Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Non Cichlids => Topic started by: linuxrulesusa on March 22, 2013, 11:51:26 PM

Title: ID this pleco - some kind of whiptail?
Post by: linuxrulesusa on March 22, 2013, 11:51:26 PM

I picked these up extremely cheap and they were unmarked as to species.  Help with ID would be much appreciated.  I had a couple possibilities but closed out my browser and lost the links.

(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q630/linuxrulesusa/tank%20pics%202013/2013-03-22181000_zps67ff64d3.jpg)

(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q630/linuxrulesusa/tank%20pics%202013/2013-03-22182625_zps1ef3a081.jpg)

(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q630/linuxrulesusa/tank%20pics%202013/2013-03-22182634_zpsafb23129.jpg)

(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q630/linuxrulesusa/tank%20pics%202013/2013-03-22205651_zps9cca2225.jpg)

(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q630/linuxrulesusa/tank%20pics%202013/2013-03-22205658_zpsccb8dc7c.jpg)

Title: Re: ID this pleco - some kind of whiptail?
Post by: theoryguru on March 25, 2013, 09:24:13 PM

Looking only at their tails .. you'd think they were lizards ???

Title: Re: ID this pleco - some kind of whiptail?
Post by: linuxrulesusa on March 25, 2013, 10:59:49 PM

Quote from: theoryguru on March 25, 2013, 09:24:13 PM

Looking only at their tails .. you'd think they were lizards ???

Yep, pretty wild.

I'm leaning toward rineloricaria (hemiloricaria)  parva currently.  If tthey exceed the described 44.5 inches length I will start looking at other options.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=rinelocaaria%20parvia&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CEMQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetcatfish.com%2Fhemiloricaria_parva&ei=sQ5RUcmTHcjA4APu-YGQCg&usg=AFQjCNGXcZxedgT-1_Ju7i2ZHuAHRjx0Fw&bvm=bv.44158598,d.dmg

Title: Re: ID this pleco - some kind of whiptail?
Post by: four_by_ken on March 26, 2013, 05:10:50 AM

Fantastic Fins issue some of those.

I think they breed them too.