strange looking oto

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strange looking oto

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Found these at a LFS , are they Hisonotus notatus ?

Or is there another name they go by ?

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Looks more like
Hisonotus leucofrenatus
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i agree on Hisonotus leucofrenatus!
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Looks like it to me too!
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I agree too but also think it maybe a pitbull pleco if it likes to try and dig a lot, i would put sand in and see if it buurows or digs to determine
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Nothing wrong with adding substrate, but i'm quite convinced the fish is Hisonotus

I'm only a bit jealous. I would like to find them again somewhere nearby
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