What Pleco Is This?

[IssacD]

Can anyone ID this Pleco. TY. Sorry for the crappy pic.

[IssacD]

He is only about 1 inch long and has circles down his back and semicircle side fins.

[MeganL3985]

From what I can see in the picture he looks like a chinese algae eater (CAE) but I could be wrong. I can't really see the markings very well.

[Red]

Yeah Megan you are right.. it is a CAE and when they get bigger they start to eat meat and harass fish.

[Sounguru]

Beaten to the punch with out a better pic it is hard to tell.

[smaug]

I really dont think thats a cae folks,but it is hard to tell with that pic.He doesnt look anything like mine.

[MeganL3985]

To me it just looks to small, skinny and not the right shape to be a type of pleco.

[smaug]

Oh,no dont get me wrong.I dont think its a plec either.Ive been searching around ever since I saw it trying to peg an ID.

[Red]

Maybe it is a different kind of CAE

[IssacD]

ok here is another, he is so small its hard to get a good pic.

[smaug]

thats a cool looking fish.How long have you had him?

[MeganL3985]

Cool looking indeed.....just can't ID him beyond a type of CAE, hopefully someone else can either confirm or come up with something better. lol

[IssacD]

I got him on Saturday. The LFS had his advertised as a clown pleco which I know he is not. I am just curious as to what he really is.

[Sounguru]

I'm leaning toward something in the whiptail pleco range the butterfly like fins and long skinny tail.....

[smaug]

http://acsi.acnatsci.org/base/image_list.html?mode=genus&genus=Phractura
I was just there looking at the same thing.It is indeed a whiptail
http://acsi.acnatsci.org/base/getthumbnail.php?target=134627 (http://acsi.acnatsci.org/base/getthumbnail.php?mode=full&target=134627)

[cocoa_pleco]

yeppers, looks like a whiptail to me

[sandy_n]

Maybe?

http://planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?image_id=1787

[MeganL3985]

Darn it, none of those pictures will open up for me.

[cocoa_pleco]

Darn it, none of those pictures will open up for me.

sandy's does for me, but smaugs links wont open for me either

[IssacD]

Can't get them either

[sandy_n]

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk224/drubeeber/misc/1.jpg

[Sounguru]

Smaugs are a no go sandy's works fine...

[IssacD]

Time to hit the sack, I will try to get some better pics tomorrow. Thanks Everyone! :18:

[angelcakes]

looks to me like a young whiptail.............

[Dave66]

It's Rineloricaria hasemani. Most common whiptail in the hobby. Great fish, though.

Dave

[Fishalicious]

Dave beat me to it :19: :19: Yip defo a Rineloricaria hasemani - indeed a lovely fish :1luvu:

[IssacD]

Thanks All who have replied. I have been unable to take any decent pics but I will continue to try.:c12:

[IssacD]

Ok here is another pic I uploaded to my photo gallery. Still not very good though! http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/showphoto.php?photo=6481&size=big&cat=667