Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus

EdsonRechi · Post by **EdsonRechi** » 02 Jun 2014, 16:08

Hi!

Could help me identify this Pleco. It will be a P. disjunctivus or P. pardalis?

What would be the identification keys for these species?

Tanks!

Narwhal72 · Post by **Narwhal72** » 02 Jun 2014, 20:40

P. pardalis has a spotted pattern on the belly. P. disjunctivus has a vermiculated pattern. Pictures show a P. disjunctivus.

EdsonRechi · Post by **EdsonRechi** » 03 Jun 2014, 19:17

Tanks Narwhal.

Suckermouth · Post by **Suckermouth** » 04 Jun 2014, 02:21

It's odd looking. P. disjunctivus and P. pardalis are supposed to both have dark spots on a light background, not light spots on a dark background. Light spots on a dark background is more similar to P. anisitsi. But it could still be a hybrid Pterygoplichthys anyway, as many in the trade are, which complicates things.

Post by **Janne** » 07 Jun 2014, 18:21

It can be this one too, since he is located in Brazil we don't need to import common pleco... they are everywhere.

Janne

Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus

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