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i need help to id this pleco, please help. i bought 3 of these a year ago, they were about 2 1/2 in. Now they are about 4 1/2inch. black with gold spots. have been this size for a while. they dont come out in the open often, hard to photo. Thanks Jason

Hard to say from that picture. A side on shot (lateral view) would help us get a better view of exactly what the fish looks like.

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Mats

I know what it is,I know what it is!!!!!

Just cant remember, will got back in a mo....

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Surely it's since it's blue.

I don't think its L082 or L128. I'm guessing a species of Hypancistrus. But I am not really sure, I would really like a better picture.

Suckermouth wrote:I don't think its L082 or L128. I'm guessing a species of Hypancistrus. But I am not really sure, I would really like a better picture.

I was thinking Rio Orinoco based Hypancistrus based on the overall shape and the eyes being mostly on top of the head, but I don't think it's that useful to guess when the picture isn't very clear.

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Mats

Could be a .

thanks for all the replys, i will post better pics as soon as i can get one. and Hypancistrus contradens is looking like the right suspect so far.

jabones wrote:thanks for all the replys, i will post better pics as soon as i can get one. and Hypancistrus contradens is looking like the right suspect so far.

Problematically, looks very similar, which is why I was hesitant to post a specific ID without a better picture.

this is problematic, does look very similar. still working on pics

Yes please post better picture of this pleco.

It is nice and it seems to be a female, I don't agree with any of the numbers being suggested but better pictures will definitely help.

Saul

Sorry dudes I got it mixed up and didn't look at the species I quoted.

I think it is and Oligancistrus species possibly



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My guess is it is a washed out colored, slightly stressed, Hypancistrus contradens.

apistomaster wrote:My guess is it is a washed out colored, slightly stressed, Hypancistrus contradens.

Yes Larry good point but I still have my doubts.
Hopefully we can to appreciate better pictures.

Saul

hope this shot helps

jabones wrote:hope this shot helps

By process of elimination I'm guessing , but someone more familiar with those fish needs to correct me. It doesn't look like , , , or .

i am going to go out on a limb and say its an over exagerated . As of lately, when people say size it almost seems like that 6" guppy I have... I had someone claim to me their neolamprologus occelatus was 4".. really" and then another friend claimed their pim. pictus was 9"+... I am not saying your fish isn't the size that it is, but in that last picture it reminded me of my

The last pic made me think of my L004's.

nvcichlids wrote:i am going to go out on a limb and say its an over exagerated

Parotocinclus spilosoma

. As of lately, when people say size it almost seems like that 6" guppy I have... I had someone claim to me their neolamprologus occelatus was 4".. really" and then another friend claimed their pim. pictus was 9"+... I am not saying your fish isn't the size that it is, but in that last picture it reminded me of my

Parotocinclus spilosoma

Definitely not a Parotocinclus species.

apistomaster wrote: Definitely not a Parotocinclus species.

so based on two pictures, neither of which shows much of anything other than color and that it is a loricaridae, you can clearly rule out paraoto?

I'm sticking with

nvcichlids wrote:so based on two pictures, neither of which shows much of anything other than color and that it is a loricaridae, you can clearly rule out paraoto?

Unfortunately I can't be any more scientific than this, but I agree with Larry here. It doesn't have the form or coloration of at all. General appearance looks ancistrin.

My guess would be or .

From the photos posted it is identical in appearance to my Hypancistrus contradens. Not very good photos though...

racoll wrote:

nvcichlids wrote:so based on two pictures, neither of which shows much of anything other than color and that it is a loricaridae, you can clearly rule out paraoto?

Unfortunately I can't be any more scientific than this, but I agree with Larry here. It doesn't have the form or coloration of

Parotocinclus

at all. General appearance looks ancistrin.

My guess would be

Hypancistrus sp(l004)

or

Hypancistrus contradens

.

I couldn't have defended my opinion any better.
Thanks, R.

racoll wrote:

nvcichlids wrote:so based on two pictures, neither of which shows much of anything other than color and that it is a loricaridae, you can clearly rule out paraoto?

Unfortunately I can't be any more scientific than this, but I agree with Larry here. It doesn't have the form or coloration of

Parotocinclus

at all. General appearance looks ancistrin.

My guess would be

Hypancistrus sp(l004)

or

Hypancistrus contradens

.

My paraotos were jet black with goldish spots.

here a good pic. sorry it took so long. thanks for all the replies. keepem coming.

Pretty sure it's a .

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Mats

with that picture I will agree, hypan, but the spots look really orange, is the color true or is it just showing due to lighting/camera settings?

the color in the photois pretty true. and again largest is about 4 1/2 inch (male?)tip to tip, the other two are a bit smaller, 3 1/2 to 4 in ( females?). So if i get this right you think its a Hypancistrus contradens?