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Pics and Video => Fish pics => Topic started by: theoryguru on March 22, 2013, 07:56:54 PM

Title: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: theoryguru on March 22, 2013, 07:56:54 PM

I scored 5 BN plecos for $10 yesterday  :D
Here's pic of one of them.  Is this a "Calico" BN?

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/theoryguru/Aqua/IMG-20130322-01813.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/theoryguru/Aqua/IMG-20130322-01808.jpg)

Title: Re: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: linuxrulesusa on March 22, 2013, 08:03:05 PM

Could be stress coloration.  Give it a day or two more to settle then check again.

Title: Re: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: African cichlid Keeper on March 22, 2013, 08:54:34 PM

No it looks like a green bristlenose pleco

Title: Re: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: Jaws22 on March 22, 2013, 09:24:45 PM

Mine are a tannish/orange with dark markings, I would'nt give up on the ones you have.

Title: Re: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: theoryguru on March 23, 2013, 10:47:28 PM

I've never had plecos breed in any of my tanks but if they do - bonus!

Title: Re: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: jkeeler on March 24, 2013, 12:43:31 PM

Look like a regular brown.  I have just about all the color morphs and I have browns that look like that.
The calicos mentioned appears to be more red/orange.  My green dragons are more solid.

Enjoy and for $2 you can't go wrong!

Title: Re: Calico BN Pleco?
Post by: theoryguru on March 24, 2013, 11:16:15 PM

They seem to have acclimatized and looking more brown, the lines of the spots are still visible just not as pronounced as the first day.