Looking for a name/identity

[BronzeWolf]

Hi

A few weeks ago when i was at my LFS one guy showed me a plec i think that burrows under the sand and has the markings of appearance of a twig or a leaf, does this sound familiar to anyone???

Also i would like to know if there are any small tropical algae eaters for a tank i mean smaller than 5 inches and that does not need to live within a group.

thanx

 

[clutterydrawer]

you could try a bristlenose plec, they only get to about 4 inches i believe. or you could try ottos, tehy need a small group, maybe three or four, but at 1.5" each it's not so much of an issue...

 

[BronzeWolf]

thanx for your response. I am baffled about the identity of this leaf looking tropical fish that spends most of its time under sand....
anyone???

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Sounds like a farlowella catfish, also known as twig catfish. I have one, he is about 6" now but thin. Great guy, lets me pick him up he's so laid back.

 

[clutterydrawer]

So was it thin, like a twig, or broad and flat like a leaf? at my lfs they have banjo catfish which are pretty much permanently half-buried in the sand. they look kinda leaflike. but not twiglike.

 

[BronzeWolf]

Thanx Miss Cheese.... gonna go to planetcatfish now and check out his specs....

 

[BronzeWolf]

hmmm gonna check them both out, i didnt see them properly i was a bit feaked out by them when the guy stuck his hand in and woke them up they scattered and i dint like the way they moved... but now im curious....lol

 

[BronzeWolf]

Ah Ok you got it clutterydrawer that is definately what i saw... so its not an algae eater but likes catfish pellets or other prepared food.

Miss Cheese that twig catfish looks cute, i read its an algae eater is that right???

Man catfish are weiiiird fish

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Yeah, farlowellas eat algae. All Stick eats in my 320l

 

[BronzeWolf]

eeeek, that banjo catfish still freaks me out for some reason, i would be too scared to put my hand in the tank....... i think i will get a twig one instead.....lol, now i bet you my LFS dosent have those.... haha

p.s Im assuming that being from the Loricariidae family it will poo alot does it poo as much as a bristlenose catfish and would alot of poo on the surface affect the feeding grounds of my peppered cories?