Wierd Walmart fish!?! "Butterfly Pleco"

[Candycat21]

Thanks guys! You hit the nail on the head. It was in fact a Hillstream Loach. I agree they do need to stop calling it a pleco of some sort...doesnt look anything like a pleco nor is one LoL.
It goes by all these other other wierd and wonderful names like the "borneo sucker loach" "Chinese sucker loach" or something to that effect
Thanks again guys for all your help!!!
Candice

 

[NatakuTseng]

All plecos come from South America, if there is something you see that originates in Asia, its not a pleco.

 

[OrionGirl]

... because they change color depending on what color the substrate is. the darker the substrate the darker they are and vise-a-versa..

Pretty well all 'plecos' can change color to some extent, including ancistrus species. Whoever is giving them that name likely doesn't know species name and is trying this as a marketing gig.

 

[Must4ng s4lly]

All plecos come from South America, if there is something you see that originates in Asia, its not a pleco.

Actually, there is a native pleco here in Houston that can be found in some of the byous. It looks like a cross between a common pleco and a snow king. I did not know they existed until about a year ago. Very cool!

 

[lquinsey]

Glad you asked candycat. I also saw one at Walmart this past weekend and wondered what it was. It is a really cool looking fish.

 

[mooman]

Just thought I'd link to this for everyone elso who read through the thread and was disapointed that no one posted a pic (come on guys get on the ball will ya)

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