Pleco Identification...

loach man · Oct 22, 2005

I recently bought this "Dwarf Rummy Pleco" from the LFS. It caught my eye because the mouth on this guy is so big in proportion to his body and his eyes are closer together than normal i think. The LFS guys couldnt give me a scientific name or L-number when i asked and I can't find anything about him on planet catfhish. I spent quite a while looking at pictures. Sorry the first pic is blurry cuz this pleco is so dang hyper.

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sublime1184 · Oct 22, 2005

spotteed leapard? im; probably way off and way drukn

cohazard · Oct 22, 2005

That's a Chaetostoma milesi, or bulldog pleco (aka rubber lip/nose pleco)

Here ya go:Planet Catfish: Chaetostoma milesi

HTH

wataugachicken · Oct 22, 2005

just a warning, this fish can be a little territorial. he's scared off when my rasboras hover above him trying to get any food that drifts up, but if he even sees one of the bristlenose plecos, feeding time or not, he stalks them slowly and then tries to attack. i had my black moor (4 inches, pretty dense in more ways than one) in the tank for a short time, and he beat the crap out of it any time it got within 5 inches of his food.

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