ID needed for pleco

[hello kitty]

ok he is a mottled brown colour, about 2 inches big so far. the lfs said they are popular as they dont grow as big as other plecos. his fins are very large, specially the fin on his back. trying to get better pics up asap!

http/i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/corsalou/pleq.bmp


http/i7.photobucket.com/albums/y275/corsalou/pleco.bmp

also would name name suggestions

 

[Bloo]

I might be wrong, but that looks like a long fin bristlenose

 

[hello kitty]

if a bristle nose is meant to have bristles on his nose its not one of them lol he doesnt have any bristles. im sure lfs said something like abersque and im sure the first part of its name started with m

 

[eudielynn]

Can't see your pics because our pc's at work filter out photobucket, but just to let you know, female bristle nose plecs don't always have bristles and the ones that do have smaller ones than the male.

 

[hello kitty]

oh right, do they tend to be a mottled browny orangy colour too. lfs said they dont grow too big. its bugging me not being able to remember what he said!!

 

[abstract]

if they did say arabesque, then this is it (but it doesnt look like that to me)
http/planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/hypancis/229_f.php

more likely a long finned bristlenose though IMO even if it doesnt have bristles (it is a female then)....scientific name = Ancistrus
http/planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/hypancis/229_f.php

i've been seeing a lot of long finned BN's lately so i wouldnt doubt that (especially females)

 

[abstract]

clown plecos are orangish brown...

http/planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/panaque/734_f.php

 

[Bloo]

if a bristle nose is meant to have bristles on his nose its not one of them lol he doesnt have any bristles. im sure lfs said something like abersque and im sure the first part of its name started with m

Young females do not necessarily have bristles.
I'm pretty sure it's a long finned female bristle nose. If that's correct, they will get up to 6".

It's most certainly not a Queen Arabesque.

 

[abstract]

if a bristle nose is meant to have bristles on his nose its not one of them lol he doesnt have any bristles. im sure lfs said something like abersque and im sure the first part of its name started with m

Young females do not necessarily have bristles.
I'm pretty sure it's a long finned female bristle nose. If that's correct, they will get up to 6".

It's most certainly not a Queen Arabesque.

i believe it is the other way around (although i could be wrong)....young female BN's start out with bristles and most "lose" them over time

 

[Bloo]

mine have never ?

 

[Bloo]

On further investigation I believe the correct common name is "Veiltail bristlenose" and you can see many more pictures here on PlanetCatfish. They are classed with the Scientific Name as "Ancistrus sp.(5)"

 

[SirMinion]

I'm in no doubt at all that it's a female longfin (veilfin) ancistrus. *shrugs*

 

[hello kitty]

hmm thanks for the help he doesnt have spots on or anything his skin is just mottled coulors. now hes hiding so i cant describe him anymore!!

 

[Bloo]

Yep and now that I think about it even more, you’ve more than likely confused “Ancistrus” (which is what it is) with “Arabesque” (which is what it's not)

 

[hello kitty]

yeah i think he might be an Ancistrus but with no bristles so does that make he a she?!