Pleco Id

[rdp50734]

Hello can anyone id this plec? It was labelled black cacuta but I cant find it anywhere!

It is about 2" at the moment and has a white tip to its dorsal fin and tail fin at the top! Thanks in advance!

 

[plecostomus-mad]

Common name: White Spot Rubbernose Pleco
Family: Loricariidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Colombia, Venezuela,
Size: under 12 cm (4.72 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 200 litre (53 US gal)
Temperature: 20 °C (68 °F) - 25 °C (77 °F)
pH tolerance: 6,8 - 7,8
Water hardness tolerance: 5 - 18 °dKH
Tank type: freshwater tank
Floor water column: bottom
Life span: 10 years
Behavior: territorially aggressive
Care level: moderately difficult
Feeding: omnivore -

 

[tom130691]

10 years lol

edit apparently a bn can do 20 value for money or what cost me £1.50

 

[plecostomus-mad]

10 years lol

indicated age is usually in the wild, so you can probably knock a few years off in captivity.so it says 10, probably more like 7-8 in captivity.

 

[rdp50734]

It looks close but it does not have the white tips. The tips are 4mm triangular shape on the tail and dorsal!

 

[plecostomus-mad]

It looks close but it does not have the white tips. The tips are 4mm triangular shape on the tail and dorsal!

ok, its pretty darned close so i would definatly say a rubbernose of some kind. took me ages to find anything close!!

 

[rdp50734]

Thanks for having a go!

 

[plecostomus-mad]

Thanks for having a go!

no problem

 

[rdp50734]

bump

 

[matubula]

Its not a Chaestoma/rubber nose, the eyes are far too large. It looks like an Ancistrus/Bristle nose of some sort.