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Title: Ple o..What does all the different L species mean
Post by: Mike L on September 24, 2013, 04:17:59 PM
 Question. What does all the different L species mean. Followed by the next question. How good are they for a Tanganyika set-up. And finally what do they clean and are they good at it. I know cichlids but not Pleco's
Mike
Title: Re: What does all the different L species mean
Post by: robt18 on September 24, 2013, 04:27:05 PM
Fancy Plecos are the last fish you would want to keep with tanganyikans. Completely opposite water conditions and you'd hate to lose something expensive due to water conditions/diet/aggressive tank mates (depending on which tangs you have).

L numbers are just used to describe them; not all have common names and not everyone is a fan of latin :P
Title: Re: Ple o..What does all the different L species mean
Post by: Mark on September 25, 2013, 07:03:45 AM
L= Loricariidae   ;)
Title: Re: Ple o..What does all the different L species mean
Post by: dpatte on September 25, 2013, 02:08:52 PM
not all have been assigned latin names as yet. The L numbers are placeholders.
Title: Re: Ple o..What does all the different L species mean
Post by: Mike L on September 25, 2013, 03:19:54 PM
Thanks all for the information. I actually find the latin to be rather helpful, even if they are hard to pronounce. And the place holder idea makes sense.