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Caviar  Hobbyist Posts: 134 Kudos: 187 Votes: 73 Registered: 09-Jan-2004   | Can anyone tell me what kind of plecostomus this is? It is black and light "orangy" in color. Thank you. Caviar attached this image:  http://photos.yahoo.com/countrybump1Last edited by Caviar at 05-Jan-2006 08:23[/font] |
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Clown_loach86  Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 134 Registered: 08-Jun-2002  | At first glance I thought it may have been a young Gibbiceps...but they have round spots on their belly not to mention all over the rest of their body...I think you might have a nicer looking common pleco... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 |  |
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Definitely looks like a hypostomus, not a pterygoplichthyinid. If you could, count the total number of dorsal rays and get back to me. |
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| Caviar Hobbyist Posts: 134 Kudos: 187 Votes: 73 Registered: 09-Jan-2004 | I can count eight rays. He has a really broad head also. Thanks for your help. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Yup. That's a hypostomus, and a damn good looking one at that. Good luck with it. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
| Caviar Hobbyist Posts: 134 Kudos: 187 Votes: 73 Registered: 09-Jan-2004 | Thank you for the helpful replies. What is the difference between a plecostomus and a hypostomus? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Plecostomus is just the general name for all suckermouthed catfish from the family loricariidae. hypostomus is a genus under said family. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005  | You learn something new everyday |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
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