What type of Pleco????
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I believe the photo looks like possibly female Bristlenose.
Clown plecos although they remain small.. are not particularly effective as alage eater,They are more of a wood eater and omnivore as opposed to herbivore.
Bristlenose are good algae eaters and seldom get over five inches long in my expierience.
Clown plecos although they remain small.. are not particularly effective as alage eater,They are more of a wood eater and omnivore as opposed to herbivore.
Bristlenose are good algae eaters and seldom get over five inches long in my expierience.
This is either a bristle/bushy nose or rubberlip/bulldog pleco. I'm going to guess he/she/it is about 1-2 inches right now, meaning it's still juvenile. Once it grows up a little (3-4 inches) it will either grow face tentacles (meaning it's a male bushy), not really change much in appearance (meaning it's a female bushy) or gain more defined lines in on the body, but retaining the head spots (meaning it's a rubberlip). My money is on female bushy.
Edit: Either way you're getting a good algae eater.
Edit: Either way you're getting a good algae eater.
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yeah, it's either a bushy or a common, the head shape from the side shot makes me think bushy. Some females get bushies and some don't. Some bushies are really good cleaners some are not. Either way they are great plecos. Clowns are striped with a dark brown stripe and a tan stripe, they are not speckled.
