my first pleco

[leonsmith]

Hello all just thought i would write a quick post, just bought my second fish for my juwel 450 tank its a rusty pleco anyone own one in their tanks? what you think of them? my one is about 3 years old bought it off my local shop was quite lucky he came in from a regular customer 20 mins before i got there, i liked the look of him asked the shop keeper if he could get them in he said there hard to get hold of, so i exchanged 55 pound and took the fish home. put him in the tank yesterday his gone to the back left hand corner where i have a nice bit of bog wood and a couple of plants, think that might be his corner now. am well happy to get my first plec wo hoo

[Bristlenose 94]

theyre cool fish. mind posting pics? they generally mind their own business and dont get too big. nice pickup!

[MatsP]

If it's a "true" rusty pleco, then it's a

Hypostomus sp(L077)

, but I've seen some other similar looking species sometimes sold under this name. It's a pretty fish for it's group - it's part of the Cochliodon group Hypostomus which means that it will chew on wood for food.

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Mats

[leonsmith]

Thanks mate, its not the one you have put up will post a pic of him as soon as i can get a decent shot his hiding at the mo

this is one i got online that looks the same

[Richard B]

Hypostomus cochliodon

?