Are candy striped plecs good algea eaters?

[jacblades]

definately looks like a rubbernose
hope you didnt have to pay a gold nugget prics for him...

 

[k2snowboards88]

it looks like one to me too, except for one thing. Don't rubbernose pleco's have dark spots?

 

[jacblades]

there are many differnt colorations of them. some have dark spots, some have light spots, some are solid. they range from tan to grey to brown.