goggles2

i got a poser for all of you i was at walmart a few days ago and i saw the coolest looking fish

i believe it was a pleco of some kind or possibly a catfish

it was about 2" long with a strange orangish-brown color with brillant white lines

for reference i drew a doodle on MSpaint of my best memory of what it looked like (excuse my poor drawing skills



can anyone solve todays mystery?

Steen16

its a pleco i saw one when i was searching google!!

aaah i just cant think of the name!! lol

Steen16

u shud get one, or take a photo at walmart lol

Chief_waterchanger

Probably a clown plecostomus of some sort.

They generally stay around 4-5 inches, I believe.

goggles2

my tanks not ready for fish yet but when it is i totally wanna get one of these guys

one of the coolest looking plecos ive ever seen

....there always so hard to pin a name too

Chief_waterchanger

I don't think a 10g is quite large enough for a 4-5 inch plecostomus. Plecos produce a large amount of waste for their size and, in my experience, they tend to do better in 20-55g tanks.

goggles2

yea i do have a 35g tank i plan to setup once my small tank is established ill probably hold off til then

Allie

My female clown pleco is brown with orange stripes and she is over two yrs old 4", the males are probably bigger.

Chief_waterchanger

Thanks Allie!

Allie

No problem...I have been trying to find a pix of her to show the difference. I can't find it of course.
Did it look like one of these?
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=734

goggles2

nope definately not one of those it had no vertical stripes and had like blinding white stripes

gremlin

My guess - mango pleco?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=191

I saw this pic while I was looking for mine.

goggles2

hmmm thats awfully close might be it ill have to take another look next time i go

goggles2

ah ha! i found it planet catfish is useful

this is our culprit right here http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=166

Platydoras costatus

Allie

Striped Raphael Catfish. they make wierd noises out of water...kinda like a frog croaking. We've had striped, chocolate, and spotted raphaels here. They are cool looking, but you never see them out ever.

Jess

Goggles2/Nice drawing.

goggles2

lol thank you jess personally i thought it sucked but thats just me