hop2jr

Here is a pic of yet another pet store fish person that didn't know what she sold me this is a common pleco? he is about 5 inch long and 1 inch across his head his only 6 months old glad hes in a 75gal tank. The loach in 2nd pic got in a fight with some one think it was my rainbow shark.

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Amanda

He's a gorgeous pleco!

aquarist48

Beautiful Pleco! Thanks for sharing.

harpua2002

It appears you have a sailfin (gibbiceps) pleco. They get pretty massive, around 18" or so, and will eventually outgrow a 75 gallon tank. Very pretty fish.

fishchick

mine is like that with the fins but black ! bout same size ! put him in the 75 gall tank ! with a little red fin shark and a angelfish!

hop2jr

Thanks guys and girls his colors are what made me buy him we think he is a Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus. oing to out grow my 75gal in a few years but has a home in a 500gal when the time comes at the LFS where I live its a ma and pa place that you don't find to often.

Tony G.

he's got really nice colors!

Butterfly

yep here's your baby
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=148
They are huge waste producers as well.
Carol

gremlin

The color patterns don't match - does that make a difference? hop2jr's pleco looks a whole lot like mine and I never could positively identify mine because the colors are reversed.

avianwing

Looks more like P. joselimaianus

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...&image_id=7868

gremlin

THANKYOU!!! That looks just like my two!

hop2jr

Ya I think Avian has nailed it but mine has two hole like horns in front of his eyes ther not rised real hi but look like two Tiny portholes haven't gotten a good pic of them yet.
Thanks for all the comments an Butterfly was right big waste guy but my plants love it fert.

Butterfly

Yep Avian nailed it alright Those big horns sticking up are breathing tubes
Caarol