Pleco ID

[jonclark96]

I picked up this guy from Jose when he had to shut down his tanks. He wasn't sure of the ID. I'm thinking L-075. Any thoughts?


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[verbal]

I pretty sure that is the right genera(Peckoltia). I can be hard to narrow to a species. The pics on planetcatfish seem to vary quite a bit.

 

[Andrewtfw]

Definitely Pekoltia. Possibly Vittata, though variation between similar appearances runs high with many pleco types.

 

[Andrew]

I would post on planetcatfish for an id. L075 is an ancistomus sp, and not as heavy bodied as this guy. Based on the pictures in Ingo Seidel's L-number book I would guess Peckoltia oligaspila. But there's still some differences that might indicate a different species. P. Vittata is a striped species and somewhat in question as a species anyway. It's all so very confusing...

 

[Andrewtfw]

Andrew is correct; not vittata. L124, L075, L163, all resemble your pleco with some variation. L006 also has a few characteristics found in your pleco, but seems least likely.
I am using the Aqualog (2004) All-L Numbers book as reference. I recognize that it is not perfect, but it would seem no source for pleco IDs is 100% accurate.

 

[rainforestexp]

What size is he and has he grown any for you since you've had him?

 

[jonclark96]

It's proabably between 5"-6" TL. It's grown a bit in the last year or so, but not much. It's hard to tell in a 180 how much fish actually grow.

 

[rainforestexp]

These are possibilities I think you might have:

Peckoltia sabaji

Peckoltia oligospila

However if the pleco is around 8" I feel this might be the better pick

Peckoltia feldbergae

 

[Tony]

I have a wild group of Peckoltia oligospila and they don't have the yellow in their fins. Is the yellow present in person or is it a camera thing?

 

[jonclark96]

The tips of the fins are yellow.

Definitely not 8".

Thanks for the replies.