help ID my pleco....

[4oscars]

my pleco is about 6 in. long and i have no clue what kind it is any help would be great!!! if you can tell the sex that would be great too.... i have heard that it is hard to sex plecos so if not its ok.... thanks

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[Gobrian44]

as far as sexing i heard the male plecos have little horns by there eyes....

 

[plecomaster]

looks like a common pleco.

 

[Mr.Kiet]

looks like a common pleco.

 

[4oscars]

good deal.. i didnt have a clue what it was.. i dont know much about plecos, i call it my midnite shark!!!! hahaha, how big will it get??????

 

[B3AST]

Light source and algae pellets. They can get huge!

 

[4oscars]

will the algae pellets mess up the water??? what kind of light source?

 

[Mr.Kiet]

They will get around 18-20 inches. The biggest I've seen so far in person is around 14 inches.

 

[ibz_rg]

I have a common that's 15", so they can definately get massive.

 

[Wet Whiskers]

If you can get a picture of his belly, I might be able to get you the exact species. But, yeah, he's what you generally think of as commons. Those guys get big. Check out my post in the pleco lounge on Wild Forida Plecos, and there is you answer as to how big.