Traded my congo tetras who weren't happy in my tank setup for a supposed L260 Queen Arabesque ... but all information I find is the l260 grow 4 inches max... this guy is pushing 7 inches and very thick ... any of you pros can identify?
L260 Queen Arabesque ?
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I've had several L260 plecos, all between 3.5-4 inches as adults, maybe a small fraction over with age (the one I have now is over 15 yrs old). L66 plecos are larger with a similar pattern. I haven't kept them, some sources say they can get 6 inches.
Fro. Searching through planet catfish there seem to be a few similar plecos that very in size... thing is this guy looks just like the 260 but obviously isnt.. the king tiger look similar and as suggested gets about 5 inches or so I've read.. but again the one I have is atleast 6.5 or 7 inches... owner says it's about 3 years old
I figured as much from the "beard" and pattern on belly.. but that's going off of research on the l260 so because I'm o pleco expert I'm not sure if applies to all plecos lol
Also... could it be a hybrid of one and another? Not sure if plecos can breed between diff species.. if so please lecture me
I’m not a pleco except either but I don’t hesitate to say that’s a male from the odontodes on the side of the face and on the pectoral fins....his body also look a little hairy? Hard to tell from the pics
Yes side of face and pectoral fins have pretty long hairs... hard to get a good picture of how long the hairs actually are ,and yes the body is hairy aswell... pretty Interesting fish
