Pleco
 

Hello, I have a pleco, i thought he was a common but just saw a sail fin and cant tell the difference

here is a pic of him/her , and would you know its gender?

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1f82f53f.jpg

thanks

Well, I counted 13 dorsal rays on him, so that would lead me to believe he is indeed a sailfin pleco. (Common plecos have around 8 rays).

Mikaila31 said its a sailfin pleco
super pretty. get bigger than commons though!

great thankyou :-D its 20cm long and has stoped growing, how do you sex sailfins?

Don't males tend to be smaller? This probably doesn't help much :oops: hopefully someone will come on with more experience. As of now my sailfin pleco is a he/she so I will be watching this thread :)

from Planet Catfish:
"In males this is a small yet thick stump which noticeably protrudes from the fish's undercarriage. In females it is less obvious and is recessed or lies flat with the body."

Now there is one handsome looking dude!!!

Thanks, do you know if the lighter patch on his back is ok? he has always had it and never noticed anything wrong with him , some times it disapears sometimes its really strong, ( like the photo)

I have no idea. He's obviously healthy!!! I don't think I'd worry about it.

GREAT! thanks :-D:-D:-D