I have recently acquired a colony of these plecos, I am not sure what they are can anyone help me?
Species I.D. Help!
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About 2.5 - 3 in. I got them from a good friend who took down all his tanks. He originally bought three and said the retailed about $100 and thought they were a L 80something. Now I have a colony of 12 with about 3 females ready to lay.
Also if it helps anyone to help me I.D. These plecos. I have seen some of their newly hatched larvae the are yellow with a greenish tint. Not sure if that will help.
have a look at the L082's on planetcatfish in the L-catelog and see if they are the same 
and maybe post up some more pics too
and maybe post up some more pics too
Hi,
I think it is Hypancistrus sp. "L 201".
To exclude Ancistrini sp. "L 82" please, take a picture from the mouth / of the teeth.
Hypancistrus sp. "L 201" and Ancistrini sp. "L 82" differ significantly in this detail.
L82 are not easy to reproduce in contrast to L201.
Greetings
Elko
I think it is Hypancistrus sp. "L 201".
To exclude Ancistrini sp. "L 82" please, take a picture from the mouth / of the teeth.
Hypancistrus sp. "L 201" and Ancistrini sp. "L 82" differ significantly in this detail.
L82 are not easy to reproduce in contrast to L201.
Greetings
Elko
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I am honestly not very familiar with plecos I am a cichlid breeder so I am sorry to everyone trying to I.D. my plecos because I'm not much help haha. I looked at the l082's and their caudal fin looks different. My plecos seem to have a white kind of greyish belly (from look at one of the females that are ready to lay eggs). I'm not sure if it is the picture of the l082 but my plecos look like they have less spots but that could just be physical traits.
