Help Identifying this beauty Pleco

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Reims
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Help Identifying this beauty Pleco

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Anyone have any ideas of which Pl*co this is :?:
Thanks
...Kevin
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:roll: I know I know ... not the best pic, dirty glass
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Post by FuglyDragon »

Looks like a red spot or gold spot (L001) to me. Someone more knowlldegeable will prob be able to tell you which exactly. Either way if it is I have found them to be very hardy, easy to feed (they eat about anything and compete well with other fish), but they do get very large (15" + ) and produce a huge amount of waste
Check out my pages on plecos in New Zealand http://mikesaquatics.co.nz
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Post by Reims »

Thanks for the prompt response FuglyDragon :!:

I searched PlanetCatfish on L001 this looks like mine...
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... /177_F.PHP

Would both red or gold spot both be L001 :?:

...Kevin
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Post by FuglyDragon »

No they are different fish.

This is the other one
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... /148_F.PHP

Gold Spot(L001) and Red spot(L083) are what they are called in the LFS's here in New Zealand, not sure what common names are for them elsewhere
Check out my pages on plecos in New Zealand http://mikesaquatics.co.nz
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Post by lotsabettas »

A clearer picture would help but from the pic you posted it looks more like an L001 than a Gibby
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Post by Jorge »

Is a . In Spain we call it "Joselín".
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Post by Reims »

Here in Canada, the common name for L083 is a Sail Fin Pleco.

Sorry about the quality of the picture :cry:
I'm confident that he is a gold spot (L001)

Thanks for all of the responses :D

...Kevin
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