Rescued a 7 inch pleco today

[thefredpit]

I also found this guide when trying to identify my L196

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/res_area/loricariid/fish_key/pterygo/pterygo.html

 

[Irecruitfish]

Here is the cover I made all I did was attach some pvc pipe to the ends of a sheet of black plastic canvas they seem to like it and I plan to make a 2nd one

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Excellent cheap idea

 

[Irecruitfish]

It's not a P. joselimaianus. Your first guess was correct. P. joselimaianus have short wavy lines. Commons have longer lines(as seen in his last picture)

Thanks!

 

[thefredpit]

yeah I bought some more pipe today i'm going to make the 2nd one tomorrow and do a rescape tomorrow during the water change i'll try to get pics

 

[Irecruitfish]

yeah I bought some more pipe today i'm going to make the 2nd one tomorrow and do a rescape tomorrow during the water change i'll try to get pics

Cool look forward to it