Pleco Identification

[jtm6813]

Hey guys,

Got this extremely small pleco the other day and the guy at the LFS was unable to give me a positive identification. Was just curious if anyone could tell what kind of pleco this was. I was thinking a gold nugget but I am no expert on plecos.

He has been hard to photo in a large tank so this was the best photo I could get since Friday.

Thanks

 

[Pythia]

Hey guys,

Got this extremely small pleco the other day and the guy at the LFS was unable to give me a positive identification. Was just curious if anyone could tell what kind of pleco this was. I was thinking a gold nugget but I am no expert on plecos.

He has been hard to photo in a large tank so this was the best photo I could get since Friday.

Thanks
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Looks like a gold nugget to me.

 

[FinalFins]

The dots don't look uniform enough to be a gold nugget IMO...

 

[Demeter]

I’d lean towards a normal bristlenose based on the white tipped fins.

If it was a gold nugget I’d expect the entire edge of the dorsal and tail to have the white.

 

[Gel0city]

I may be wrong since I don't raise plecos, but it could be a bristlenose pleco. I have seen some that have black with gold dots.

 

[eaglebalmlover]

Don't know much about plecos, but that one is really pretty!

 

[e_watson09]

My first guess was a gold nugget as well. It doesn't look like the right body shape for a BN, its possible but I'm not convinced.

Give it a couple months of growing and we should be able to have a better idea.