Wuercheri Pleco

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Wuercheri Pleco

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I stopped at the LFS and in one of the tanks they had something listed as a Wuerdheri Pleco.
It looked to be some Chaetostoma sp. its head wasnt all that wide though, It was a medium grey color with tons of small pin prick sized white spots covering its head and became less freuqent further down the body.

Any ideas?

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Sam
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Yep, I think thats it!

Are they pretty common?
The one they had was $6, Good price?
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They aren't that rare, and $6 sounds like an average price.
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Thanks as always HH! :D :wink:

One last question, How large do they get?
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Post by Silurus »

As with other Chaetostoma, about 4".
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