Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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Re: Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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Pufferpunk wrote:Sailfin? http://www.planetcatfish.com
thanks Pp, I do believe you're right!
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Re: Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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This site had one of the closest pictures.
http://www.piranha-info.com/default.php ... osarcus_sp

Not 100% sure on the 'common pleco' but sure looks a lot like the pics there. Otherwise a sailfin of some sort. So many different looking pleco are referred to as the common, but one thing that is pretty much a given is that it will likely be a larger variant when full grown.
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Re: Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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DMD123 wrote:This site had one of the closest pictures.
http://www.piranha-info.com/default.php ... osarcus_sp

Not 100% sure on the 'common pleco' but sure looks a lot like the pics there. Otherwise a sailfin of some sort. So many different looking pleco are referred to as the common, but one thing that is pretty much a given is that it will likely be a larger variant when full grown.
sure does, that's the closest picture I've seen yet
i think they have it labeled incorrectly as a "common pleco"
i'll go with "sailfin of some sort"
it's a beautiful fish, not shy, not aggressive at all
tank mates are 5 pearl gouramis, a redtail shark, marble hatchets, and a couple of corys
Thanks! :)
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Re: Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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Sailfins grow to 2'!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: Can anyone help me identify this plecostomus???

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Pufferpunk wrote:Sailfins grow to 2'!
.......so I've learned :shock:
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