Plecos

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Plan-B
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Plecos

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Hello,

I'm looking for the scientific names of both these plecos.

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Thanks for any and all help on this,
Plan.
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Hi!

One is a
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
formely Glyptoperichthys

The second look like some sort of a bred man made Pterygoplichthys sp formely Liposarcus

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Thanks for the help. Does anyone know how big Pterygoplichthys sp.(3) can get?
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Thanks for the help. Does anyone know how big Pterygoplichthys sp.(3) can get?
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Post by Yann »

Hi!
Pterygoplichthys sp.(3)
grows to around 30cm...

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