please help id our pleco

fishfreaks · Apr 5, 2005

we got this pleco from our lfs, and it is supposedly a gibicpts pleco, only i cannot find any info on such a thing. (our lfs is known for doing this on plenty of occasions) we were in need of a pleco, so we picked him up anyways, he did a really good job at cleaning up most of the algae for us but i would like to know more specifics about him. i hope that you can help id him, to me it looks like a clown pleco kinda, except that his colors are backwards. hes black with little squirly lines. the pleco is only going on two inches now. i have a few pics, but hes still shy yet. a trusted person at the lfs told us that when its bigger, its colors are very bright.

toked · Apr 5, 2005

hmm hard to really see the markings in those pics. any clearer pics? maybe someone else will have a keen eye

fishfreaks · Apr 6, 2005

here are a few more pictures, he came out last night long enough for me to get a few clicks in with the cam

clayt101 · Apr 6, 2005

To me, it looks like a common. It may be one of the ones that are sometimes named gibbies, but really aren't.

bowes813 · Apr 7, 2005

Its common, I bet if you put him in a tank with a darker background and substrate he'll turn black.

Laylah · Apr 8, 2005

yup

:hi: He's a common took me a while to ID mine because mine like yours is brown and tan not black like in 99.99% of the pictures. Not quite a tank buster you're looking at a 10"-20" fish (most max out at about 18" in aquariums so I'm told) but still pretty big

FishBait · Apr 11, 2005

I believe it's a gold flake (Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus). L001 or L022, which basically look like just juvie vs. adult to me.

cohazard · Apr 11, 2005

I agree with FishBait. I've been trying to identify the same fish, only mine looks less brown and more grey. Could've been the lighting at the store?

I just got him yesterday and when you compare him to my common plec, you can clearly see the difference.

Serg

TONO · Apr 11, 2005

Its Common, they sell more than one species of plec under the name common.

cohazard · Apr 12, 2005

TONO said:
Its Common, they sell more than one species of plec under the name common.

I only call plecostomus common, because you will find them at any fish store. L001, however readily available, is not as common as a pleco. But in my research of the L001, I was surprised to find that many people do call it a common plec.

I think it's easier to tag only one lorricade as a 'common plec' that way it helps the noobs understand exactly what they have, but to each his own.

Serg


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