Need help ID with these 2 plecos

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Need help ID with these 2 plecos

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The first one looks like a LDA031 but the second one I still haven't been able to pinpoint it's id. I have asked before about it & now got some belly & mouth shots of it, as it rarely goes on the glass even at night.

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I agree that I think the first is Panaqolus albomaculatus, looking at the mouth of the second one I would say it is a Hypancistrus so could be H. contradens
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I agree with the first but unsure of the other
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The second one is a hypan, based on picture of its mouth. Perhaps a contradens to be more specific. The second could possibly be a panaque. A picture of its mouth would be very helpful.
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This fish has been posted before: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 13&t=36733

It is not H. Contradens, bodyshape and headshape does not compare with
Hypancistrus contradens

I think it could be L136c
Hypancistrus sp(l136c)
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This might be a different one, considering the picture of the mouth is distinct from the one previously posted. This one has a small narrow mouth opposed to the big wide mouth of the other.
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jac wrote:This fish has been posted before: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 13&t=36733

It is not H. Contradens, bodyshape and headshape does not compare with
Hypancistrus contradens

I think it could be L136c
Hypancistrus sp(l136c)
I don't agree. I think it matches contradens much more than it does L136c, but just my opinion. And I think the fish in the other post is different to his one.
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The.Dark.One wrote:
jac wrote:This fish has been posted before: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... 13&t=36733

It is not H. Contradens, bodyshape and headshape does not compare with
Hypancistrus contradens

I think it could be L136c
Hypancistrus sp(l136c)
I don't agree. I think it matches contradens much more than it does L136c, but just my opinion. And I think the fish in the other post is different to his one.
Please, just look closer... Take a spot and see the fish on the two posts again. It is the same fish.
Don't only look at the cat-e-log pictures of L136c but take a more open view and see the internet for more on this species.
I'm sticking by it's not H. Contradens.
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That is the same fish from my previous post. Is it possibly a L102? The shot in the catalog are hard to tell, but looks a like
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