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My LFS had a small plec for sale, labelled as a "yellow plec". It was of course clueless staff day, so no one knew a more specific name/size/etc. I did look through the cat-elog, but I confess not all of the L-numbers. Perhaps one of you can narrow it down a bit?

The current size was about 2.5". Colour was a light tan (coffee with double cream colour), no obvious markings. The different thing was the face/eyes. It didn't have the same shape as a common, or a bristlenose, rubbernose, or clown plec. The eyes were dark and seemed very large and round for its face. A little pronounced perhaps? If you can take a guess, thanks.

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Otherwise an albino Liposarcus pardalis, as these seem to be the only all-yellow plecos one would encounter in an LFS.

Neither of those. Very small head, I would guess not of either of those two groups either. It wasn't albino. More of a light brown as opposed to a true "yellow". Oh well, I'll keep browsing the L numbers in my spare time. It was only $6.99, so I don't imagine it was too exotic.

In that price range I would imagine either a "yellow chocolate pleco" - not sure about the proper name or albino ancistrus.

Hi!

Can yo describe the overall shape?

Could it be a species of Hemiloricaria or Rineloricaria such as
Also keep in mind that it can be something totally different form a Loricariidae....

Cheers
Yann

Definitely not one of the two above choices. It's a very smooth bodied plec, no spikes or exaggerated scales or plates. I'll have to go back and see if the person who knows what's up is there.

Is this fish it?



This is an albino Gyrinocheilus aymonieri. Not a catfish.

Hillstream Loach?



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