which pleco is this'

I think it looks like a hypostomus plecostomus (common pleco)

do this help me for removing algee ? My near lfs called it as 'sucker fish'. They dont have any other pleco or oto. If it is c.pleco then how much time it wil take to grow large'

picture is a little blurry, but it looks like a common pleco. They do eat algea but they poop a lot as well. what size tank is it in? what other fish are with it? They do get pretty big over time. If its a small tank maybe a chinese algea eater would be a better choice.

I have to wonder about a LFS that dosent know what a pleco is, and refers to it as a "sucker fish".

having .15 g tank with moly and sword tail. If i cant get back how much time it wil take to become large'

It is a common pleco and will eat some algaes, but not all plecos will eat all algae. If given enough room he can reach 8 inches in a year and within 2 years will reach a foot. But since he is in such a small tank he probably won't live a year. What happens is that the body will quit growing but the insides won't, causing a very painful death.

Plecos are known to live 15+ years givin good conditions. Will also get 24+ inches. CAE's do not make good fish for a small tank either. They get inches and get aggressive.

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thanks all

this pleco go back to lfs