what is my pleco

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what is my pleco

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hi guys/gals

i just wanted to know what breed of pleco i have as i have been told it can either be a common or an orange marble hi fin and i need to know what size tank it should be in as it is already 19.5cm or 195mm (7.6inch) please can someone help
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Hi wesa.benoy,

Welcome to Planet Catfish. To answer your question, we'll need some pictures of your fish.

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these are the only two pics i have with me when i showed them to a friend he said "Looks like a Pterygoplichthys pardalis or Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps from belly pattern" but i'm really not sure
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Hi,

thats Pterygoplichthys/Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus.

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I agree with Daniel,
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
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