for when differentiating Hypancistrus and juvenile Scobinancistrus?

[edit] I just saw this photo thread with some good pictures of L201. How do they compare?

http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16354

 

[thermalthong]

this is proving to be quite a challenge!

 

[windy]

L201 hypancistrus :thumbup:

 

[thermalthong]

went to feed them today and its dead, to say im pissed off is an understatement!!

 

[matubula]

Sorry dude, that sucks :cry: Any idea what happened?

 

[bigbird]

:cry: WHAT . sorry for your loss. strange jk

 

[thermalthong]

no idea what had happend, was fine all the time i had it and when i took the body out there was no marks or signs to suggest a cause of death. stumped and still pissed off.