ID my two Plecos Please

barbuto

barbuto

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Would any be able to ID these two plecos for me?

The first one is about 4 inches (first two pictures)

The second is about 6-7 inches the first is under a year old the second is almost two years old. (third Picture)

THANKS!

And if possible how large would each one get?

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My guess would be Hypostomus plecostomus, also referred to as the common pleco.
they can grow 1-2 feet in length.
 
First one looks like a Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps the second I cant tell from that shot. Gibbiceps grows to bout 18" and IMO look better with darker gravel cuz in a light colored substrate like your sand they stay kinda washed out in color.
 
GER1023 said:
First one looks like a Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps the second I cant tell from that shot. Gibbiceps grows to bout 18" and IMO look better with darker gravel cuz in a light colored substrate like your sand they stay kinda washed out in color.
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At first I was going to say pterygoplichthys pardalis, but you do bring up a good point with the washed out color so.........pterygoplichthys sp., will grow 18-24"!lol

GER1023 said:
The bigger one does look similiar to the Hypostomus plecostomus pictured on www.planetcatfish.com
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I agree that it is a hypostomus sp. There are a lot of hypostomus that look very similiar though. Most hypostomus stay under 12" I believe.
 
Thanks! It seems that I am going to need to find new homes for both of these guys...
 
Ummmm yeah I think you need new homes too lol. I had three pterygoplichthys gibbiceps but gave them away to a LFS bout a month ago. You should look into Bristle Nose Plecos if you really want plecos or possible a Clown Pleco they stay small.

Im currently looking at either getting BN Plecos or some Clowns myself. Still debating though.

Clown Pleco
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BN Pleco - BristleNose Pleco
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I'm liking the clown. I was thinking about getting one from the LFS about two days ago and switching the to plecos I have now. I'm jus tnot sure whether a Pleco is even a good choice to be tank mates with paired convicts.
 
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