Found what my pleco is :)

jack--sos · February 14th, 2009

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=643

jus need abit of comformation, im never very good at these. Does he look like the ones on that link?

thanks,
Jack

Butterfly · February 14th, 2009

Looks pretty close. I would love to see him with all fins extended to be sure though

Carol

jack--sos · February 14th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Butterfly

Looks pretty close. I would love to see him with all fins extended to be sure though

Carol

il try to get one but i think hes having a little nap under his driftwood at the moment

Butterfly · February 14th, 2009

He's colored up like my gibbiceps but my gibby has a huge dorsal fin and will get larger. I love those big guys

carol

mathas · February 14th, 2009

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Originally Posted by jack--sos

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=643

jus need abit of comformation, im never very good at these. Does he look like the ones on that link?

Unfortunately not, at least not to me

All the ones in your link have a coloration pattern of dark spots on a light body, while yours has a dark reticulated pattern. Close, but not exactly the same. If any of the pictures on the PlanetCatfish link were reticulated rather than spotted, I'd say you might be on to something... but they were all spotted, unless I missed one.

jack--sos · February 14th, 2009

Got a better picture of Chad

platy ben · February 14th, 2009

wow, what a beautiful pleco

mathas · February 14th, 2009

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Originally Posted by jack--sos

Got a better picture of Chad

If I'm counting right, there are more than 10 rays in that dorsal fin, which points to a member of the Pterygoplichthys genus. Most other plecos have 8 or fewer.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...=6&family_id=4

timrellis · February 14th, 2009

he's a sailfin cause I have one that looks just like him.

jack--sos · February 14th, 2009

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Originally Posted by mathas

If I'm counting right, there are more than 10 rays in that dorsal fin, which points to a member of the Pterygoplichthys genus. Most other plecos have 8 or fewer.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...=6&family_id=4

Thanks Mathas, Truely a fish genius

was hoping he wasnt a 10+ inch one so i could get another pleco but it looks like all the Pterygoplichthys plecos are.

Oh well, il have to stick with Chad

Butterfly · February 14th, 2009

Here's my P. gibbiceps AKA Gibby

Carol

platy ben · February 14th, 2009

Carol that is a very nice pleco

Butterfly · February 14th, 2009

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Originally Posted by platy ben

Carol that is a very nice pleco

Thanks

He is in a 75g but sure makes a mess of that white sand! LOL
Carol

jack--sos · February 14th, 2009

His dorsal fin is amazing

my little Chad makes a huuge mess of the sand too

amazing how such a little thing can make such a big mess!

Aren't Pleco's amazing fish

Butterfly · February 14th, 2009

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Originally Posted by jack--sos

His dorsal fin is amazing

my little Chad makes a huuge mess of the sand too

amazing how such a little thing can make such a big mess!

Aren't Pleco's amazing fish

Yes they are amazing

Mine hangs on the bottom of an arched log and chews to his hearts content. It's really hard to seehim but there's always a little pile on the sand under him that gives him away

Carol

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