Can you help ID my Pleco? (pics)

[Astro]

I'm trying to find out what sort of pleco I have, so I can figure out how to feed the guy/guyess better. I have been through the pics on planet catfish and on plecofanatics, but didn't find any the same.

It's a bit like L024/L025, but it doesn't have any red accents on its fins.

It's a bit like L155 and L185, but they look spiky or furry round the front of the fins and head.

Its also a bit like L064 and L186, these are dark and have the kind of spiny body.

Maybe it's none of these?

thanks

 

[monkey_toes]

Hard to say for sure. The fish would probably sell as a "common pleco," which means it could be one of probably a couple dozen species. It doesn't really look like Hypostomus punctatus (the "true" common pleco bred in captivity), but being brownish and fairly plain makes exact ID difficult. BUT — care should be easy. Diet should be heavy on veggies (tablet form is fine) with some meat-based foods as well (shrimp pellets are great). If you don't have any driftwood in the tank, add some. Most, if not all, plecos need some wood in their diet.