R32GOTMLK Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 hi people just wonder what he is? ive had him for close to a year now and he hasnt growen one bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Just a albino common plec i geuss Did you get it from animates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 hi so hes a common? ive got plecs that ive had for a shorter amount of time and they are bigger than he is, is this normal? i got him from ferry rd pet store.. what about this guy is he a albino common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 first is what they call chocolate albino 2nd albino. they tend to grow slightly slower and dont get as big as common plecs..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 wicked cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Are these proper common names? or animates common names? :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 fish ordering sheet names :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 that and evil computers aye.... can't change names like "bumblebee" pleco... i tried so much. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Nice fish. After a quick search on the net it looks like the first is probably a Chocolate pleco (Pterygoplichthys scrophus), also known as an Alligator Pleco or Rhino pleco. It comes from Peru and grows to about a foot long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Animates had a huge amount of them down here earlier this year and they were selling at $13! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Animates had a huge amount of them down here earlier this year and they were selling at $13! Yeah without knowing the L-number there are a number of similar looking plecs. The chocolate albino pleco is Pterygoplichthys scrophus and it does look like this fish. However other websites say there is a chocolate coloured form of the "common pleco" (probably Pterygoplichthys pardalis). Not to suprising that the commercial breeders have come up with a different colour form as they are bred in large numbers in outdoor ponds overseas. Might explain the good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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