i have a comman pleco
and its a year this month and the thing is still 7inchs max
it eats alot but no real growth
i thought comman plecos were post to be like crazy growth?
any thoughts?
ive herd ppl tell me that some stores sale plecos under the name comman but these so called comman plecos are not comman but look like them and really only grow to 12inchs max?

Are you absolutely sure it is a common plec? There are absolutely loads of different species of plec that don't get much bigger than 7 inches, is it possible that you actually have one of these? I think the best thing to do is post a photograph of yours. Remember that sometimes you may have a fish that doesn't grow very quickly.

like the boss stated, post a pic and i'll help you identify it.
Does the pleco get his own diet, as in Zuchinni, algae wafers etc.?
And indeed some gibbis may grow slower, or stay smaller, but allways be prepared for major growth, for i've seen them close to 2 feet...

there they are!!!
hope they are good enough
he is feed his own diet pellots and zuchini
he should be 12inchs at least by now i would of thought

looks juvi common to me, no worries mate.
He'll come around he may just need some more years to get bigger.
btw you did know they can reach 20-30 years of lifespan and some need 12 years to reach their adult size.
This is a full grown specimen, and you see the head is a lot broader than the juvi head.

Just feed it good, and it will grow!

ok thank you
i was just worried
but im sure he will be fine!!!