whats the difference

[davo]

i have never seen one rare fish in with a load of more common fish. like the guy with a snow arrow, or a blue eye etc. WHERES MY LUCK lol

 

[WyldFya]

heres one for ya, a local lady here bought a "common" plec, it was infact a vampire plec, but it was a gen. var. it had blue eyes. I had the chance to own it, but never took it up, and she gave it away. Later to find out how rare it was. It was nearly 5" when I saw it.

 

[davo]

why u throw a chance like that away?

 

[WyldFya]

I didn't, but her friend decided to help her out, even though I was offering money, not a lot, but I was willing to go up from there.

 

[dark stranger]

i'm not sure what kind of common pleco i have maybe you guys can tell me i'll post some pics

 

[WyldFya]

H. punctatus, or trinidad pleco.

 

[davo]

yup almost 100%. although i have seen Hypostomus plecostomus look identical to that too

 

[WyldFya]

Yeah so have I. I'd say I'm 98% certain of its species though.

 

[dark stranger]

thanks guys that helps alot
thank you

i'm kinda wondering what a vampire plec might look like i guess i should check the gallery

 

[davo]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23654&highlight=vampire+pleco
this is it... the second one is L172 a, which is sometimes called the golden vampire pleco