i bought a pleco at my lfs and they said it was a dwarf bristlenose pleco, but i'm not sure if it is or not, can anyone ID this pleco
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it kinda looks like my pleco, although the picture is a little blurry. mine is the same color with tons of white spots like that with a little white along the tip of the dorsal fin and the caudal fin. there are no "tentacles" on mine because it's a female. the females don't tend to grow the "tentacles" liek the males do.
not sure if there is a dwarf variety, but a regular BN will grow to about 4" long given a healthy diet. in addition to algae grazing they really like things like asparagus, zucchini and cucumbers. I keep mine in a 29 gallon tank.
I can try to provide a pic of mine if you think that would help. can't do it until tonight though.
not sure if there is a dwarf variety, but a regular BN will grow to about 4" long given a healthy diet. in addition to algae grazing they really like things like asparagus, zucchini and cucumbers. I keep mine in a 29 gallon tank.
I can try to provide a pic of mine if you think that would help. can't do it until tonight though.
IM not good with plecos. The only one I ever had was when I was 8 years old. A common in a 10 gallon that got 11 inches before I killed it to death. It looks to my ignorant eye to be a gold nugget. (again this is not something I know much about) Try looking through the "L" list at www.planetcatfish.com pleco species are defined by an "L" number EG: L056 since there are so many varieties, and species can be quite simmilar.
sumthin fishy said:
This is a Gold Nugget Pleco
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=154
Maybe a juvie Gold Nugget, or just a stressed out one, hiding his colors you think? Hard to tell in that pic...
If it is indeed a Gold Nugget, and I'm not saying it is, because it might not be, but if it is, and you got it for the price I suspect you paid, be happy. Be very happy.
A Gold Nugget will set you back $39.99 around these parts.
If it is indeed a Gold Nugget, and I'm not saying it is, because it might not be, but if it is, and you got it for the price I suspect you paid, be happy. Be very happy.
A Gold Nugget will set you back $39.99 around these parts.
mostlycichlids
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Havent seen too many different pleco species at petsmart I would say gold nugget. How much did you pay for it? I would go back and write down the common name on the card of the tank you got it from to be sure the pic is hard to see.