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Some pics we took today.


L66 King Tiger




L333 Yellow King Tiger






L270 Chocolate Zebra






L46 H. Zebra







L260 Queen Arabesque







Long Fin Choc. Brown BN





L134 Leopard Frog Peckoltia





L107



L340



L399/L400





L262



L174





Enjoy Y'ALL

These are all beautiful! I am a noob to fish keeping and was wondering if someone can explain what the numbers mean? like L107, L204s, L144s, L134s, LFABN and so on. Thanks in advance.

vampyrekrab wrote:

These are all beautiful! I am a noob to fish keeping and was wondering if someone can explain what the numbers mean? like L107, L204s, L144s, L134s, LFABN and so on. Thanks in advance.

LFABN is short for Longfin Albino Bristelnose. same thing with BN(bristelnose) or ANB (albino bristlenose)

What Are L-Numbers?

If you have ever looked up information about plecos before, you may have noticed aquarists classifying their plecos by an L-number, like L025 for the "red-tailed scarlet pleco" (Pseudacanthicus sp.). L-numbers are the invention of the German aquarium magazine "Die Aquarien und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ)," and are used in lieu of scientific names for aquarists to identify plecos. Scientific names are the universal names for species, but in the case of Loricariids (that's where the "L" in the L-number comes from) there are so many species that many have not been assigned a name yet.

The L-number system isn't perfect. For example, the English-language books that were published with L-numbers did not always match numbers to species as the DATZ magazine did. Furthermore, different populations of a single species may be given different L-numbers, or whole genera may be given only a single L-number. However, L-numbers are the closest aquarists can get to a scientific/universal taxonomy for the hundreds of pleco species.

I recommend planet catfish for all your L number needs/pics!

Wow, so there are literally so many different species of pleco, that they don't all have names yet! Well i want one of each Thanks for the info Boss Man

I'd settle for a L018 gold nugget

I have read a few of those magazines, they are very impressive!

There are other fish that lack scientific names, the sp44 is one and there are also many many numbered corys.

yep thats right planet catfish has all the numbers with numbers... with pictures!

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/numbers.php?mode=l&thumbs=16&start=0&genus_id=0

Enjoy!

Yall just opened up another can of worms for me, lol. Thanks for the link! not just numbers and pics, but a whole load of info.

Sorry, but i hate to inform you .......................... but ,


that can is very very DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPP!

JUST ASK JOJO...

SORRY GUYS,

Any L129? Those buggers are cute!

mshill90 wrote:

The L46 Zebras... are you selling any?

Hey if you are serious in getting L46 I can hook you up. I got a shipment coming in 2-3 weeks.
I will bring in L174 and perhaps L252. I can bring in L46 along with those shipment and we can split shipping cost.

Fern wrote:

Any L129? Those buggers are cute!

Jill I'll take some pics tomorrow. L129s are purdy too...

WOW BAD @$$ FISH!!!

PM sent

Got 'em L262 and L174. They are purdy

L262 Group



L174 Group




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Amazing pics! Thanks for sharing. I hope to one day be able to afford a zebra pleco.

I am trying to buy as much as I can now...I do no tknow what's going to happen to most of the hypancistrus around the Belo Monte Dam project. RumorS has it that it will wipe out some of the species. These little fancy plecos live in deep water with rapid flows and high current. Once the dam is built no more currents for some local species within that tributary.

Some of these hard to comeby Hypans are more expensive than Zebras. If you think Zebras are the most expensive, they are actually cheaper than L236s, L173s, L260s.

It's great to see people interested in conserving the species, though. Isn't it tragic what people are doing to so many areas? If I had the money I would glady join the cause. Thanks for what you are doing to help out.

very nice. i love the L262.

Awesome fish!, i will get one of those someday!

its alllrighttt.

bowdownto70 wrote:

its alllrighttt.

lol...be nice...or else I kill your Trio L46

theres are group of WC 30 member of L262 on AB.

$3600??!!! I don't have that kind of money

wow that is pricey!

Comes out $120 per fish...Not really pricey...I paid more than that before.
The number of fish in the Auction is what makes it expensive.

Those 30 L262 in AB are sold already.
So someone has that kind of money lol...