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Wateveryousay
04-22-2008, 9:01 PM
I just got a new starlight bristlenose pleco and was wondering if anyone had any pointers on them?
Reddog80p
04-22-2008, 9:04 PM
Never heard of a starlight BN. My BN loves cucumber and zucchini on a veggie clip. Make sure you have wood in the tank, and plenty of cover for the BN :thumbsup:
Wateveryousay
04-22-2008, 9:08 PM
well idk what species he is then...(**** google) hes black with very small barely noticable (the plecos only bout a inch) yellow-white spots
Treat them like you do with other Ancistrus species.;)
pinkertd
04-22-2008, 9:30 PM
If it's an L182 species (also known as a white seam) it is a blackwater fish, and thus requires very soft, tannic water.
Carp37
04-23-2008, 1:53 PM
If it's an L182 species (also known as a white seam) it is a blackwater fish, and thus requires very soft, tannic water.
:iagree: It could also be L183 (they're both sometimes called starlight plecos) but I think that also requires blackwater conditions.
Barbie
04-23-2008, 2:14 PM
L182 have no white seam, while L183 and a good number of other black water ancistrus do. There are a few types of black water looking ancistrus that actually come from harder conditions though, so don't just panic and drop your parameters. If the fish is that small, the odds are good he's tank raised, which should make him appreciably more capable of handling a wider range of parameters.
From your description, he could also just be a common bristlenose with nice dark coloring. It would be far easier to help if you could take a picture ;).
Barbie
DAVIDFBT
04-23-2008, 6:53 PM
I don't understand what the L*** numbers are, like L183 ot L1120. What do they mean?
Mgamer20o0
04-23-2008, 7:08 PM
its a numbering system. a easy way to id a pleco. i dont know about you but i can never remember the latin names and common names can be very useless.
its a numbering system. a easy way to id a pleco. i dont know about you but i can never remember the latin names and common names can be very useless.
:grinyes:
fishorama
04-24-2008, 11:26 AM
It's L for location (not really, it's for lorcaridae) but it ids what river they are from. With so many new plecs it's a way to differentiate them. They can change as they age & there are regional variations of the same kind but many look similar to other species.
Wateveryousay
04-24-2008, 9:25 PM
are plecos nocturnal because i very rarely see mine
are plecos nocturnal because i very rarely see mine
A lot of Ancistrus are.
Wateveryousay
04-24-2008, 10:18 PM
dang and hes so small hes only like a inch long, man do i love it when they flare though!