Please ID this fish...

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COL;1915529; said:
"We have a winner"

Not quite. The animal in the photo below is b. demantoides.

so it is not a royal pleco?
 
Red Devil;1915678;1915678 said:
so it is not a royal pleco?
The picture you posted is of Baryancistrus demantoides, or hifin L200. The pleco in the original post is a Hemiancistrus subviridis, or lofin L200.
 
WyldFya;1916840; said:
The picture you posted is of Baryancistrus demantoides, or hifin L200. The pleco in the original post is a Hemiancistrus subviridis, or lofin L200.

oh thankyou... now i understand,. i was right with the wrong picture:D
 
Red Devil;1917138;1917138 said:
oh thankyou... now i understand,. i was right with the wrong picture:D
Both fish are lumped into the L200 L#, however, they are two different species. It is a fine line between the two.
 
davo;1917274;1917274 said:
lol. That's a nicely coloured L200, I like it a lot, and they do vary in colouration.
I'll second that. Although, I have found that their surrounding can affect their coloration quite a bit. Higher levels of tannins in the water cause brighter more vibrant coloration, but clearer water produces a darker coloration. Not as extreme as the northern variant or the southern variant, but still a considerable variation.
 
I really appreciate all the assistance here...I just bought him and my water is generally really clear so he may darken up.

I do have a question...what should I feed them (royal, phantom, and common)?
 
JONP;1917826; said:
I really appreciate all the assistance here...I just bought him and my water is generally really clear so he may darken up.

I do have a question...what should I feed them (royal, phantom, and common)?

Make sure you have some driftwood in there with him.
 
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