Need ID on this funny redfinned Pleco

diburning · Post by **diburning** » 28 Jun 2007, 03:44

I saw this little guy in a tank at the LFS containing P. pardalis and H. plecostomus but this guy caught my eye because his head shape was a little different and his fins had red/orange on them.

Unfortunately, I can't get a good pic of him so these will have to do now until I acclimate and release him into a tank.

Post by **Silurus** » 28 Jun 2007, 07:49

Some individuals of the common Pterygoplichthys have red fins, and that is what I am afraid you have.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 28 Jun 2007, 10:33

Silurus wrote:Some individuals of the common Pterygoplichthys have red fins, and that is what I am afraid you have.

This is easily confirmed by counting the rays in the dorsal fin - if it's more than ten (before the branch at the edge of the fin), then you have a .

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Mats

diburning · Post by **diburning** » 28 Jun 2007, 18:52

Thanks!