Pleco Id

[jac8724]

So I came home with these two little guys yesterday thinking they were golden nuggets. After looking at some pics they are clearly not. They lack the golden strip along the outer edge of the fins. They are basically black with large golden dots on them. Any idea?

Attached are some pics- sorry they are SO crappy, it was really hard to get a good shot of them, they are super shy. I will try to get a better pic tomorrow when its light out.

[jac8724]

an L007, L086, or L142 perhaps?

[pinkertd]

Better pictures would be needed.

[cellodaisy]

They're beautiful, whatever they are!

[ryukin_5]

really need a better pic tell you when you post tommorow...

[ryukin_5]

oh what color are the spots???

[jac8724]

the spots are gold. in order to get a good pic im just gonna have to scope one out and put him in a glass...they are camera shy!

[jac8724]

Ok here are more. I could only get the one out of the tank. The other one that actually has more impressive dots stayed hiding in the driftwood, but i attached two pics towards the end of that one, best shots i could get, still blurry. But this should be enough for an ID, i hope.

[jac8724]

Just called the LFS and they said they are L201's. Which makes sense, bc of the frill along the edge of their fins. I would have never guessed bc the main pic of an L201 on planet catfish is much more brown; I was really leaning towards an L007. Im glad these things will max out at less than 5 inches!

[pinkertd]

Also known as the Inspector Pleco. Beautiful pickups!!

[jac8724]

Thanks! I like 'em. They're settling in nicely; both found their own hiding coves in separate parts of the driftwood. Now I just need to upgrade my filtration system to accommodate plecos!