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So my little cousin asked me to take his pleco because he bought a common pleco but only has a 10g tank...It go too big (like 5/6") so I'm going to house it for now. But the pleco seemed weird for a common plec, it had yellow spots. It's deff not a golden nugget, but I can't really tell what it is. Any ideas?
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Looks like pterygoplichthy joselimaianus.
 
That's interesting! I don't think it's a Pterygoplichthys. The body seems too compressed and the tail shape looks different.
I'm thinking it's some type of Hypostomus. When it puts it up, how big is the dorsal fin?

While I don't think it is based on the pictures showing it from above, from the side it looks a bit like a female Pseudancistrus barbatus.

Whatever it is, it's not a Common Pleco. Is that what it was sold to your cousin as? Any idea where it came from?
 
DHarris said:
That's interesting! I don't think it's a Pterygoplichthys. The body seems too compressed and the tail shape looks different.
I'm thinking it's some type of Hypostomus. When it puts it up, how big is the dorsal fin?

While I don't think it is based on the pictures showing it from above, from the side it looks a bit like a female Pseudancistrus barbatus.

Whatever it is, it's not a Common Pleco. Is that what it was sold to your cousin as? Any idea where it came from?
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He bought it at one of the big chain stores here in Montreal. It was mixed in with the common tank.

The dorsal fin is pretty big, like at least 1.5"-2" high. I'll try n snap a pic of it when it flares
 
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