Common Plec or not?

[jerzyperson]

i call common as well. looks like one of mine. some are pail, and others are super dark.

 

[S23]

Not sure but it looks almost the same with my common pleco

 

[Warborg]

The only reason I even considered he may not be a common despite what my friend said was his colouration. All my other commons I've had have always been black or black mottled....this guy has no black on him at all. Despite the picture, he is very brown/tan. So I'm assuming commons can come in a variety of colours, I just happened to always get black ones.

There are several types of 'common'.

What he said.

Yours is a juvie... most likely 6inches or less. If you want him to change color, change the tank surroundings. I'd say your tank is well lit. Darken it(long term= weeks or months not hours) and watch him get darker.

There are at least 3 different types of plecos sold as a common.

A Hypostomus Plecostomus is now the hardest to find which is a brownish pleco.

Then there is a P.Pardalis and a P.Disjunctivus. These two are harder to tell apart. If I was to throw a guess out there, I'd say It's a Disjunctivus. Again, wait till he grows some more to tell for sure.

 

[sericinda]

What he said.

Yours is a juvie... most likely 6inches or less. If you want him to change color, change the tank surroundings. I'd say your tank is well lit. Darken it(long term= weeks or months not hours) and watch him get darker.

There are at least 3 different types of plecos sold as a common.

A Hypostomus Plecostomus is now the hardest to find which is a brownish pleco.

Then there is a P.Pardalis and a P.Disjunctivus. These two are harder to tell apart. If I was to throw a guess out there, I'd say It's a Disjunctivus. Again, wait till he grows some more to tell for sure.

Yes, he is a juvie...about 6 inches I'd say. I think he is great just the way he is, just was curious exactly WHAT he is. He's very active, which I find fun to watch as the tank he is in is 125g and he seems to enjoy exploring it when he isn't attached to his driftwood.

 

[gazelle]

i thought it was a common haha