What is the Chaetostoma sp. sold at Petsmart?

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zoostation1973
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What is the Chaetostoma sp. sold at Petsmart?

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The common name they have is "Rubber-Lipped", which I can't find anywhere in the Catelog. I wonder which species it is exactly? Anyone know? I picked one of the little buggers up.
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Post by DeepFriedIctalurus »

I've seen 5 species there myself, usually just 1 or 2 at once but there's been 3 at a time in there before.
One of these 2 is always there, usually C. milesi.




These 3 are occasional to rare..



or
or , couldn't tell which of these 3 it was

and a lightly mottled, sandy brown unidentified sp...very flat and wide fish w/ a head that's almost a perfect 1/2 circle and eyes that are quite close together.

Also "rubberlip" is just a generic name for any Chaetostoma, just keep in mind about none of them like having a heater in their tank.


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