id my weird pleco.

Zack · Post by **Zack** » 11 Mar 2003, 05:24

isnt it just a gibbi?? I have no real clue as i dont know much about plecs except i have four.

socom · Post by **socom** » 11 Mar 2003, 06:00

i have a gibbi. this is definately not one.

ClayT101 · Post by **ClayT101** » 11 Mar 2003, 08:04

Gibbys have several different pattern variations. I too think its a Gibby but I could be wrong.

Post by **Silurus** » 11 Mar 2003, 09:27

It's definitely not a gibbi.
My first impression was that it's some kind of Hypostomus, but the caudal peduncle is a little too long and slender for that.

Mika · Post by **Mika** » 11 Mar 2003, 10:02

Hypostomus watwata??Probably not but tried anyway...

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 11 Mar 2003, 11:44

Yeah think Mika is right some sort of watwata...ive seen pics of a cf.watwata without the reddish caudalfin. EVERS/SEIDEL note that the fish has a greenish shimmer. It gets very big though.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 11 Mar 2003, 13:08

No way this is a gibby, period.

Can we get a picture with the caudal fin erect? At first stab I would go for a species of Squaliforma but the fish doesn't quite look flat enough. Look at the odontodes on the pectoral fin rays, another interesting feature...

Jools

coelacanth · Post by **coelacanth** » 11 Mar 2003, 13:12

Jools wrote:Can we get a picture with the caudal fin erect? At first stab I would go for a species of Squaliforma but the fish doesn't quite look flat enough. Look at the odontodes on the pectoral fin rays, another interesting feature...

That's what I thought as well. Compare to the pics in the e-log, it's very similar.
Pete

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 11 Mar 2003, 13:53

A juvenile Isorineloricaria spinosissimus?? The females are less spiny than the males and they look like a hairy Hypostomus that went through a windtunnel....

Post by **Silurus** » 11 Mar 2003, 13:56

The snout profile is too high for Isorineloricaria. Also, Isorineloricaria is grey with smaller black spots, not brown with large spots as in the picture.

socom · Post by **socom** » 11 Mar 2003, 18:06

if you need more shots let me know. i got this for free from a guy that was giving away oscars. he gave me this too. he said he bought it as a leopord pleco. i would like to find its true identity so i can find out the potential size etc.

socom · Post by **socom** » 11 Mar 2003, 18:08

squaliforma villarsi? was looking through the catelog and found what i think to be it.

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 12 Mar 2003, 17:45

hmm i might be totally off but could this be some Aphanotorulus sp.?

Post by **Silurus** » 12 Mar 2003, 17:50

Nope, caudal peduncle too slender.

socom · Post by **socom** » 13 Mar 2003, 04:38

so, on the squaliforma villarsi is that a good guess? thats about the best i can tell. if you need more pictures to draw a conclusion let me know.

JONATHAN · Post by **JONATHAN** » 13 Mar 2003, 19:04

i have a fish identicle to the first pic when i brought it i was told it had the common name brazilian plec it is about 10" now.the shop i brought it from kept it in the filter and i had to buy him and put him in a nice tank. so he could see some light