fishingman001

got these two about two weeks ago and was wondering what they were

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Shawnie

2nd pic is a common plec..can you get a better pic of the 1st one?

btate617

Pic #1 looks like a common crayfish. Lots of LFS sell them as lobsters to make them sound more attractive.

Pic#2 looks like Ancistrus species (bushynose pleco)


Brian

Shawnie

pic 1 looked like a fish half turned around but I see the crayfish now ...get off the shawnie

fishingman001

thanks...i was worried i had a pleco that was going to get huge.

nitram79

lol shawnie at pic 1 comment

pic 2 looks like a bristle nose to me

aquarist48

Hello Fishingman. The Common Pleco can grow to 18" so you "do" in fact have one of the larger species. Too, I agree about the one photo being a Crayfish. If it is a Crayfish and in the same tank with the Pleco I would be worried. Crayfish will eat anything they can get their little claws on.
Best of luck and thanks for sharing the photos!
Ken

btate617

Hey Ken look at the pleco pic....you can see what looks like bristles.... looks to be a male bristlenose pleco.

Brian

iloveengl

I agree, I don't think it's a common. I see definite "bristles" or whatever they're called. I don't know if there are different types of bristlenose or bushynose or such, but def. not a common.

gremlin

The second pic I can see the bristles, so I agree it is not a common plec. The first pic looks just like the crawdads we used to pull out of the canal. It will eat any fish that are the same size or smaller than it is - including the pleco.

aquarist48

I stand corrected after looking closer at the photo! I see the bristles now. Thanks Brian!

Ken