sailfin gibbicep or gold spot pleco?????

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katherine dillon
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sailfin gibbicep or gold spot pleco?????

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hi all im new here, i was told to get onto this site by a friend to get my pleco identified... i brought it as a sailfin gibbicep but every one else thinks its a goldspot pleco.... what do u guys think??
this is rocky the  "gold gibbi spot pleco" haha
this is rocky the "gold gibbi spot pleco" haha
http://www.sonof.net/hobartcichlids/forum/index.php
1 X SAILFIN GIBBICEP
1 X GOLD SPOT PLECO
1 X ALBINO SAILFIN GIBBICEP
1 X L168 CLOWN
6 X COMMON BN & 400 FRY
1X ORANGE SPOT BN
4 X ALBINO BN
1 X ALBINO LONGFIN BN
1 X MARBLE BN
3 X CORYDORAS
4X SILVER SHARKS
50 MIXED AFRICAN CICHLIDS

500LT, 240LT, 150LT, 220LT........ and still room for more....
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Re: sailfin gibbicep or gold spot pl*co?????

Post by Silurus »

Your friends are correct (if by “gold spot” they mean ).
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Re: sailfin gibbicep or gold spot pleco?????

Post by katherine dillon »

thanks for that , i just told my friends from the forum here in my home state, which is on my sig...
i certainly scored well out of it as i only paid AU$75 for it and goldspots go for about AU$150+ . it was 6inch when we got it and now its about 8.. :D :D :D
http://www.sonof.net/hobartcichlids/forum/index.php
1 X SAILFIN GIBBICEP
1 X GOLD SPOT PLECO
1 X ALBINO SAILFIN GIBBICEP
1 X L168 CLOWN
6 X COMMON BN & 400 FRY
1X ORANGE SPOT BN
4 X ALBINO BN
1 X ALBINO LONGFIN BN
1 X MARBLE BN
3 X CORYDORAS
4X SILVER SHARKS
50 MIXED AFRICAN CICHLIDS

500LT, 240LT, 150LT, 220LT........ and still room for more....
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