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pleco guru?

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#1 ·
DO we have any pleco gurus on this forum? If I posted a picture of a L200 green phantom can anyone here try to tell which species it is? I am trying to get colony of them, going but there are two fish under the L200 label and i can't decide for sure which one the seller has. I will be honest I will be using this as a second opinion. thanks
 
#9 · (Edited)
Well you were so I figured that's how I should respond. The aquabid pic ARE Hemiancistrus subviridis. Compare how far the spotting goes back between Hemiancistrus subviridis & Baryancistrus demantoides to the aquabid sale.

However this guy has a bary with the correct spotting, but it's hard to see the olive green.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcatfishp&1358927403

http://www.petzonesd.com/l200-green-phantom-pleco/

http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1833
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1834

You can read about the differences there. But the short version is that the dorsal and adipose fin of Baryancistrus demantoides are connected by a membrane.
 
#8 ·
lol yup I have this is actually my second opinion since the more I stare at it he more I start leaning towards the barys. I think it is more wishful thinking then anything else. WIll give up on that group and keep on searching. Every one has the hemis. Just can't find the barys.
 
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