Id This Fish

[E3ramirez]

What type of pleco is this?

L-72?

 

[PRW1988]

Looks like a Gibi pleco to me.

 

[E3ramirez]

oh how big does this fish get b/c i had this one for a wile now and its not that big.

 

[tropicman]

he is a common pleco can get to 12" and bigger so watch out

 

[catxx]

common pleco is a bit vague tropicman, theres at least 3 specific plecs that get referred to that plus a dozen other nondescript plecs that can be mistaken for it, all with slightly different sizing!

e3ramirez - its hard to tell from that pic, lots of plecs have very very similar colouring. have you looked through planetcatfish? it might be easier for you to look at the pictures on there with the fish in front of you!

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/family.php?family_id=4

 

[Esfa]

Im pretty sure it's not a common.

 

[the biffster]

LOOKS LIKE A GIBBY TO ME

 

[tropicman]

yes but it is a common pleco and is identical to mine so ........

 

[PRW1988]

Looks more like a gibi due to the spotted dorsal.

 

[mrbudgie]

i've got 3 gibi's and it looks nothing like them its head shape. side fins and especialy its sailfin are all different so a gibi

 

[PRW1988]

i've got 3 gibi's and it looks nothing like them its head shape. side fins and especialy its sailfin are all different so a gibi

So let me get this straight, you're saying it's not a gibi due to the head shape, the side fins and its sailfin, then you say "so a gibi". Are you agreeing with me or no??? I'm confused lol.

I believe it to be a gibi due to the coloration and also due to the spots in the sailfin.

 

[Esfa]

i've got 3 gibi's and it looks nothing like them its head shape. side fins and especialy its sailfin are all different so a gibi

So let me get this straight, you're saying it's not a gibi due to the head shape, the side fins and its sailfin, then you say "so a gibi". Are you agreeing with me or no??? I'm confused lol.

I believe it to be a gibi due to the coloration and also due to the spots in the sailfin.

i think its supposed to be "to a gibbi"

 

[tropicman]

looks identical to a common get a better pic up but from that pic it looks justlike a common

 

[Esfa]

looks identical to a common get a better pic up but from that pic it looks justlike a common

Dorsal fin and side fins look nothing like my old common. Also the colour seems a bit too light. Look at the difference between the plec in question and the real common plec next to it.