Thank you very much for the positive ID Silurus.

I am extremely happy as I have been looking for a long time for a Rhino Pleco but due to our winter here in Ontario, Canada alot of lfs were telling me that later in the spring is when they will start to get more non-typical pleco's...

Hi,

I have purchased this pleco from my LFS who first had it identified as a Lizard Pleco. I told them that it looks more like a Rhino Pleco and then one of the staff advised that it was mislabeled and it was a Rhino Pleco (Pterygoplichthys scrophus).

He shows some characteristics of a Rhino ...

Does melafix help with the healing process as I always add some every water change as well as pimafix, I add them more as a preventive and help with healing.

Thank you for the reply and yes he is with another Syno multi... They have been together for at least 2 years and are always together, chasing each other periodically all over the tank. The water is very clean with weekly water changes, is this a type of injury that is something I should be ...

Hi all,

As you can see by the picture there is a white spot that appeared over the last month. It hasn't grown in size for awhile, it looks like the skin pigment is turning white, no fuzz or abnormality with it. I checked for heater burns but I feel like this is not the case as both my heaters are ...

Thank you all for the help in identifying my catfish, I think they are just fun to watch especially the 2 syno's zipping around side by side. The bristlenose does not have any protruding bristles and is about 2 inches in length so I am assuming it may be a female??...

I also have a spotted raphael ...

Hi all,

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m440/Groovylad_2008/DSC02949.jpg

These 2 came with the aquarium i purchased and the owner said they were S. Petricola's, but after reading about them on this site i am thinking that they may be S.lucipinnis instead...

Also this little guy came with the ...