Show your juvi common plecos:)

[ChrisH]

Hi i have a almost 4 inch pleco im assumign he is common fromt eh pet store but im new to plecos and id like to see other's juvenile common plecos to compare.

 

[kyleking007]

these are mine about 4 months ago. both around 20-24 inchs

 

[ChrisH]

mine is mopre of a brwnish with three bieges tan colored stripes or blotches is it becaus eits a juvenile or is it even a common:S?

 

[ChrisH]

also what is the L number for a common pleco.?

 

[Ice001520]

It's either L-1 or L-3 I THINK...but please dont quote me!

 

[woodchomper]

L021 or L023 was the L number for the typical 'common' these days (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) although its not used as the species has been scientifically described.

The banding as you describe seems more typical of a Gibby (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps)

have a look at the below links or better still get a photo.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=148

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=88

 

[zerelli]

The plecos coming out of florida are likely to be hybridized aren't tehy? I mean a lot of them are from eggs that people collect and sell to the farms. I know someone who makes a decent little side income doing that.

 

[Matt181]

Heres mine, had him about a year, give or take a couple of weeks. Please forgive the poor photography!














could anyone ID him please?
Thanks
Matt

 

[Adam-011]

Matt is yours a common? it looks like a long-fin

 

[djlancer88]

Sry to interupt is mine a long fin or common? n e one know?