Sorry to ask this query plecs but now they are a lot bigger i was wondeing if they are the same...

they have different markings and styles but maybe everyone can put my mind to rest.

Here is one -

next is this one...

they where sold to me as Matto Grosso's (Ancistrus Claro)

www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ ... /152_5.php

but i was wondering if one was.

www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/ ... /784_1.php

thanks everyone on helping..

Hey,

I have been wondering the same thing about my pair too. My male has the same pattern as your first pic, and my female has the same pattern as your second pic. Have a look at these pic's.....

Male:

Female:

I'm almost 100% sure that it is not the fish that you posted in your last link. If you look at the general body shape of the two species you can see that the "matto grosso" has a much flatter body appearence. Also if you have a look at how the bristles are aranged on it's face you can see a major diffrence. The fish in the link has very few and they only go up the center of the face, where as the "matto grosso's" bristles are much larger and come up the face in rows.

Cheers, CatBrat.

excellent thankyou. i might of thought the same. maybe just a bit young yet

lol jammos! dont blame you for asking! They do look different in the pics.

Hope you feel reasurred!

plecs

i do now its just odd how different the sexes are!