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anyone ID this one?

This is a discussion on anyone ID this one? within the Catfishes forums, part of the Species category; alright some help here pls Need an ID on my buddy here:...

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    Default anyone ID this one?

    alright some help here pls Need an ID on my buddy here:
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    looks like a common sailfin pleco to me
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    Quote Originally Posted by skrick View Post
    looks like a common sailfin pleco to me
    The latin name is Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CRS Fan View Post
    The latin name is Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps.

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    Yep, that's the one. Sailfin, Gibbey, or Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps. Gonna be a bruiser in a year.
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    I KNOW! Muhahahahhaaaa My own episode of River Monsters!

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    Is there a way to tell the gender of a Sailfin Pleco?

 

 

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