It was called an "abacaxi" pleco, but I think it's not...

Glauce · Post by **Glauce** » 12 Aug 2018, 17:17

Hello guys, help me identify this pleco please. I would like to have it's id, mainly to know the adult size. He's growing fast, had overgrowth my l002 tiger pleco very quickly. People who saw the pics said it's an "abacaxi" "certainly", but I think they call a lot of the more common species sold in the shops here as abacaxi, without ever had saw a Hypostomus plecostomus pic.

The pleco has a very nice behaviour toward the others, but I'm worried that if he grow much will need to be out that tank.

melo7 · Post by **melo7** » 13 Aug 2018, 07:58

maybe l147 or l387

Peixes · Post by **Peixes** » 15 Aug 2018, 01:31

Hi Glauce, I know what you mean. "Abacaxi" is used as a commom name for a few species of plecos here in Brasil, usualy , or other species of Pterygoplichthys. But I have seen some Hypostomus being sold as Abacaxi as well.
I think I got the same fish as you.

This was identified as Hypostomus sp. I'm not sure but I think it is a

Glauce · Post by **Glauce** » 17 Aug 2018, 19:43

Peixes wrote: 15 Aug 2018, 01:31 Hi Glauce, I know what you mean. "Abacaxi" is used as a commom name for a few species of plecos here in Brasil, usualy
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
, or other species of Pterygoplichthys. But I have seen some Hypostomus being sold as Abacaxi as well.
I think I got the same fish as you.
Hypostomus.jpg
This was identified as Hypostomus sp. I'm not sure but I think it is a
Hypostomus plecostomus

Hello! Your pleco really looks like mine! But... still... Who identified your pleco as an "abacaxi"??? Because when i put Hypostomus plecostomus to view google pics, none of them looks the guy I have here, neither yours.

Peixes · Post by **Peixes** » 24 Aug 2018, 00:59

I was at the fish store where I bought mine. And I saw that they have the same fish in a display tank. It's 15-20 cms. Maybe this pictures can help the identification

Jobro · Post by **Jobro** » 25 Aug 2018, 07:05

Peixes, your fish is certainly not the same as Glauce's or the fish you found in the Display tank at your shop. Not even the same genus.

Your pleco is very likely from the genus Ancistomus. is a very good guess. Might reach 20cm or 8" at most.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 28 Oct 2018, 14:57

is unlikely to be found in Brazil. I think this is more a species of but I have to say I am a little confused what the question is. Abacaxis is often used to describe or sometimes .

Jools