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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Under p punctatus, the second link? A better question is; where does it say trinidad plecostomus anywhere in the first? I suppose there is a bit of leeway when it comes to common names, but whatever suits you. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 05-Jul-2005 19:04
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smilingpiranha Banned Posts: 160 Kudos: 130 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	those plecs sorta resemble my mums gibby......
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SydneyPlecFan Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 18 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2005	pardalis pterygoplichthys is what most commons are in oz, and these are bred here (somewhere in North-West NSW) and I've seen in one batch major difference in colour. Mine have plenty of wood to chew on and are feed wafers, and are very dark, where as the ones that were growing up in the lfs in bare tanks had almost white running through there pattern.
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Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	Hope so, mine looks similar like that...
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Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	This is a common pleco..right.. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mile_rd_8ball/album?.dir=/3dba I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
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Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003	I got a common pleco with different patterns to the lfs commons, my common's shape is the same but its got spots like a gibby and the tail's tip is bright orange.
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opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	One of my lfs were trying to sell gibbiceps as common plecos hehe i found that quite amusing!
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I have yet to see a reliable source which states that h punctatus is known as the trinidad plec (and remember; "PC is never wrong!" ), but whatever. You're right, though, common names are quite confusing. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 05-Jul-2005 19:32
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JustinL Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jul-2005	H punctatus is known as a trinidad pleco just as your Pterygoplichthys punctatus. Just another reason for not using common names.
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	In case you've never caught on to internet lingo, (word) is used somewhat in the same effect as quotation marks. It was utilized in affirming that no other fish is commonly known by "trinidad plecostomus" minus, of course, said fish. Thus, your original supposition of H punctatus as being grouped under that common name is, in a word, false. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 05-Jul-2005 19:16
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JustinL Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jul-2005	I see trinidad pleco, but nowhere does it say true trinidad pleco.
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i went to the lfs to get a pleco for 2 different tanks. (this was over like 2 trips, and 2 different weeks.) [so must be from different shipments] n.e way i just put them in the samle tank, and after a few moments of fighting, they calmed down. they look very different. there patterns arent the same either. they came from the same tank, and both under common pleco. could they be different types of pleco, or just look different. also is a trinidad pleco a common pleco.
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JustinL Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jul-2005	where does it say its a true trinidad pleco?
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Actually, they are, albeit ocassionally. If you recall, P. pardalis is listed at only 10". However, they are not in this case. here is h. punctatus: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/hypostom/87_f.php here is p.punctatus: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/pterygop/1295_f.php Best check your sources twice . Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 05-Jul-2005 18:58
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JustinL Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jul-2005	Can you please provide me with a link, I always thought a trinidad pleco was Hypostomus punctatus. I found this info on planetcatfish.com and they are never wrong
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	No. The true trinidad pleco is pterygoplicthys punctatus.
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JustinL Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 16 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jul-2005	Yes, it depends on what common pleco you're talking about. Hypostomus punctatus is called a trinidad and common pleco while pardalis pterygoplichthys is also called a common pleco. Both are very similar though. Last edited by JustinL at 05-Jul-2005 18:35
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Actually, they do not. Hypostomus punctatus is a species of "common" pleco. It is, in fact, mislabelled, as so many of their fish are. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 05-Jul-2005 00:57
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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	at drsfostersmith they have trinidad pleco for 2.49
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	A trinidad pleco is not a "common" pleco, although, depending on which species, they may be of the same genus. true Trinidad plecos are actually quite pricey, and are unlikely to found in your average LFS.
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