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Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 01:55
by Busterny
This pleco came with a tank that I picked up. Is this a common pleco? It has some red/orange in the body and fins that is throwing me off.
Thanks in advance,
Neil
Re: Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 08:22
by Bas Pels
I think you have a young Pterogoblichthys gibbiceps. They grow to 50 cm, including the tailfin. Beautifull fish, but they need a large tank, 1000 (some 270 US gallons) liters or more when adults.
Re: Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 23 Feb 2019, 11:32
by Jools
No, this is
or similar. Post a pic of the belly, it won't be spotted.
Jools
Re: Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 03:59
by Busterny
Sorry for the blurry pic.
There are spots on the belly
Re: Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 25 Feb 2019, 09:40
by Jools
Sorry, I was imprecise, I meant round spots as opposed to what we see here which are blotches. P. gibbiceps has clear round spots both on the belly and in the fins which your fish doesn't show. The dorsal fin would be larger in that species too.
Although it will get big, if you let it grow a little the differences are even clearer.
HTH,
Jools
Re: Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 25 Feb 2019, 19:55
by Bas Pels
The problem with Pterogoblichthys is that they have a rather colorfull dress untill some 5 cm. Very different from the adult dress. I thought gibby because of the tail, but the rst is, indeed different.
Also the belly is clearly not P gibbyceps, but P pardalis. As Jools predicted
Re: Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 03 Mar 2019, 01:49
by Busterny
Thank you all for the clarification.
