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To me, it just looks like a normal spotted sailfin pleco. It is young, and their pattern changes a bit depending on how they feel and what kind of area they are sitting on.
Yep. They will eat the flakes too. Even my bnp will come out and chase down the flakes as they fall. Most algae wafers have fish meal in them as well. But, you have to read the ingredients to know what is in an individual food.