Ple o..What does all the different L species mean

[Mike L]

 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

[robt18]

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

[Mark]

L= Loricariidae   

[dpatte]

not all have been assigned latin names as yet. The L numbers are placeholders.

[Mike L]

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.