Identification please :)

[mwdesigner1]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum, but have kept fish on and off over the years. I currently have 2 tanks.

I have 2 bristle nose / pleco / asking here for better identification! One in each tank. It would be great to identify them. Male / Female - L numbers if possible.

Thanks in advance.

2 year old in tank 1







New baby in tank 2









Thanks again.

[Suckermouth]

This appears to be the common bristlenose pleco, which we have listed on this website as

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

. It has no L-number.

[panaque]

This appears to be the common bristlenose pleco, which we have listed on this website as

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

. It has no L-number.

I agree that this is what the first one is (adult female) but the second one with the small white spots on the body and possibly orangy larger ones in the fins looks more like

Ancistrus sp`rio_ucayali`

or similar.

[Suckermouth]

This appears to be the common bristlenose pleco, which we have listed on this website as

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

. It has no L-number.

I agree that this is what the first one is (adult female) but the second one with the small white spots on the body and possibly orangy larger ones in the fins looks more like

Ancistrus sp`rio_ucayali`

or similar.

I assumed the "baby" implied that it was progeny of the parent posted.

[mwdesigner1]

Thanks for the info. No they're unrelated. I will take a further look at the names above. Thanks again.