i got this one from a customer of mine forfree he said it was a palligreni dont now the true spelling but any ideas what he really is
new pleco can anyone help I D it for me
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Looks like whats called a 'Chocolate' pleco. Count the spines in it's dorsal fin, it it has about 12 then it's definitly a Pterygoplichthys species
It's a 'amelanistic' form of the common P. Pardalis. Light coloured, but not albino (The eye colour is normal)
Should grow about a foot long, maybe a little more, and it's a great pleco if you have the space
Cheers
Ian
It's a 'amelanistic' form of the common P. Pardalis. Light coloured, but not albino (The eye colour is normal)
Should grow about a foot long, maybe a little more, and it's a great pleco if you have the space
Cheers
Ian
That is a chocolate pleco, which can be one of many species of pterygoplichthys. P. pardalis is one of the more common forms. These guys max far above 12" though, actually attaining a size of 18" and sometimes more.