Id on plecos

[Darylb]

I'm just at a friends house and they have 2 plecos one I think is a common and the other is a bristle nose but is it male or female?

 

[Surfer]

It's a male

 

[Darylb]

This was the other one is it just a common Pleco?

 

[dragonfisher33]

yes, it's a common pleco

 

[Darylb]

Sorry last one what would you say this is?

 

[Cynic]

Sorry last one what would you say this is?

My guess is a bristle

 

[Surfer]

Bristlenose

 

[Darylb]

Awesome just wanted to make sure I didn't get given a common or something

 

[bettaowner]

An easy way to see if you have a bristle nose is to net the fish. If you find spines near the gill area it's a bristle nose pleco.

 

[Surfer]

An easy way to see if you have a bristle nose is to net the fish. If you find spines near the gill area it's a bristle nose pleco.

An even easier way to tell is looking to see if they have horizontal stripes along the dorsal. Much easier than netting a pleco IMO.

 

[dragonfisher33]

An even easier way to tell is looking to see if they have horizontal stripes along the dorsal. Much easier than netting a pleco IMO.

i agree. netting them might cause injury. both methods work

 

[Darylb]

I got one Pleco that has really different colouring compared to the other bristlenose I will try get a pic hopefully it's not a common otherwise I need to re home or get a big tank

 

[POLARBEAR0871]

That last one looks more like a sail fin pleco not a bristle nose

 

[Darylb]

I got no idea about what it is ill try get more pics