Hypostomus sp. `TINGO MARIA` ????

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aquaman1123

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im trying to figure out what this pleco is.

it looks a lot like a Hypostomus sp. `TINGO MARIA` http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=2143

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any ideas as to what it is??


its about 7" fat and healthy, and well over a year old


all i know is that it definitely not a common and definitely not a sailfin
 
I got the fish from a local aquarist as an L006 a couple months ago. There isn't much info of these fish on the net. It took me this long to find an id.

How rare are they?

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Just so you know with pleco's rare doesn't always equal value. That being said I've never seen one of these. I would imagine care is just like any other hypostomus.
 
ElectricBlueSeanBurch said:
Just so you know with pleco's rare doesn't always equal value. That being said I've never seen one of these. I would imagine care is just like any other hypostomus.
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Im aware of that. wasn't referring to the value of the fish just lack of information. He's pretty agressive for a pleco, he beat up my L200
 
Decker504 said:
I have one like this in one of my juvie tanks. I purchased it as a Trinidad pleco?

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its definitely not a trinidad pleco, they have a different shape and pattern. Im pretty sure Trinidad pleco is just a fancy name for common pleco
 
Trinidad pleco is H. Punctstus I believe. It looks more like like H. Sp. Tingo maria to me. Although I tend to stay away from hypostomus sp, so I am no expert.
 
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