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My name is Jonathan and I own a wonderful catfish of the species called Pterygoplichthys Pardalis which is a Plecostomus. At least, that is what i was told when I showed them the picture of my beloved Catfish named Killer. Here is a picture of him.



I have had him since the end of May. He is so cool and I think he is the best thing that has come into my life. So, is this a Pterygoplichthys Pardalis?

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I would say your ID is correct. Only question-mark is if it's P. pardalis or P. disjunctivus. They can be distinguished by the markings on the belly area - one has long suqiggly lines, the other is more odd-shaped spots, if I remember correctly - I think P. disjunctivus is the "long squiggly lines". Not that it really makes any difference - both species are equal in terms of how to keep them, how quickly and large they grow [very & very!], etc, etc.

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Mats

MatsP wrote:I would say your ID is correct. Only question-mark is if it's P. pardalis or P. disjunctivus. They can be distinguished by the markings on the belly area - one has long suqiggly lines, the other is more odd-shaped spots, if I remember correctly - I think P. disjunctivus is the "long squiggly lines". Not that it really makes any difference - both species are equal in terms of how to keep them, how quickly and large they grow [very & very!], etc, etc.

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Mats

I'd say for a Plecostomus, Killer is awesome. he always makes me laugh when I watch him. In his aquarium, he has a big rock. When I feed him and put a algae wafer in the aquarium he gets on the big rock and moves the algae wafer off the rock and hides it.