Please help to identify my pleco

[ProudPreston]

I bought three fish all similar to this when smaller as L104's they are now over double in size (about 9-10cm) and look nothing like my L104's. any idea?

cheers jack

[Acanthicus]

Hi,

looks like L 147.
Any lateral shot?

[ProudPreston]

is this one good enough?

[ProudPreston]

Sorry about it being upside down I'm on my phone internet.

[Acanthicus]

Yes, L 147.

[ProudPreston]

Thank you very much that looks about right. Are they fairly common?

[Acanthicus]

Hi,

this species is not as common as P. compta for example, but also not really hard to get.
They get imported regularly from Colombia.

[ProudPreston]

so is it safe to say in australia they could be pretty hard to find? think iv got 3 males

[MatsP]

They are indeed "not on the allowed for import list", so they would be the result of smuggling if new ones come in.

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Mats

[Acanthicus]

Sorry, didn´t notice you are from Australia, thats quite more difficult.
If the one above is fed well, it is a male. Maybe you can provide pictures of the rest, to be sure about the genders?

[ProudPreston]

Almost nothing is allowed into Australia apart from a silly little list of bog standard stuff.
The other 1 i have is a male also judging by the lack of width around the stomach region.