chocolate albino pl*co

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abby
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chocolate albino pl*co

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i saw one of these at the petstore, but they couldn't answer me when i asked how big it would grow. i've found information on "chocolate pl*co" but no the albino chocolate one. are they different? the one at the petstore was light brown and kinda had spots on it's 'nose'. thanks!
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Well over a foot is not uncommon for albino plecs even the chocolate form.
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Post by Silurus »

The fish sold as chocolate albino plecos are actually (partially?) albinistic forms of Liposarcus pardalis, which gets pretty big (about 16" or so).
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Post by abby »

good thing i didn't buy it. well, i may buy it, but only if i can make living arrangements for it. the stupid petstore people told me it would only get about 6 inches.... of course, they'll say anything to make a buck!
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