H. Plecostomus

[fishlover88]

How often are the actual Hypostomus Plecostomus seen in the hobby?

I know that what we attribute the name plecostomus and common pleco to fish that are actually a completely different species. I thought i had read in a book one time that the actual Hypostomus plecostomus is rarely imported anymore, but its very possible that i just made that up.

I was just curious as to the avaliability of the true plecostomus, and i think i may have found some in a lfs.

 

[davo]

ummm probably not that often anymore, it's mainly Pterygoplitchthys and hybrids, but there are Hypostomus out there... a lot tend to be something other than plecostomus though.

 

[fishlover88]

Does this look like plecostomus to you or a different species of Hypostomus.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112255

I tried to get pictures of the mouth but my camera wont zoom in close enough to get a clear picture.

 

[sicxspeed]

doesn't look like what I find as a 'common' pleco to me......Pattern and color are completely different, as is the over all shape....But, like you said, I could just be making all this up.....hahahaha....

 

[WyldFya]

Common pleco is a common name given to several different species, including the pterygoplichthys and hypostomus genus.

 

[davo]

It's some kind of Hypostomus... some are hard to tell apart due to they are similar looking in nature.