Will i get a MONSTER-pleco.

[MolsonEx]

Hello experts,

Do i have a (moster) pleco ?!
Or will this 1 stay small

Greetings,

MolsonEx

 

[tripper]

i think you posted in the wrong forum, this is the Saltwater one. Unfortunately i don't know how to move a post.

Cool looking pleco though!

 

[An t-iasg]

Moved to Freshwater forum.

 

[wishbone]

I can't id him right off the bat, but you could try www.planetcatfish.com and search through the L number catalog. If you find a match then it will tell you how large that particular one should get.

 

[Guest]

Columbian Spotted?

 

[Guest]

kinda looks like a common pleco

 

[krap101]

i dont think common plecos have spots, or i havent seen any... i thought they usually have like stripes

 

[Guest]

mine looks like he has spots

 

[ace1uno_00]

butterfly pleco?

 

[DanW0007]

I gotta second that it's a columbian spotted, or at least it appears that way to me.

 

[Guest]

I'll tell you for sure what its not - a common pleco. Sorry Rudy.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

I agree, it's definately not a common. Looks like a "specialty" pleco. I'd be interested to know which one it really is.

 

[krap101]

maybe a snowball>?

 

[Guest]

maybe a snowball>?

No there is no way that's a snowball. I have one so I know. I'm 99% sure its either a Columbian Spotted. If I wasn't so lazy I would look it up. Since I am, I'm sticking with my first guess, Columbian Spotted.

 

[MolsonEx]

Hello,

Thanks for all the info. I looked up all the information but it looks like a L001 (whatever this means.)
Which means that 1 day i will have to get a bigger tank for this 1.
He or she is doing a great job and looks happy (as far as i can see).

Greetings,

MolsonEx

 

[wishbone]

yeah L1 was probably my guess as well. It's a unique looking one for sure. Maybe a Sternella? There are so many they can be rather difficult to ID.

 

[Guest]

snow ball plecos have bigger spots

 

[ben-coulson]

thts is a Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus L001 o have kept 1 before an interesting fish related to the gibbiceps plec looks like a cute baby

 

[MolsonEx]

TNX,

How BIG can it get ?!

Greetings,

MolsonEx

 

[Fluff]

If it is an L001, it should max out at around 8".