Pleco ID! - Aquarium Advice

PK Tester · 12-28-2004, 02:03 AM

If anyone could help me [acronym:8d85d0dde9="Identify"]ID[/acronym:8d85d0dde9] my plecos I'd be very happy

PK Tester · 12-28-2004, 02:05 AM

Here are pictures of the 2nd pleco

Sorry about the blurryness...He is hard to photograph!

His tail is diffrent from the one above...the one above is solid while this pleco's is at two points

**Fluff** · 12-28-2004, 07:29 AM

Plecos are hard to [acronym:1cba563473="Identify"]ID[/acronym:1cba563473]. It could be a young sail fin pleco (pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) maybe? Pterygoplichthys Pardalis or Hypostomus Punctatus maybe? Try searching these at planetcatfish.com to see if they look close to what you have. If I didn't pick a winner, hopefully you can find your plecos there.

Jchillin · 12-28-2004, 08:36 PM

I think I found it. "Acrochordonichthys.sp". Found it at:

http://planetcatfish.com/core/index.php

It's the top one.

PK Tester · 12-28-2004, 09:11 PM

Yeah plecos anger me off they are difficult to id.

These were both sold as common plecos...

12-28-2004, 02:03 AM	#1
PK Tester Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 480 Images: 1	Pleco ID! If anyone could help me [acronym:8d85d0dde9="Identify"]ID[/acronym:8d85d0dde9] my plecos I'd be very happy

12-28-2004, 07:29 AM	#3
Fluff Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9,842 Images: 29	Plecos are hard to [acronym:1cba563473="Identify"]ID[/acronym:1cba563473]. It could be a young sail fin pleco (pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) maybe? Pterygoplichthys Pardalis or Hypostomus Punctatus maybe? Try searching these at planetcatfish.com to see if they look close to what you have. If I didn't pick a winner, hopefully you can find your plecos there. __________________ ~Cindy

12-28-2004, 08:36 PM	#4
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,959 Images: 47	I think I found it. "Acrochordonichthys.sp". Found it at: http://planetcatfish.com/core/index.php It's the top one. __________________ _________________________________

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12-28-2004, 02:05 AM	#2
PK Tester Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 480 Images: 1	Here are pictures of the 2nd pleco Sorry about the blurryness...He is hard to photograph! His tail is diffrent from the one above...the one above is solid while this pleco's is at two points

12-28-2004, 09:11 PM	#5
PK Tester Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 480 Images: 1	Yeah plecos anger me off they are difficult to id. These were both sold as common plecos...