confirm ID of my new pleco

[underwaterlove]

Totally new to plecos although my friend has a couple, so I asked at the fish store for one that "wouldn't grow a foot long".
Voila! Ancistrus - or albino bristlenose catfish (his words not mine).

I started to worry that there were no bristles, and that I had a grower. Hope not.

 

[zenyfish]

Bristle nose is correct. Females have little or no bristles, though it may be just too juvenile.

 

[underwaterlove]

Cool, thanks zenyfish. Puts my mind at ease. But OMG - this tiny thing hasn't stopped eating since I put it in the tank. I have 3 tank walls full of algae - I wonder how long... lol.

 

[zerojquan85]

That pleco is too young to tell..

I dont think its bristle nose since its too young to ID.. its def an albino.. but without any full head shot. and flat horizontal shots.. it cannot be confirmed as Bristle nose..

 

[jconley]

Juvi. ancistrus no doubt.