is this an l066 or l333?

[titan]

hello there, i bought this pleco today, it was sold to me as an l066 but i think its more like a l333, would be gratefull if you guys could tell me. by the way i was told this plec is approx 8 months old. thanks

 

[Zebra Pleco]

I would say 333, not enough stripes for a 66

 

[scatz]

i wouldn't have said either really, but hypans seem to be getting harder to i.d properly and i'm by no means an expert.
To me it looks more like L270, but i'm probably wrong

 

[titan]

oh dear, now im confused, the guy at the fish store told me its a l066, then im told its a l333 and now its a choccy zebra.

 

[scatz]

this is why you haven't had much response to the thread, "scribble" plecs are a total nightmare to i.d properly, especially with hybrids on the market now too

 

[titan]

ah well, whatever pleco it is i think he looks really really nice

 

[Big-B]

I agree, Good-looking fish. :thumbup:

 

[henk68]

L270

There where a lot of L270 sold as L333 two or three years ago.

Henk

 

[macvsog23]

ah well, whatever pleco it is i think he looks really really nice

And that is were it should stand
beauty for it’s own beauty

 

[Brengun]

A L066 should be black and white, no yellow at all.

You can also get black and white L333 but usually by the time they are maturing there will be a bit of a yellowish tinge to those. They grow slower than the traditional L333 which is more yellow.
The lines are too wobbly to be a L270 at that age. As juvies they tend to be straight for a start and break up later to scribbles.

 

[Mooo]

What ever it is , It's very nice ...

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

its a L333 in my opinion.....

066's have more of a forked tail when compared to 333's... their tails tend to be more like a mulloway (aussie fish commonly caught along the coast)

and it appears to be too fat for L270... which are more streamline....

i call it a poor quality 333... i like my 333's to have more evenly coloured patterning... meaning as much white as there is black... but thats only my opinion... :hi:

if your happy with the fish thats all that matters.... :thumbup:

 

[titan]

ok thanks for all the replys, i guess its an l333 then

 

[Irene0100]

well not L270 as striping thickness wrong and tail too long. (I know them well)
its young yet, post a pic in 6 months and get another range of opinions.
nice fish anyway
i personally think L66, but I am not an expert on these guys

 

[fatchop 1]

hay it looks like my 270 the strips are biger then the L333 strips

 

[Zebra Pleco]

Could be a fat molly

 

[henk68]

this fish

I have a similar fish which was id as a L270 on this site so is my fish a fat molly too? The fish on the ruler is the fish in question the other fish I bought as L270 and I am sure they are L270

 

[macvsog23]

Could be a fat molly

Spot on i fugging wet myself when i read this.
Thanks it gave me a whole new outlook on the day.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[thegeeman]

L333

Cheers

thegeeman