single L200, approx. 4-5 inches total length. Local pick-up only in Los Angeles, CA area. Looking for $25 OBO.

additional info on ich:

http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich2.php

good luck.

CyrilleF wrote:What is the difference between L15 and L38?

Cyrille

not much. behavior will be the same. Biggest difference is where they are collected from.

it's definitely not an L-183. I don't even think it's an ancistrus. Your photo is not focused, so I cannot tell, but does it have a bristlenose?

I'm thinking it's just a common pleco.

as far as rocks are concerned, I would go with smooth, rounded "river rocks" as found in home depot.

Do a search on river tanks. Whitepine had a pretty cool set up, as did Shane.

At the very least, your larger plecs will bully the little ones out of caves, or make them wait their turn come feeding time. One other thing you have to think about is your filtration. 9 plecs=a lot of poop. I have 3 (1 L200 and 2 L199) in a 30G 3ft tank, and my L200 is the boss. He is about 5"...

I was actually considering this for my 30G tank. I had a pair of L199s with rummynose tetras and columbian redfin tetras. My tank got ravaged by ich recently, and I lost the rummynoses and a BN. I was worried that my L199s wouldn't pull through, but it looks like they are on the way to full recovery...

how big is your tank and what else is in it?

I have a built in RO system in my home so water hardness is not a factor.
When you say black water, what exactly does that mean? When I think of black water I think of still waters with a lot of driftwood and leaf clutter. Is that correct?

L-182 or longfin bn? I am leaning towards the L-182, because i like the spotted look, but ultimately, I want an ancistrus to clean my tank.

thanks.

does this fish have an L designation?

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I understand that this pleco is a carnivore. Is it an active hunter? Reason I ask is that I have ghost shrimp in my tank, and while I don't have any losses, can I expect some? The L199s, 2 of them, are fairly new in my river tank. I haven't seen them eat yet, but it appears that they are eating the ...

I appreciate the input from both of you. I have had my L200 for over a year, and am attached to it, as are my kids. This tank will be for him. However, I was thinking of adding L199's as I would like to have variety, but no extra tanks for new fish. Tetras are definitely going in there as well.

Thank you MatsP for the response. You are probably right about the plant eating. His last tank was a cichlid tank, and he had his food stolen oftentimes. As far as another L species, I have actually narrowed it down to L104 and L199. I noticed a few others have L199 in a river tank, and have success...

I am planning a small river tank using a 26 gallon (30L X 10W X 15H). I will be using Whitepine's tank as inspiration. I currently have a single L-200 that I would like to make the centerpiece, but from past experiences, he eats plants. What kind of plants can withstand a hungry L-200? Should I just...

I have a single L-200 that I know eats algae. Just so you know, the desire to eat algae will vary from individual fish to individual fish.

I woke up this morning, and saw the fish on top of one of my undergravel jets. As I was reaching down to get it, I was surprised by the warmness of the water. My heater conked out last night, and heated the tank to 95! Fortunately, the rest of my fish--African cichlids and an L-200--are still alive....

My plecos still are not eating the vegetables i put in the tank. Am I supposed to put it in fresh, or slightly boiled? I've been trying broccoli and zucchini, and they don't appear to be touched at all. I leave it in there for a couple of days, then I take it out because it starts to get mushy/messy...

Thanks for the reply. I have been peeling the skin from the zucchini. Next time, I will leave it on.

Where did you get that from? I haven't seen that before...

I have 2 plecos, L-200 and L-204, in my tank for a couple of days already. They are active when the lights go off. So far, they have only eaten the algae wafers that I put in (I saw this), but haven't really touched the veggies. I have tried zucchini, broccoli and lettuce. The lettuce have been graz...