Pleco ID?

[HungDang]

Def. Not a flash pleco

it can be a clown but definitely not a candy stripe, the lines are too thin and some very stressed out flash can look like that.

 

[plecoking2010]

Def. Not a l204. 100 percent. Body is too light even stressed

 

[Warborg]

Is there a difference between candy stripe and clown?

Clowns(Panaqolus Maccus) were often confused and called Candy striped(Peckoltia vittata) which has similarities in basic looks. Even today some still call clowns as candy striped.

 

[Warborg]

My edit time expired.

Candy striped are white-ish with fairly large black stripes. A Clown is blackish with white-yellow thin stripes

 

[Chad55]

So he has been in the tank for about a week and settled in nicely. He is still a brownish color with creamy white stripes. Can't really get a pic of him because of where he hangs out.

 

[Warborg]

Good luck, Clowns are the laziest plecos out there.

 

[boldtogether]

Good luck, Clowns are the laziest plecos out there.

I never see mine....haha! Sooooo true.
The ONLY fish in my 180.that doesn't at least poke his nose out when it's feeding time.

 

[boldtogether]

This is all I get...and only once a week.

 

[Warborg]

I never see mine....haha! Sooooo true.
The ONLY fish in my 180.that doesn't at least poke his nose out when it's feeding time.

I wouldn't have a problem sticking one in a 5gallon...or even 2.5. I had one back in the 90's and I saw rocks move more then he did.

 

[Betta132]

A nano tank might not be great for a pleco purely because they're messy fish. Other than that, a tiny fella like a clown would be fine in a small tank.