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Posted	Cat Fish Identification
07-05-2007 22:23 by mwilde	Please can one of you identify this cat fish for me. Thank you very much
07-05-2007 22:23 by mwilde	Picture 1
07-05-2007 22:24 by mwilde	Picture 2
07-05-2007 22:27 by -Rob C-	Gibbicep Pleco
07-05-2007 22:31 by netty d	knew someone would know
07-05-2007 22:33 by r tate	sail fin Gibbicep Pleco
07-05-2007 22:33 by mwilde	Cheers Netty - it didnt take long for a response.
07-05-2007 22:33 by mwilde	Thanks - i thought it might be a Glyptoperichthys Joselimaianus. However i have no idea - it came in a tank i bought. Do you know it its worth anything or is it a common one? Thanks.
07-05-2007 22:35 by -Rob C-	Not worth very much, fairly common fish. Just a word of warning they do get very big, I temporarily rehomed one for my uncle that was near 2ft!
07-05-2007 22:36 by r tate	fairly common but beter than the standed plec i think??? £20-25 for 10-12inch
07-05-2007 22:37 by paul stevens	But if i was you i would rip that internal filter out of that tank there a waste of space.
07-05-2007 22:37 by mwilde	Its too big really already. I think im going to try to rehome it and get something smaller. Can anyone recommend a plec to keep the algae down - i really would like a L46 but they are a little expensive.
07-05-2007 22:39 by r tate	ow sory mw cant help but somone hear will
07-05-2007 22:39 by mwilde	LOL - get rid of the filter - its a Juwel Rio 300 - i have made the modifications to the filter as per the forums you come across - ie adding bio balls or what ever they are called - i also have a Fluval 305 and a UV. The filter is big though - but it hides the heater and the pipes for the external filter as they come into that unit.
07-05-2007 22:40 by paul stevens	What size tank have you got.
07-05-2007 22:41 by paul stevens	Yeah but they take up so much room in the tank.
07-05-2007 22:42 by mwilde	A rio 300 - its a little smaller than a 4ft x 2ft x 2ft. The biggest i can fit in my house.
07-05-2007 22:43 by -Rob C-	Bristlenose plecs don't get too big and do a good job at algae control, otocinclus are good too and definately won't get to big! As for R Tate saying £20-25 I'd say alot cheaper, maybe about £5
07-05-2007 22:44 by paul stevens	telboy wouldnt even say that much...
07-05-2007 22:45 by mwilde	Okay thanks - thats a shame - i was hoping it was going to be worth a fortune! Thanks everyone for such a fast and helpful response.
07-05-2007 22:46 by mwilde	So none of you want to make me an offer then?
07-05-2007 22:48 by r tate	good point rob i was thinking seapet prices
08-05-2007 08:45 by PaddyD	mwilde you are right It is a Glyptoperichthys Joselimaianus also known as L001/L022 or big spot pleco. - Not as big a Gibbi. Grows to about 10".
08-05-2007 09:50 by mwilde	I found this article that compare them both to each other. http://www.wetpetz.com/joselim.htm
08-05-2007 10:33 by Scraggyaggy	You're all wrong. It's a Snow King pleco. I've got one about 2 feet long at the moment. Still expect it to grow.
08-05-2007 12:43 by PaddyD	It is really easy to tell these apart - Sailfins have dark round spots forming the pattern, instead of irregular white blotches that josemailanus have. Definately not a snow king Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii as the shape is wrong - Snow kings are more elongate and have a quite different pattern - sort of laid on top of the back forming a regular pattern.
10-05-2007 07:17 by Rexel	it looks like a L001 to me to, the Bensch recons it gets to 6ins, ive been getting fish back that measure a good 10in. The markings on the Lepoard plecs (as we call themthat we sell) often are more rounded with some having quite brightly sliver blogges (if this isnt a true word, let me be the first to call it my word)on them
12-05-2007 21:52 by naiad	It is a L001/L022 Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus, supposed to grow to 12".

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