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stephane  Fingerling Posts: 37 Kudos: 32 Votes: 3 Registered: 05-Jan-2005 | Hello, How can I tell if my pleco is a common pleco or a sailfin pleco? Stephane   |
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victimizati0n  Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004  | sailfin plecos usually have HUGE back fins. do you have a picture? How much did you pay for the pleco? |
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gartenzwerfe Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004   | If you go to the profiles of this site and search for "sailfin" you come up with this: [link=http://fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/gibbiceps.xm Notice that the dorsal fin covers the pleco's back, from where the fin starts down to the ba The common pleco, as found here: [link=http://www.mikesfishing.com/pleco/common_plecos.htm]http://www.mikesfishing.com/pleco/common_plecos.htm" style="COLOR: #FF82AB[/link] has a much smaller dorsal fin that only extends partially down the back. Also notice the different markings of each species. The commons have a smaller, connected spot pattern, while the sailfins have larger rounder spots. The pattern of a sailfin remind me of a giraffe. HTH |
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles  Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Sailfins are spotted while paradlises are generally reticulated at maturity. |
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