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Is this a common pleco?
Posted: 05 Apr 2004, 03:23
by zoostation1973
Sorry I can't get a better photo, he's camera shy Most common pleco's I'm used to dealing with are darker, with shades of black and gray.
This little fella is much, much lighter.. with a sandy hue and orange/rust colored fins, his dorsal is so so light it's almost clear. Still a common pleco? If not, what could he be? Thanks.
*edit: added some more pics
Posted: 05 Apr 2004, 04:11
by Silurus
Looks like a bristlenose to me.
Posted: 05 Apr 2004, 06:42
by Yann
Hi!
Any chance to make a better pic...
Several features could make us believe it is a Bristlenose: Ancistrus sp
But the tail region rather show a Gliptoperichthys or Hypostomus...
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 05 Apr 2004, 09:28
by Jorge
Could be Hypostomus, but impossible to say with this picture
Posted: 05 Apr 2004, 14:51
by zoostation1973
Jorge wrote:Could be Hypostomus, but impossible to say with this picture
I'll work on getting photos this week
Posted: 06 Apr 2004, 09:27
by Jools
That looks like a (somewhat raggedy) veiltail bristlenose. Attach a few slivers (cut julienne style if you know your cookery) of cucumber to a stone with a rubbet band and he'll soon become more brave in front of you and the camera.
Jools
The tail...
Posted: 06 Apr 2004, 17:23
by Frisckey1
The ringlets on the tail look like my Liposarcus Pardalis, but maybe other plecos share the rings on the tail?
Posted: 12 Apr 2004, 15:52
by zoostation1973
TTT
added some more pics
Posted: 12 Apr 2004, 19:50
by Yann
Hi!
Yes it is
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 12 Apr 2004, 22:35
by mallemalle
just by counting the spines on the dorsal fin you can rule out Hypostomus and Ancistrus and consentrate your search on Glyptoperichthys or Liposarcus
mallemalle
