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Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by kwheeler91, Aug 22, 2009.

  1. kwheeler91

    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    i got pleco as an extra in a box of fish today but i cant find anything about it or what it reallyis for that matter. the label read say(i think) oxicinca pleco?
    sound familiar? i will try to get a pick tomorrow.
     
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    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    i researched the name you've got posted and came up with nothing.
     
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    need a photo and any other information you can give.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Aug 23, 2009
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  4. kwheeler91

    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    here it is... got him in container to save him from my bushynose giving him a beating. he looks to be a little over 3 inches. thats about all i can tell ya
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    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    very nice...and you got this as a freebie?? you may have to find a pleco website to get an id, unless someone here may know. sorry i couldn't help you out.
     
    buzz4520, Aug 23, 2009
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    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    I think its some kind of zebra. Not the rare one but not too common either. I don't know what the L number is.... Nice fish though?
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 23, 2009
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  7. kwheeler91

    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    ya im definitely gonna keep him... just would like to know what type he is.
    well thanks anyway :)
     
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    I think what you have there is a clown pleco.
    IF that's what it is the bristlenose should be okay with it (I kept mine with one for a while).

    Clown Peckoltia L 168 -- Panaque maccus

    google that into images and you'll find photos (I don't have photos of mine..was forever hiding and never seen it ...actually thought it had died months prior until I broke down the tank and found it hiding in a decor looking better than ever)
     
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  9. kwheeler91

    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    idk about mine, hes a mean ass. i put my common pleco in there with him twice his size and the next day the common's fins were sliced in about 20 different ways and he just looked a little rough all around. illl give it a shot though, its not like hes gonna instanly execute him :)
     
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    are you sure your talking about a bushynose-bristlenose pleco?

    the only time I've ever seen aggression with mine is during mating--and that's usually bickering over a log or a particular female. Never any damage ...just a odd swimming pattern like swirling them away with the water and the (not knowing the technical name)...side stabber thingys near the face flare out letting you know they are ticked.
     
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    Oxicinca sounds a bit like Otocinclus, in which case this is definately mislabled. Biggest zebra oto in the world perhaps. This site can help for id purposes... <a class="postlink" href="http://www.aquahobby.com/e_plecos_catfishes.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.aquahobby.com/e_plecos_catfishes.php</a>
     
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    it doesnt even matter now [cussing]. my attempt at protecting him brought his demise. i let him go.... and he sank straight to the bottom :mad:.

    but yeah its a bushynose. he hangs out at the entrance to the hole in the log where my clown loaches sleep and thinks he is fanning invisible eggs. he might have a screw or two loose.
     
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    Dawn COULD be right but the Dorsal Fin markings and head shapes dont look right to me... IMO

    Here is a link to a Pleco catalog... Its a great reference for Pleco Info..
     
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    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    i found out it was a chocolate zebra pleco L270. dead now though :(
     
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    YUp... that is what it was.... sorry for your loss too BTW
     
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    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    thank you... what kind of discus is that in your profile pic?
     
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    Wild Heckel... not sure the origination point though... its kind of unusual in coloration...
     
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    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    looks awesome! cant wait till i have my own place, was thinkin of setting up a 125 for discus as well. stuck with my danios and stuff for now, but they are cool too and breed like bunnies :) got some celestial pearl danio fry right now
     
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    sorry for your loss... :(
     
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  20. kwheeler91

    kwheeler91 Thread Starter New Member

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    Thanks
     
    kwheeler91, Aug 24, 2009
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