I thougt they were,....

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I thougt they were,....

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At first i've gotten these as baby's, 1 maybe 1,5 inch.
Bougt them both as L001, gibby's little nephew.

Looking at them now both around 8 inch, there is a lot of differnce between them.

Can't get them id properly, any help is appriciated :)

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The first one is L001 Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus but the second I dont know more then it's a Pterygoplichthys species of some "sort".

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I thought the second looked like .
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The second Pterygoplichthys looks really strange, Benjamin bought them when they was around 4 cm and I assume they are bred somewhere in asia and not WC.

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No i do not asume wildcaught fish.

I should have menthioned both were not bought at the same time.
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