Pleco Id

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  1. Quue

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    Hey guys

    so i found this pic on the web and would like to find out what pleco ïf it is a pleco" and are we able to get it


    hypostomusaurogutattus.jpg

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    It looks like a part albino form of a common.
    I have seen them from time to time in the UK. Not sure about SA though.
     
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    It's a Hypostomus auroguttatus, sometimes (incorrectly) known as Plecostomus luetkenii. Its L-number is LDA035. It doesn't seem to be well-known at all and there's also a different fish that comes up when googling these names, so if it turns up here it'll probably be by luck rather than design.

    Source: Moused over the image to bring up the filename :redface:
     
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    @PsyXe,
    Indeed, the name is the photoname! :idea:

    You do get similar sort of partial and total albinos with common Plecs, and I have also seen a hideous pinky-red form too
     
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    Ew, that sounds awful. I suppose there's no arguing with tastes, I mean some people like parrotfish :sick:
     
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