should i get a 2-3 inch L200

[WyldFya]

no plecos are fine in a sand substrate, i've just always used gravel from a maintanence point of veiw. just dont buy if it has a sunken stomach. any other things would be obvious that it is unhealthy. do you know if it Hemiancistrus subviridis or Baryancistrus demantoides? i dont know why these two havent had a seperate L number

I agree, they should have different L#s.

 

[limz_777]

no plecos are fine in a sand substrate, i've just always used gravel from a maintanence point of veiw. just dont buy if it has a sunken stomach. any other things would be obvious that it is unhealthy. do you know if it Hemiancistrus subviridis or Baryancistrus demantoides? i dont know why these two havent had a seperate L number

will try bare tank set-up , not sure which L200 , what to look out for when juvenile?

 

[davo]

well theoretically they shouldnt have L numbers at all, but originally, they should have had different l numbers

 

[WyldFya]

does L200 do well in sand subsrate set -up , i will be getting it later . besides the high-fin , spots , what other details to look out for -davo.

Other details are genetic variations. Low spot count, orange tint dorsal, lighter yellow color is a rare form of them.

There are a few other traits, but they are extremely rare.

Pictured below is a h. subviridis, second b. dematoides, third low spot count, forth and fifth orange tint, sixth yellow color.

 

[davo]

yea they range from a blueish green to a yellow green. if your going to have a bare bottom, you might want to put in a cave or 2, and maybe a few largish rounded rocks

 

[WyldFya]

The order got all messed up in that.

First is a faint picture of an orange tint dorsal, second is mustard yellow, third is h. subviridis, fourth is b. dematoides, fifth is low spot count, sixth is a better picture of orange tint dorsal.

 

[WyldFya]

will try bare tank set-up , not sure which L200 , what to look out for when juvenile?

when they are juvinille look out for excessive amounts of fin damage, odd behavior (not hiding, lathargic) and sunken stomach. Other than that if it all looks good than go for it. How much by the way?

 

[davo]

which one did you get?

 

[WyldFya]

Who me?

 

[BDawg364]

Since my 2 favorite pleco nuts are watching this, I'll derail for a sec.....I wanted to do a eco-complete substrate tank for my plecos so I can plant it.....is this an ok substrate? All my other tanks have gravel, and I want to change it up a it with this one. BTW, it'll be a semi-planted 55g with some community fish, plecos, and clown loaches.