My LFS has a pleco they call "orange spotted pleco" which I haven't really heard of. It really does look neat and I probably will grab one, but it looks similar to a regular sailfin despite the separations of spots (so it actually looks spotted, not all trippy like regular sailfins) and is sort of orange-like. Is this an actually species? if you guys have one can u post a pic?
orange spotted pleco exist?
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Kanta;4786259; said:
nope no L numbers... and i couldnt take pictures cuz i didnt have a camera nd my phone sucks. it was definitely spotted (not perfectly round spots)
It's most likely LDA31 Panaque Albomaculatus aka "Orange spotted panaque." Stays relatively small for a panaque, maxing out around 5 inches. They vary greatly in looks, but generally they lose many of their spots as they mature.
bcarlos;4787002; said:
Usually listed as orange spotted or mustard spotted pleco. can't be sure without a picture though.bcarlos;4787002; said:
Read over the OP's post carefully
" It really does look neat and I probably will grab one, but it looks similar to a regular sailfin despite the separations of spots (so it actually looks spotted, not all trippy like regular sailfins) and is sort of orange-like."
That's says it all.
Edit- josephjeon check this link. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?species=pterygoplichthys+joselimaianus&image_id=7868
Agreed with^^^ ive seen a lot of so cal lfs call L001 an 'orange spotted pleco' and with the op's description i think he is describing an L001. It is a great pleco, a common but one of my favs!