Please ID my pleco..

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Please ID my pleco..

Post by Unungy »

Hi to all,

I have no idea this time.


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Post by MatsP »

It would be "Panaqolus sp 'Stars & Stripes'" - looks like you have the twin of this one:
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(Fish credit: Pier Aquatics)

Edit: I think this is the same as .

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Post by Silurus »

An unusually patterned ?
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Thank you guys,

I have added more pictures for better ID. I am not very familiar with this plecos so I'm doing some research of how to keep them, what they eat etc.

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Silurus wrote:An unusually patterned ?
Including an unusual adipose fin? Don't think so. I think I'm on the right track.

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Post by Back »

It's a beauty. A real wanna have fish. Especially since I'm a bit weak for Panaque.

...which I strongly believe it is.
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If you want some, I suggest you PM sojapat (Neil from Pier Aquatics in Wigan). They were £85 each when I was there...
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Perhaps ?

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MatsP wrote:If you want some, I suggest you PM sojapat (Neil from Pier Aquatics in Wigan). They were £85 each when I was there...
Thanks for the tip. Very tempting indeed.
I am however close to what I'd consider healthy for my fishes in regards of their number, sizes and tank size.
I do have more and bigger aquariums planned but before that can be realized I have a lot of work on the house ahead of me.
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beautiful pleco! congradulations!
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Post by dconnors »

I would also look at Panque/Panaquolus sp. 'Iquitos' as a possibility.
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I agree with Dave.

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Post by Jools »

Yup, that's "stars and stripes" aka P. sp. `Iquitos` - I _think_ P. sp(2) might be an adult but I am not certain.



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Post by Unungy »

Thank you all
Looks like we have an ID, now I will have to learn more about this beautiful pleco.

Regards,
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Post by andywoolloo »

very beautiful. :thumbsup:
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