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Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Posted: 02 Jun 2014, 16:08
by EdsonRechi
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!
Re: Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivu
Posted: 02 Jun 2014, 20:40
by Narwhal72
P. pardalis has a spotted pattern on the belly. P. disjunctivus has a vermiculated pattern. Pictures show a P. disjunctivus.
Re: Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivu
Posted: 03 Jun 2014, 19:17
by EdsonRechi
Tanks Narwhal.
Re: Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivu
Posted: 04 Jun 2014, 02:21
by Suckermouth
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.
Re: Pterygoplichthys pardalis X Pterygoplichthys disjunctivu
Posted: 07 Jun 2014, 18:21
by Janne
It can be this one
too, since he is located in Brazil we don't need to import common pleco... they are everywhere.
Janne
