My New Plec

[corrosive]

I think its a zebra plec... If anyone knows what it is tell me, but as i said i believe it to be a zebra plec.
Sorry about the image size .

 

[corrosive]

 

[bunjiweb]

I highly doubt thats a zebra plec. It has the wrong markings and from what I can tell isnt a destinct White/Black colouring like all zebra plecs are.

I am unable to properly identify it but it is most likely some type of tiger pecoltia or plec.

Ben

p.s. I suggest you re-size the pictures as they are massive.

 

[SirMinion]

No, it's not a zebra. Zebras have horizontal as well as vertical stripes on the body.

What you have there is a very pretty example of a pecoltia.

Very pretty indeed.

 

[corrosive]

No, it's not a zebra. Zebras have horizontal as well as vertical stripes on the body.

What you have there is a very pretty example of a pecoltia.

Very pretty indeed.

Male or Female? how can you tell?

 

[bunjiweb]

With most plecs it is hard to tell if it is male or female. First we will need to indentify it first.

Ben

 

[nitro]

is it this?

CLick here

 

[SirMinion]

Male or Female? how can you tell?

Yep, it's definately male or female.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Looks like a L168 as suggested by nitro. it's head does not look broad enough for it to be a L052 from those pictures but the positioning of the eyes makes it look as though it could be. My money is on it being one of the butterfly plecs (not a hillstrea loach, obviously).

You are lucky that it is a smaller kind of plec but you are very overstocked. I would not add one plec to a tank under 30gallons never mind 2 and while I am at it, what is going on with the koi in a 6gallon tank?! With both koi and plecs, it i not only about that size of the fish but also the amount of waste they produce. I understand that the tanks are planted but you could still experience problems with parameters.

Nice plec though. I have an L052 myself.

 

[LadyMinion]

I'm not sure it is a butterfly plec - your pics don't seem to show the stripe gping through the eye although it is difficult to tell.

 

[Puffer_freak]

I seem to see the line through the eye!

 

[corrosive]

Cheese Specialist, about the koi... well i was given them to bring up by my gramp, im probably going to get them a 3 or 4ft tank, and once there big enough they will be returned into a pond.

Also with the plec's im hoping at christmas time, i will be a owner of at least a 4ft tank which i will put them in.

Also about fish waste, yep plecs do poop alot, currently i have 2 filters in my 20gallon tank, and i will be doing quite frequent water changes and gravel cleans.

Oh yeh, personally i wouldnt have bought this plec because of the price tag, but it was given me as a gift so i couldnt really say no .

 

[nitro]

Nice plec btw. (forgot to add in my previous post)