Help iding pleco

[DareDevil]

went to local fs and they had a pleco they said could grow to 3 ft in the wild the saleperson referred to it as a mega he didn't know the full name it was about 6-8" and had a brown body with black spots any ideas?

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

pixs would help though

brown with black spots......

Pseudacanthicus Hystrix mite be one of the biggest species IF i'm not wrong

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

here you go the perfect thread discussion about the BIGGEST plecs and their pixs- go ahead and surf it

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31564

 

[knifegill]

I never heard of a Hystrix in the pseudos. The Acanthicus Hystrix is all black, though, so it is probably not that one.

 

[wingate2581]

Megalancistrus parananus, L-113 would be my guess with the info given.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=207

 

[matubula]

Megalancistrus sp.2 grows to 80cm SL, so with the tail included would push 90cm.

 

[wingate2581]

Megalancistrus sp.2 grows to 80cm SL, so with the tail included would push 90cm.

True. I guessed L-113 being that they (from what I have seen) seem to be more readily available and also planetcatfish.com claims 24" plus the tail. That works out to about 3' in LFS terms.lol

 

[matubula]

True. I guessed L-113 being that they (from what I have seen) seem to be more readily available and also planetcatfish.com claims 24" plus the tail. That works out to about 3' in LFS terms.lol

I agree, M. paranus would be much more likely, strangely it has 2 L-numbers, L113 and L234, even though it is scientifically described.

If you decide to buy it, take a look here for info http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species=megalancistrus+parananus&species_id=207

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

I never heard of a Hystrix in the pseudos. The Acanthicus Hystrix is all black, though, so it is probably not that one.

my big goofup!


however the OP haven't responded so