It's one of the common species, but I am not great at identifying between Hypostomus sp. and Pterygoplichthys sp...
Too many plecos
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It's pterygoplichthys sp.. Hypostomus sp. will have 8 dorsal rays, where pterygoplichthys has more than 10.
amer33 you do need to find new homes for your "gift" plecs & algae eaters. Don't expect to sell them for much if anything.
The Bala sharks need a much bigger tank (125 gallons); I would suggest re-homing the plecos, balas, and chinese algae eaters. There are quite a few members here who sell and ship BN plecos.
P.S. *learn to say no to "gift fish"!*
P.S. *learn to say no to "gift fish"!*
The Bala sharks need a much bigger tank (125 gallons); I would suggest re-homing the plecos, balas, and chinese algae eaters. There are quite a few members here who sell and ship BN plecos.
P.S. *learn to say no to "gift fish"!*
I was trying to find a nice way to say that last part too noods
I don't know what kind of plecos they are, i would guess common.. they all look very similar. dark brown/black with brownish spots. here is a pic of one of them.
I really should have only 10 small fish in a tank this big?? It would seem so empty. I know it is way too full now though.
Looks like your typical Hypostomus plecostomus aka "Common Pleco".
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I don't think so. The dorsal fin rays seem more than the actual Hypostomus plecostomus which is 8. H. plecostomus are increasingly becoming rare. The pleco in question is a Pterygoplichthys pardalis to me.
I think you're right Lup, but there are a lot of species out there being sold that are a mix of species. 
Off-topic question (sorry!)---why is "pleco" sometimes spelled "pl*co"? I keep seeing it that way and it'd driving me nuts to not know why.
