Vanilla Pleco?

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Vanilla Pleco?

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Has anyone ever heard of these? My LFS has had them lately but Ive been afraid to but them as i cant find any info on them. They look similar to the Albino Ancistrus in the photo contest except they dont have any bristles. any ideas?
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What size are they? It's possible they are just young versions, or females.

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They were between one and two inches. The usually have very good labeling for common names.
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I think it may be an Albino Liposarcus sp.(1)
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Post by Silurus »

Should be fairly easy to tell the difference between albino Ancistrus and Liposarcus. Just count the number of dorsal-fin rays (8-9 for Ancistrus and 11-14 for Liposarcus).
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