Spiney Monster Eating Sweet Potato

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

 

[thefredpit]

Which cactus pleco is that it's not a spiny monster either way I love cactus plecos

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

L96/160 What do you think it is? He looks like other 160s, some are dark some are light, some have spots, etc.

 

[thefredpit]

my reason for not thinking it is a spiny monster is the orange/red on the edge of the dorsal, tail and pectoral fins

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Very nice what else do you feed him?

 

[BIG-G]

Looks identical to Spiny monster stock photo on planet catfish to me.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=85

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

Very nice what else do you feed him?

Salad shrimp, sinking pellets, cucumbers, etc. He doesn't seem too picky.

 

[thefredpit]

Salad shrimp, sinking pellets, cucumbers, etc. He doesn't seem too picky.

could you get a side pick of him with the dorsal up?

 

[thefredpit]

Looks identical to Spiny monster stock photo on planet catfish to me.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=85

the color is right but in the video it looks like his dorsal and tail have orange/red edges like a L025

https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/image.php?species=pseudacanthicus_pirarara&image_id=2415

 

[BIG-G]

the color is right but in the video it looks like his dorsal and tail have orange/red edges like a L025

I have l024, They are very close to l025 not quite as bright. I also have a juvi spiny monster
This is definitely not L025.
If you look at the body you can see spikes covering nearly the entire fish. Also the eyes look different on cactus plecos.