umm pleco sub species? help identify

[hc8719]

ok at the lfs today, i bought 2 fish, under the impression they were "pencil fish" when actually they are really some sort of 'stick pleco'

they actually look like a needlefish, but with a much shorter snout, and their mouth is like a plecos.

*note they dont open their mouth like a needle fish, it just looks like a needlefish nose

can someone identify this fish for me?

if burks or wetland guy read this, it was at garys

sorry i dont have a pic

 

[Purrbox]

Sounds like it might be a farlowella.

 

[hc8719]

thats exactly what they are, thanks

 

[Burks]

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile57.html

There's another link you may want to check out if you haven't already.

Cool looking fish though!

 

[hc8719]

people are right about these guys, very very lazy.

they dont look for food, it has to come to them i guess.

eailier today i put some cucumber on a clip and they were missing it, so i actually grabbed them gently (no struggle, didnt even phase them) and stuck them to the cucumber...

 

[toddnbecka]

They're probably more active at night.

 

[hc8719]

actually they are suppose to be active right before night, but they still dont move, i mean do you have any fish that you can just pick up without a struggle?

still like them though

 

[toddnbecka]

I had a wwhiptail catfish for years that was like that, didn't mind being picked up. He would raise all his fins if lifted out of the water, but still wouldn't squirm.