What kind of pleco is this?

[treasureandbooty]

I was browsing through the tanks on Youtube and came across this one. I was wondering if anyone could ID the white pleco in the beginning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD1_bwuqM3w&feature=related

It's a shame the tank is too crowded, the guy owns some nice plecos.

 

[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

It looks to be a psuda for sure. Possibly L024 or L025 with a color morph or variation I've never seen. I could be way off though. Beautiful pleco though.

 

[in2cichlids]

My best guess ia a L160 spiny monster pleco still part of the pseudacanthicus family.

 

[Warborg]

It's a Acanthicus hystrix of a white variation. Can get over 2 feet

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/_species.php?species_id=217

 

[in2cichlids]

Ya know your right. Good deduction

 

[cmj15]

whatever it is, it is massive and the substrate in that tank is plecos

 

[treasureandbooty]

whatever it is, it is massive and the substrate in that tank is plecos

I know, good fish with a terrible tank. Now that it's been identified, I'm going to ask my LFS to special order one for me.

 

[matubula]

I think it's Psuedacanthicus cf. hystrix, over an Acanthicus. I can't tell from the video (I'm on my iPhone) but if it has an adipose fin then it's Pseuda, if not then it's Acanthicus.

You'll have trouble finding one these days, they're amongst the many not allowed to be exported from Brazil and were very rare before then. They appear occasionally on Japanese sites.

 

[lmt6600]

I agree, very crowded but beutiful.. i think the on with nice tail is L25 and nex to it is l24. I want those two badly!

 

[Warborg]

I think it's Psuedacanthicus cf. hystrix, over an Acanthicus. I can't tell from the video (I'm on my iPhone) but if it has an adipose fin then it's Pseuda, if not then it's Acanthicus.

I looked at the video again... it does have an adipose fin

So... L64?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/_species.php?species_id=846