Pleco ID

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Pleco ID

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Any ideas?
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Re: Pleco ID

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Is it a new addition? It looks very light considering the dark substrate? But IMO looks like a young
Hypostomus
, though more (brighter) pics may help confirm.
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Re: Pleco ID

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Pic edited.
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Re: Pleco ID

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The parallel spots on the caudal peduncle and small spots on face remind me of
Hypostomus plecostomus
. But I'm sure there are other similar Hypostomus.

Ha! @Dave Rinaldo I needed to do the same thing as you - crop and lighten the pic to get a better view. What surprised me most was that now I see a cory in the background. :-D If so, then this is a small pleco!

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Re: Pleco ID

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Yes a brand new addition, so he/she is very light. I suspect Hypostomus as well, but I'm not sure which specifically.
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Re: Pleco ID

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To me, it looks like an Ancistomus snethlageae (L141)
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Re: Pleco ID

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Thomas1209 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 06:33 To me, it looks like an Ancistomus snethlageae (L141)
Does look similar...it doesn't have the white trailing edge to the caudal fin seen in
Ancistomus snethlageae
, but that's not to say it's not visible in the photo.
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