Sorry for another ID thread

[Chief Tom]

What has it mostly been eating. My plecos spots and stripes seem to be similar to the driftwood in the tank. The mopani eater is more yellow and the grapewood are almost crimson and much darker skin color. My bushynose is all brown no matter what he eats. Maybe that's why he's so grumpy.

 

[Chief Tom]

Damn fish wont cooperate!

 

[quasar]

Gonna necro this thread. It's been a few months and the pleco hasn't really grown. Its maybe 6" now. Still jet black with yellow spots. Any ideas lol?

 

[DHarris]

Can you get a better picture? In focus and showing the overall body, shape of head, ect. This should be a pretty easy ID once we get a better look

 

[quasar]

 

[quasar]

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Can you get a better picture? In focus and showing the overall body, shape of head, ect. This should be a pretty easy ID once we get a better look

Added some more pics it came out of hiding

 

[DHarris]

No offense, I know it can be tricky but given the distortion and some being still a bit out of focus it's hard to make a solid ID.
That said, I'm pretty sure it's a Hypostomus. My guess at this point would be either Margaritifer or Arecuta.

What'd it cost and how large is it? Is the dorsal fin particularly large when raised?

Still purely speculative but I think we're getting somewhere.

 

[quasar]

No offense, I know it can be tricky but given the distortion and some being still a bit out of focus it's hard to make a solid ID.
That said, I'm pretty sure it's a Hypostomus. My guess at this point would be either Margaritifer or Arecuta.

What'd it cost and how large is it? Is the dorsal fin particularly large when raised?

Still purely speculative but I think we're getting somewhere.

No clue of the price it was given to me by a family member.

The dorsal fin is pretty big when raised and the fish is about 6" atm.

I'll try to get better images.

 

[quasar]

No offense, I know it can be tricky but given the distortion and some being still a bit out of focus it's hard to make a solid ID.
That said, I'm pretty sure it's a Hypostomus. My guess at this point would be either Margaritifer or Arecuta.

What'd it cost and how large is it? Is the dorsal fin particularly large when raised?

Still purely speculative but I think we're getting somewhere.

 

[quasar]

I'm sorry the images aren't super clear. He never stays still or is always at an awkward angle.

Here's my dog to help add clarity and cuteness