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Another member on my home forum is looking for an ID on this mottled, spotted 8 inch pleco.
The bamboo stick was used to try to open the dorsal and tail fins for easier ID by the experts here

Thanks for any help

this is a Hypostomus species, not sure which one though, they all look very similar!

Getting the ball rolling here...maybe a stressed out ? Probably something less exotic though....

drgold wrote:Getting the ball rolling here...maybe a stressed out

Pterygoplichthys weberi

? Probably something less exotic though....

I think the weberi has a larger dorsal and the tail has a different shape with extensions

Any other suggestions

Thanks for any help you can provide

This is a , but not sure exactly which one. Could be .

Have a browse though the list and try to narrow it down.

Looks pretty close to good old , but it could be several species.The caudal fin shape is interesting.

Jools

Jools wrote:Looks pretty close to good old

Hypostomus punctatus

, but it could be several species.The caudal fin shape is interesting.
Jools

Yes, pretty close

Thanks for all your suggestions