Brown Spotted Pleco?

[Spike_ea_2k6]

My mum brought me a brown spotted pleco, does any1 know its name & its profile?

 

[KathyM]

Common names are so regularly interchanged and abused by fish shops that it would be impossible to ID your plec without a picture. If you can get a photo maybe one of us lot can have a go at IDing him for you

 

[Spike_ea_2k6]

i carnt get a picture but ill have a go looking on google for 1 that looks like him, but ill give u a detail of him.

he is very black with very bright brown spots all over his body.

 

[Spike_ea_2k6]

oh i found it, its a * Galaxy gold spots pleco * can any1 give me a profile on this pleco

 

[KathyM]

Without a "proper" scientific name or L number, I don't know which plec you're talking about - common names get swapped around so much.

If your plec is gold spotted and brown, it could be an L001 (Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus):

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=177

That's a very common/cheap one, but there are literally hundreds of different ples, so it could be one of a few without knowing the scientific name/L number or seeing a photo.

Sorry I can't be of more help - maybe you could have another try at getting a picture so we can help more?

 

[Spike_ea_2k6]

http/www.boesterscichlids.com/images/galaxgold1.jpg

it looks very much like this but with more spots

 

[KathyM]

Yep, like I said, could be one of many different species. Without a picture, noone can ID it, sorry.

 

[Spike_ea_2k6]

it exacully like the picture i showed u

 

[KathyM]

I think we're going round in circles.

You said "it looks very much like this but with more spots", not that it looked exactly like it. Even so, the link you gave doesn't even say what species it is, it just gives a common name.

I still think you're best off taking a picture of yours, as just looking a bit similar isn't going to ID him - there are tonnes of similar plecs with varying needs.