Snowball Plecostomus (Baryancistrus sp.) LDA33 is another beautiful South American sucker catfish that is indigenous to Brazil’s – Pará, RioTapajós and Rio Xingu.

The Snowball Plecostomus is also known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Snowball Pleco, Big White Spot, Big White Spot Pleco, White Spot Pleco, LDA33, and L142.

Baryancistrus sp. have black bodies with large white to yellowish spots that cover their entire body including their fins. Sexes are difficult to distinguish but males tend to have more pronounced pectoral fins with small bristles than females. Their caudal fins are concave.

The Snowball Plecostomus is somewhat territorial with other bottom feeding species, but in a large tank they tend to keep to themselves.

Size 7cm