Pleco ID

[Mysphit]

I was at my LFS yesterday and saw this smooth bodied all black pleco with tiny brilliant blue spots on it. I didnt have my phone or camera with me and I cant remember the L number or common name that was on the tank for the life of me... Any ideas what it might be and how big they get? The employee that was there was a reef guy and coudlnt help me much with info on it...

I did look it up on the Cat-E-log, but couldnt tell which had tiny blue spots on it.

It looked amazing, but if it gets huge then I'll have to pass on going back and picking him up, only plan on getting 1 or 2 more uncommone plecs in a planted 55.

 

[KaraJo]

I was at my LFS yesterday and saw this smooth bodied all black pleco with tiny brilliant blue spots on it. I didnt have my phone or camera with me and I cant remember the L number or common name that was on the tank for the life of me... Any ideas what it might be and how big they get? The employee that was there was a reef guy and coudlnt help me much with info on it...

I did look it up on the Cat-E-log, but couldnt tell which had tiny blue spots on it.

It looked amazing, but if it gets huge then I'll have to pass on going back and picking him up, only plan on getting 1 or 2 more uncommone plecs in a planted 55.

If it had an L# and common name at the LFS, then can't you just go back and see what it was and maybe even get a pic?? Not saying the LFS even labeled it correctly, but atleast you could research the L# and see if it looks like it.

 

[Mysphit]

I was looking on the pet solutions website and I believe it was a peppermint pleco, L030/031.

Anyone have any pointers as to if it would really stay relatively smaller and be ok with plants? Anything I should know about it?

THanks.

 

[davo]

With that description I thought of Hemiancistrus sp. 'L128', as that has blue spots-gets to about 7".
It is unlikely to be an L030, if it was a L031 then it will get to a similar size. Both would do well in well routed planted tanks.
Go back and check what it was.