Those might be the ones, didn't know there was an albino version although I guess I shouldn't be surprised there is. I will try contacting them and see if they happen to know the scientific name for those particular fish. From what I have been reading there are apparently several different species ...

Is there anyone on this forum that knows if someone keeps Hoplosternum punctatum in the USA, and if anyone is breeding them? I would be interested in finding a decent group of juveniles to raise up into a small breeding colony.

Thank You, Brian

Thank you very much for the responses everyone. I was afraid that it might have been something like a Pterygoplichthys sp. after it grew that big so fast. I was trying to avoid getting such a large species and having to deal with buying a much much larger tank to house it. But my housemates bought ...

It was sold to us in January 2022 as a "lemon" pleco and was maybe 2 inches long, now as of August 2022 is pushing 6+ inches. I am leaning towards a "albino chocolate" pleco, based on pictures I have seen online .... but I am looking for a genus species name if possible, and a sex would be nice too ...