Thanks for taking a look at this fella. He is four or five years old and approximately 8-9 inches long.
He was sold to me as a 1.5 inch "spotted sailfin" baby. I'm pretty sure he is an L001/L022 "Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus". I assume this, because his "spots" are actually "squiggly marks". As he's aged the squiggles have become less contrasted and more numerous. I have been trying to get a belly picture (where the pattern is still quite outstanding) but I have had bad luck catching him on the glass.
I hope that these mediocre photos will suffice to make a positive ID. I did some enhancement to make up for lack of flash but it made the pics a little grainy. Kinda ruined the colors a bit too. I apologize for that.
Also a correction on the common name would be appreciated as I want to refer to him as properly as I can. I think "spotted sailfin" is normally referring to a "Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps"... so does that make him a "squiggly sailfin"?
: Or is he not considered a sailfin at all?
I appreciate your time, big thanks to this community.
He was sold to me as a 1.5 inch "spotted sailfin" baby. I'm pretty sure he is an L001/L022 "Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus". I assume this, because his "spots" are actually "squiggly marks". As he's aged the squiggles have become less contrasted and more numerous. I have been trying to get a belly picture (where the pattern is still quite outstanding) but I have had bad luck catching him on the glass.
I hope that these mediocre photos will suffice to make a positive ID. I did some enhancement to make up for lack of flash but it made the pics a little grainy. Kinda ruined the colors a bit too. I apologize for that.
Also a correction on the common name would be appreciated as I want to refer to him as properly as I can. I think "spotted sailfin" is normally referring to a "Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps"... so does that make him a "squiggly sailfin"?
: Or is he not considered a sailfin at all? I appreciate your time, big thanks to this community.
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