Black Eyed Yellow Pleco

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Black Eyed Yellow Pleco

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Help me to determine the type of pleco I have please. It is not an albino, it is actually yellow with black eyes but can't find the type. Any ideas would help. :d
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Re: Black Eyed Yellow Pleco

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A photo would assist greatly.
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Re: Black Eyed Yellow Pleco

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by any chance?

There are certainly at least a handful of others that it could be, but in numbers, I think this is the most common.

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i will post a picture as soon as I can figure out how to use your site better
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Fish Tank 2 010.jpg
Not the best picture
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fish room? my whole house is my fish room!
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So, Your telling me I have a plain if I understand correctly common albino pleco. The pet store assured me it was not an albino when I ordered it. Oh local stores just irk me.
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Re: Black Eyed Yellow Pleco

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i could be wrong but thats what it looks like to me.. i have one just like it
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cbowlincatfish wrote:So, Your telling me I have a plain if I understand correctly common albino pleco. The pet store assured me it was not an albino when I ordered it. Oh local stores just irk me.
It is not technically albino (which would have red eyes), but leucistic plecs are often sold as albino or chocolate.
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Re: Black Eyed Yellow Pleco

Post by Narwhal72 »

Yep. In the trade that type is commonly referred to as a "Chocolate Pleco".

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