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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| What kind of pleco?
Today at Wal-Mart I saw a kind of pleco that I can't find info on anywhere. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture, but I noticed the difference between it and the common pleco's. This one was about the smae length (around 2"), and I'm sure it was a juvenile. It was light colored with lots of tiny dark speckles, and its body was taller than the bodies of the common plecos. Does anyone know what it was? If you think you know, could you post a link to pictures of that species so I can identify it? If it won't grow too big for my 29 gallon, I might get it. | 
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| The only pleco I've ever seen Wal-Mart carry are commons. It may have been a different coloration of the common, I had a "Chocolate" pleco. It was just a different color formation of a common. | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| www.planetcatfish.com has all the plecs you can imagine..maybe you can find his pic there? sounds interesting for a walmart one for sure | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I'm pretty sure that he just got mixed in with the commons when he was being shipped. I once bought a female guppy from Wal-Mart. I got her for 28 cents from a Rosy Red tank. | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| He most closely resembled a Dragon Hi Fin Pleco or a Red Fin Thresher Pleco. Probably the Hi Fin because the Red Fin's body didn't look tall enough to be this one. | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| I'm not saying it's not possible, but those are rarer plecos. I doubt that Wal-Mart would ever stock something like them. Even accidentally. | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| I found this picture by googling images of "speckled pleco", and it looks a LOT like what I saw, but I can't find out what kind it is.  | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| That is a chaetostoma sp. The most common one we see in LFS and WalMart is commonly called the Rubber Lip or bulldog Pleco . Here are a whole bunch to look at, maybe you can find the one you saw  http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...enus_id=26#318
Carol | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by MaddieLynn  I found this picture by googling images of "speckled pleco", and it looks a LOT like what I saw, but I can't find out what kind it is. | That looks just like my Bristlenose. I mean EXACTLY like my Bristlenose! | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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Originally Posted by Nick Goody That looks just like my Bristlenose. I mean EXACTLY like my Bristlenose! | Can you get a picture of it's mouth, like when it's sucking on the glass ? It's mouth and nose should be different
Carol | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| Heres a few pics I took yesterday, non on the glass though, sorry! He's definatly a BN because he flairs at the Kribs when they get too close! | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| that is one sweet amazing plec...wowsers! but not sure its a bn ... | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| He only shows his Bristles when he gets mad, then his face looks like a porcupine! | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| He's cool eh! The owner of my LFS sourced him for me specifically, they don't stock them. He cost a bit but was worth it! | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by Butterfly | Yep, I'd say thats the one! | |
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February 2nd, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by dvc_r | so which one helps ID MaddieLynns pleco?
Carol | |
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February 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Without a picture it's hard to say, buy the way it was described I would venture to guess L160, L172, L200, L205, L264, but I thought the link would help...sorry if it didn't. | |
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February 3rd, 2009
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Originally Posted by dvc_r Without a picture it's hard to say, buy the way it was described I would venture to guess L160, L172, L200, L205, L264, but I thought the link would help.. | It could be anyone of the Chaetostoms sp. The reason it's important to know what species they are so we can know what to feed them and how to provide care for them The link was fine I was just interested in which one you thought came closest.
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February 8th, 2009
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| Nick Goody i think its a FEMALE BN Pleco. I think it was a BN pleco at walmart because thats where i purchased my BN pleco. | |
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