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I went to the LFS to buy some plants today and after about 45 min. (its a bit of a drive) I came home, opened my plant bag, and found this somehow surviving in about 2 inches of water at the bottom. My google search didn't give me anything (I guess "pleco with a long thin tail" isn't good enough :silly:) so I was hoping someone could ID it for me so I can determine if I should return it or not.

Thanks!

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that narrows it down a bit! And if I was going to add it to my tank (I certainly have enuogh algae right now to make it happy), would it get along with cories?
 
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I am far from an expert....

I am far from an expert. My guess is the common name for this fish would be some kind of Whiptail catfish. Scientifically that would be in the "Loricariidae" family. Although the Farlo is in the same family I don't think it is a Farlo cause they have the "Pinocchio" thing going on...lol Exactly which one I'm not sure. Take a pic of its belly and one from the top and post it on one of the catfish forums and somone will know for sure. Good Luck!!!
 
Rineloricaria parva are one of the plecos often available in the trade but they are still overlooked by most due to their drab coloration.
 
I think he looks pretty neat. How big do they get?
 
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