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Greatshorty
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Pleco 1.
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Pleco 2.
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Pleco 3.
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Pleco 4.
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Post by Chrysichthys »

I'm no expert but I think it might be
Dekeyseria brachyura
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Post by Silurus »

Looks more like Hypancistrus to me...
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Post by Marc van Arc »

They are
Hypancistrus
spp. imo too, but when browsing through the Wels Atlas one can see it's very difficult to properly name them. Take for example the variation in L287: there are 5 pictures of slightly different fishes.
Not properly patterned H. zebra get different L-numbers as well.....Makes me nervous :wink:

I'd say number 2 may be L173.
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