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castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	I won these fish from lotsoffish on aquabid for making him a banner. 1 pleco is yellow with black stripes, and the other is black with tiny white dots.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	Try looking here: http://www.planetcatfish.com/core/index.php you will probably find them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	The one with the white dots might be a galaxy (or vampire) pleco. Does it look anything like this?: If so, you probably have a galaxy plec. I don't know about the other one, but you should check planet catfish. Chances are, you'll be able to get an identification there.[/font] Last edited by sirbooks at 31-Oct-2004 18:47 And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Lotsoffish has some really great stuff... Can you post some pictures of the fish? I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	There seems to be a lot of plecos that look similar on planet catfish... it's just so confusing. :%) Actually now that I've gotten a better look at the spotted one his spots might not be white. They look more like a pale orange or yellowish color. I have no pictures yet. I should be getting some batteries for my camera sometime this week I hope. I will post pictures when I can. I had asked lotsoffish about it, but he cannot remember what he sent me. Last edited by castlequest at 01-Nov-2004 01:18
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	if they are yellowish, it might be a gold nugget pleco
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	On planetcatfish the gold nugget's dorsal and caudal fins are tipped in yellow and mine is not, so I don't think it's that. The stripey one I think may be a candy striped pleco though. It looks very similar.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Well from your descriptions it could be any one of about 100 plecos, so just guessing out of the blue isn't going to help much. Especially since Lotsoffish has some pretty rare stuff. Unless you want to go into detail decribing things like the number of rays in the dorsal fin, spines on the fins, close examination of the ventral area, tooth structure, etc, etc, your best bet would be just to narrow it down to a few genera (or at least subfamilies) and look through the Cat-eLog. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Not all spotted baryancistrus species have yellow tipped cauds.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06


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