I bought a rubber lip pleco today based on the advice I received here. I went to planetcatfish.com to get some info on him and they do not have him listed. Anyone know where I can get some "official" info on the guy. I don't think he is the same thing as a rubber NOSE pleco. He's already attacking the brown algae. Thanks.
rubber lip pleco info
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I went and had a look on planetcatfish too. As far as I can tell, the rubber-lipped is the same as a rubbernose, which is the same as a bulldog pl*co. The species name I came up with was Chaetostoma cf. thomsoni. An alternate was Chaetostoma milesi. Maybe you can go and ID him for sure from there. I know that site can be overwhelming when you don't really know what you're looking for (who ever knew there were that many catfish!).
I don't have one, so I can't really tell you anything. At least he's enjoying the brown agae
I don't have one, so I can't really tell you anything. At least he's enjoying the brown agae
Actually, I think I have determined that it is a striped rubbernose. The color and max length all fit as well as the diet. The bulldog pleco looks to be about 6-8 inches long. The striped rubbernose is also called the striped bulldog pleco, so you were at least close. If he get to 8 inches we'll know you were right on! Thanks.
Just to confuse matters, there seemed to be several different types of bulldog pleco listed. I am glad you managed to ID him. Of course, the fish stores don't always label their fish correctly. I saw a gold nugget pleco, labeled as a roya pleco, and julii cories labeled as spotted cories.
As long as he eats the algae, acts nicely in the tank and doesn't get to big, I am sure you'll be happy with him.
As long as he eats the algae, acts nicely in the tank and doesn't get to big, I am sure you'll be happy with him.
True, but I'm sure you'll agree that part of the fun of fishkeeping is knowing what you've got and learning something about them. The lfs should ID a little more responsibly. I'm also having trouble finding what was sold to me as a skunk cory. On planetcatfish, there are only about 1000 in the family for me to go through. I'd be really ticked off if I didn't enjoy it so darn much!