paraotocinclus or otocinclus?

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paraotocinclus or otocinclus?

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Well I got this little fish amongst a load of plecs that a neighbour wanted rid of due to changing to marine. Im a little stuck on the id of what it is exactly and ideally I would like to get more.... Can anyone id it for me, and if so know anywere in the UK that would have these in stock.

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It might be a hypoptopoma or nannoptopoma sp.
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Otocinclus does not have an adipose fin, Parotocinclus does. However, just like Richard does, I wonderwhether this one is really an Otocinclus
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Maybe this one
Hypoptopoma sp(4)
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I think it's
Nannoptopoma sp`peru_white`
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Janne wrote:Maybe this one
Hypoptopoma sp(4)
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i agree more so than the other suggestion. i had one once similar and it was sold as a jumbo oto.
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Re: paraotocinclus or otocinclus?

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Hi!!

couldn't it be some sort of Oxyropsis??
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