Bn Impersonater

[Craster]

Bought what we thought were a pair of BNs from the fish shop a couple of days ago, but when we got them home and had the bag floating in the tank, realised that one of them didn't look much like a BN at all. We put them both in anyway, because I didn't fancy the poor thing's chances at surviving a trip all the way back to the LFS. I've got what I think is a pretty decent photo - can anyone identify?

Thanks.

 

[youngfisher]

Looks like a leapord plec, I could be wrong though.

 

[bagu]

haah thats one cool BN

looks like leopard

 

[stiffler69]

Common plec aint it

 

[youngfisher]

Yeah, Common leapord Plec

They grow massive!

 

[stiffler69]

Bought what we thought were a pair of BNs from the fish shop a couple of days ago, but when we got them home and had the bag floating in the tank, realised that one of them didn't look much like a BN at all. We put them both in anyway, because I didn't fancy the poor thing's chances at surviving a trip all the way back to the LFS. I've got what I think is a pretty decent photo - can anyone identify?

Thanks.

Id take it back unless your tank is massive!

 

[snowflake311]

its a gibbi aka sail fin L083 L165

 

[skippy_49nz]

Snowflake wins the prize. They're sold as redspot plecos in NZ. I have one. They can probably grow to around 15in which is quite big, but not HUGE. I love the patterning on them and they do a great job of eating the algae which might try to grow on your tank. They are poop factories though! I have to keep on top of it or I would have miles of electrical cables covering the bottom of my tank.

 

[helterskelter]

Thats a gibby or sailfin or many other names.

they grow to over 24 inches and defo not a dawrf BN!!!

 

[Craster]

Thanks folks, confirmed my fears. Well, the little chap's been netted (easier said than done in a 350L heavily planted tank!), bagged, returned and swapped for a real BN.

 

[morgan]

Hi, a similar thing happened to me 4 years ago. My supposed little BN grew to be a 15" Common! You did the best thing if you didn't want a fish that big.

 

[snowflake311]

Thats funny because I bought a female BN pleco that was labelled as a common pleco. But I knew it was a BN some of the little guys even had little bristles.

 

[Liam50]

Thanks folks, confirmed my fears. Well, the little chap's been netted (easier said than done in a 350L heavily planted tank!), bagged, returned and swapped for a real BN.

i would have thought you might have been able to keep it in a 350

 

[Craster]

Thanks folks, confirmed my fears. Well, the little chap's been netted (easier said than done in a 350L heavily planted tank!), bagged, returned and swapped for a real BN.

i would have thought you might have been able to keep it in a 350

By all reports they're quite territorial. With cories, a peckoltia and a BN in there too, I don't think it would have been sensible to keep him.