ID, bought as P. fenestratus

[welsher7]

[/URL][/IMG] Picked up this guy this week. It was sold as a P. fenestratus. What do you think?

 

[welsher7]

Helps when you actually attach the picture.....

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

Looks like one to me, as it gets bigger the pink should show more. Mine looks awesome

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

It's the catemeco variety

 

[Jmart159]

I agree. I think you've got what you paid for. A good diet and a stable tank ought to bring out some really nice colors in it.

 

[welsher7]

Any concerns with it not showing vertical bars?

 

[welsher7]

I agree. I think you've got what you paid for. A good diet and a stable tank ought to bring out some really nice colors in it.

It is in a 120g with two male firemouths, a pair of convicts, and 5 black skirt tetras. I feed NLS as a staple and every now and then chopped fish/shrimp.

Im thinking about trading in the convicts for another male firemouth.... I hate even numbers....

 

[jonclark96]

I agree that it looks like a "peeling" catemaco. Soon, it will be mostly white with perhaps some pink/orange/black marks. I really liked the pair I used to have, just moved in a different direction with the tank I kept them in. There will be no bars on the fish in its adult coloration.

Keep an eye on the tetras. They will become snacks before too long.

 

[welsher7]

I agree that it looks like a "peeling" catemaco. Soon, it will be mostly white with perhaps some pink/orange/black marks. I really liked the pair I used to have, just moved in a different direction with the tank I kept them in. There will be no bars on the fish in its adult coloration...

Thats a bummer I was hoping for the standard colors....

We will see how it turns out.