New Whiptail

[loach43]

Not retarded really. I just guessed also, LOL
Looks like little living thingies in the eggs to me. Could be baby chickens for all I know

 

[WyldFya]

HAHA, a pleco that thinks its a chicken.

 

[WyldFya]

lol. after you pointed that out i realise what a retarded question that was

Not retarded, just a little slow.

 

[WyldFya]

Today I got a new whiptail, just because I could, and to make myself feel a little better. It is a Loricaria Lata, and my second, and the one I already have is a female. The new little guys a male. Not going to pursue this right now, but I may in the future try to exploit this. Here is a pic of him still in his bag.

 

[loach43]

Nice PU! Was it sold to you as a lata? It looks freakishly like any of mine which I'm STILL looking for a positive ID on. One tiny difference I see with yours is the circle around the eye like the dog from Spanky & our gang.

 

[davo]

a lot of whiptails are just given Loricaria lata as there name, and a lot of times wrongly, due to the large amount of extremely similar species. its like archerfish that get mislabelled, and there are only about 7 of them. However, the lata is the most commonly available, and is very often correct, if you can tell the difference.

 

[WyldFya]

It takes an extremely well trained eye to know the differences between the over 100 species of whiptails.

 

[davo]

lol something to research on a rainy day.

 

[WyldFya]

It's a rainy day here, but still not something I'm bored enough to pursue.

 

[davo]

lol i love my plecos, but a book on whiptails would be boring......