SnowBall Pleco or Galaxy Pleco?

SnowBall Pleco or Galaxy Pleco? Please HELP ID my fish Rate Topic:

Posted 08 January 2006 - 04:22 AM (#1) Kitty

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I've bought a Pleco which was labeled as Baryancistrus sp. LDA-033 (SnowBall Pleco, http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...yanci/31_F.PHP). But my fish doesn't have dots as big as LDA-033 usually has, the fish looks more like Leporacanthicus galaxias L-07 (Vampire Pleco, http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...raca/138_F.PHP). The problem is I don't see teeth in my pleco's mouth so maybe it is really LDA-033 - I just don't know and that's why need your help guys. Please help me identify my fish. Thanks in advance for any help! :lmao:

Here are some pics of my fish and it's mouth:

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Posted 10 January 2006 - 07:48 AM (#2) jan

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* You will get a better response in the tankbuster and bottomdwellers forum, so topic moved :brow:

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Posted 10 January 2006 - 11:37 AM (#3) Red Eyes

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I think it's an LDA 033. He looks like the one I used to have ...

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Posted 11 January 2006 - 08:22 AM (#4) Judazzz

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I too think it's a Snowball Pleco (Baryancistrus sp., LDA33/L142).
It's mouth is similar to other Baryancistrus pleco's such as Gold Nuggets, and the shape of the mouth as well as the size and number of teeth most defintely rule out the Vampire Pleco (or any other carnivorous pleco species).

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Posted 12 January 2006 - 09:48 AM (#5) Kitty

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Judazzz, on Jan 11 2006, 02:22 PM, said:

Thanks guys for your help! :blink:

It was very important for me to get to known if I have a carnivore or herbivorous (or omnivorous

) pleco. From day to day my 3 Snowball Plecos become more beautiful :nod:

. My fish are now much darker in colour - they are now black with beautiful white dots (the pictures were taken the first day and that's why my plecos were little pale and frightened).

Posted 12 January 2006 - 11:00 AM (#6) Judazzz

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Man, you even got 3 Snowballs :rockon:

I love those guys: too bad they seem to have vansihed from my local aquarium stores...

And yeah, the pale coloration threw me off a bit, but now that you say they've darkened up I'm 100% positive they are Snowballs indeed.

Oh, and just for future reference - this is what the mouth of carnivorous pleco's look like:

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Vampire Pleco (Leporacanthicus galaxias)

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Goldy/Sunshine Pleco (Scobinancistrus/Panaque aureatus)

Quite a difference, eh? :brow: