Been offered this for sale. Royal L027?

[n18lld]

As the title says been offered this guy for £20 as a Royal pleco L22.
Want to know what you think as need to know how big he/she may get.
Thanks

[matubula: I changed the L number in the title to L027, rather than L022]

 

[Lornek8]

L22 is not a Royal. Did you mean L27?
If L27 do you know which one as there are a few different ones? Seems a good price for a L27. Either way, all Royals can get to about 14" or more.

 

[n18lld]

L22 is not a Royal. Did you mean L27?

No, was told L22. Just quoting seller, he may be wrong.

 

[Lornek8]

Looks like a L27.
Is this intended for the tank that you were asking for 6-8" fish? Not a great match with what's already in there due to dietery compatibility.

 

[n18lld]

Looks like a L27.

How quickly do they grow? It's about 5" at present.

 

[Lornek8]

Looks like a L27.
Is this intended for the tank that you were asking for 6-8" fish? Not a great match with what's already in there due to dietery compatibility.

How quickly do they grow? It's about 5" at present.

Sorry revised my previous post.

Growth can be a couple inches a year but depends on a number of factors.

 

[n18lld]

Looks like a L27.
Is this intended for the tank that you were asking for 6-8" fish? Not a great match with what's already in there due to dietery compatibility.

That's good enough for me. I'll let it pass thanks.:thumbup:

 

[matubula]

It's a Panaque nigrolineatus (L190) anyway. The base colour is much darker than usual but that can be attributed to the dark substrate.

 

[n18lld]

So its an L190 or L27?
Still gonna get too big.

 

[matubula]

So its an L190 or L27?
Still gonna get too big.

It's Panaque nigrolineatus (aka L190). And yes, about 45cm/18" is the maximum they grow. The price, £20, is ok for a fish that size and it appears to be in good condition.

The L number, L027, is often mistakenly used for other Panaque species as they all have a similar appearance. I think the problem, in the UK at least, stems from a wholesale suppliers using the L number, so the majority of shops will pass that on to the customer. But L022 is completely wrong as it's an alternate number for Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus.

 

[n18lld]

Matt,
Thanks for your info. Looks very nice and still tempted to take it for a couple of years.

 

[n18lld]

Sorry revised my previous post.

Growth can be a couple inches a year but depends on a number of factors.

Tank capacity has increased slightly as have moved on my 2 Silver Dollars as they consume all my plants. Also had to move on the 4 Angels as the pairs both spawned and terrorised the rest of the tank. Tank parameters must be stable as that's 3 breeding pairs (4 angels and BN ) this month.