My Xingu Royal Pleco.

[DrBranDo]

Here's a picture of my Xingu Royal pleco at 3inch approx.
Have 2 of them and been keeping them for almost 2 months
now with an albino which is about same size approx.
Any comments (bad or good) more than welcome.
Still new in this pleco world. :)

P.S Can I put a Gold Nugget with those 3 pleco? (2 Xingu and a common albino)
Tank is a 120 gallon with Aro and 5 4inch Tiger Datnoid.
Or better keep all 4 pleco in a 15 gallon by themselves? THX

[benzjamin13]

Nice Pleco

[WyldFya]

Great looking royals. I would say you should be fine in a 120 so long as you have tons of wood in there for them. The royals need wood in there diet, and at there larger extreme can rasp through several lbs a year. Also will provide hiding spots for the plecos to lay claims to territory. Watch out for aggressiveness from the gold nugget if you decide to get one. I would recommend one of the more docile species, L177 for example. Anyway, let us know what you decide on.

[Steve_89]

Looks good :)

[Honda12]

Good looking pleco.

[davo]

nice pleco, good pic ups. yeah the GNs tend to be agressive territorial, but as long as you have plenty of good spawning sites, they will each have a territory and things should be fine.

[DrBranDo]

Thx for all the nice comments guys.
Will go the the lfs and see what kind of deal on nice pleco they have.

[Hakon]

It's tail looks blue, is it because of the surroundings? Nice plec anyway.

[WyldFya]

No the tail just appears to be in that first picture. They have a semi-transparent membrane.

[zekni]

I like these guys, always wanted one. Nice pleco.

[davo]

i had to have a second look though, the blue tail would have looked good

[DrBranDo]

The tail is white/transparent.
Wished it was blue :) hahahah

It's tail looks blue, is it because of the surroundings? Nice plec anyway.

[WyldFya]

Ya, a royal plec with a blue tail would fetch quite a large price.

[davo]

Ya, a royal plec with a blue tail would fetch quite a large price.
theyll prob discover one

[WyldFya]

theyll prob discover one

I hope not, I don't want to have to set up a tank for that pleco!

[davo]

that dude vis...........somethin could prob create a glowing blue one~!

[WyldFya]

man that would fetch way to high a price. But would be so awesome to have.

[davo]

man that would fetch way to high a price. But would be so awesome to have.
nah, eventually you could do it to any fish, theyd be way common, just your average panaque

[paintboi101]

nice pleco, i still need to get more, but i also need to get my pleco tank done before getting more plecos, making/getting a stand rdy right now so going to take awhile to get more plecos.

[USMCtanker]

thats a cool pleco i want

[WyldFya]

nice pleco, i still need to get more, but i also need to get my pleco tank done before getting more plecos, making/getting a stand rdy right now so going to take awhile to get more plecos.
How big is your tank going to be, and how many do you have already/plan to get? Also what kinds do you have???

[oscar300]

Nice plecs, loving the colour variation!

[Mr Pleco]

Nice Royals. Everytime I see a royal of any kind I buy it. Its starting to become a problem instead of a hobby:screwy: