Unidentified Pleco

[Joshua Yates]

Sorry about the picture quality but those were the only pictures I could get. This thing isn't out much. The LFS was selling it as a Queen Arabesque, obviously thats not what it is. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas?!?

 

[optix]

Looks kinda like an L-018 but it doesn't have the yellow outline on the fins

 

[Joshua Yates]

Originally posted by optix
Looks kinda like an L-018 but it doesn't have the yellow outline on the fins

Yeah, I can see how the picture would make it look that way. We've got a gold nugget pleco and the spot pattern is very similar. Although this pleco's spots are white and the L18 has gold spots. I'm going to try to get a better picture tonight. This pleco has sort of a grey body with 3 slightly darker grey bands on it. The head shape reminds me of a zebra pleco. I'm not an expert on plecos or anything as I keep mostly african cichlid, Is there any hybridizing in plecos? Could this be some kind of hybrid?

 

[optix]

maybe L-082 or L-30?? I doubt it but the only other two I can think of that matchs that "spot" description.

 

[optix]

Planet catfish profile on L-030

 

[kgroenhoej]

L262

 

[optix]

ahhh good call kgroen, There we have it. thats your answer josh

 

[polkadot]

Looks like L136 to me..