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Livestock => Catfish => Topic started by: Cuninho on December 21, 2018, 08:58:19 pm

Title: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: Cuninho on December 21, 2018, 08:58:19 pm
Hi, I've been searching the internet for ages trying to find this pleco haha I admit defeat! Would anyone be able to put me out of my misery please? Thanks.
Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: plankton on December 22, 2018, 09:57:29 am
Could be this (female)....?
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=49
Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: Cuninho on December 22, 2018, 11:17:52 am
Thank you, that's defo the closest I've seen. Didn't realise female bristles didn't have bristles haha.
Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: dinofred1 on December 22, 2018, 11:47:17 am
could be a cross bread.
Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: DoubleDutch on December 23, 2018, 03:51:03 pm
Could be this (female)....?
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=49
spotting isn't right to me to be that one Ian

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Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: DoubleDutch on December 23, 2018, 03:55:33 pm
Think it is an A.claro

https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=152

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Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: plankton on December 24, 2018, 09:53:28 am
Maybe DD. :)
Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: Stephen on December 24, 2018, 12:27:50 pm
Think it is an A.claro

https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=152

It does look like a female ancistrus claro, well done Aad.  *grin*
Title: Re: What is this pleco please?!
Post by: Cuninho on December 26, 2018, 08:23:02 pm
Man, case closed haha! Thanks all and DD! I was actually bought it as a gift and the lfs sold it as a leopard to my unknowing cousin. Clearly isn't a leopard though and has drove me nuts! Thanks again