Any Pleco Fanatics out here?

[redtailfool]

Plecos are my guilty passion . Ive always wanted do dedicate a tank for plecos but never had the chance to. Anybody into Exotic Plecs here?

[bluedempsey]

Plecos are my guilty passion . Ive always wanted do dedicate a tank for plecos but never had the chance to. Anybody into Exotic Plecs here?
all pets?
i like larger parrots?

[Caveman]

I like plecos but have a hard time finding any rare ones locally.

[MATTCB]

Love plecos! I once had a 110 gallon with about 100 lbs of african root wood and about 20 some plecos. Everything from a zebra, snowball, leopard acanthicus the big boys, 2 emeralds, a scarlet, hystrix, goldy, pelegrinni, leopardus and more. One of my favorite tanks ever.

[kido]

i was a pleco fanatic once and bought a lot of exotics but i slowly had to sell them due to space constraints for my real favorites which are monster fishes :d.. i left some though, i still have my L27, LDA33, L128 and adonis pleco :)

[shoefreak03]

i have one royal :thumbsup:

[scarlett]

Hi! I m a pleco die hard in Singapore and my fish room is dedicated mostly to plecos. I have friends are are as crazy over those critters too. Currently I have a 6 ft tank housing Pseudacanthicus species and another two 4 footers housing panaques and many others. Planning to add more tanks to my fish room soon.....

[SteveL91]

Add me to the list. Working on getting a handful of 40-50g breeder tanks up and running for a few breeding projects.

[Hasi]

I love plecos but unfortunately most are illegal here so i dont get to keep many exotics. The ones that are available are all AU$500 or more

[Miles]

I love exotic plecos, especially the big ones. It's unfortune they usually run so high in price, for a fish that isn't as active as most. I can get some large and rare ones, anybody want me to share pics? ;)

I wish Plecos and Rays were more compatible..

I also noticed most fish keepers go with Rays as a bottom dweller to the aro/dat monster tank. I have yet to see someone with a nice collection of Monster Plecos in these big tanks!

Miles

[rweedon]

I love the pleco! Oh how I love them...

[snogard]

since i've entered the pleco fanatic forum :grinyes: can you guys help ID this pleco 12"-13"

[jenBLKAROWANA]

I love plecos! I have had so many different kinds...I really love those little guys....I did have a SAILFIN GIBBACEP, she was about 13 - 14 inches when she died...I still do not know what killed her, the lfs guy said she may have had to much protein...? But I replaced her with an 8" WHITE-SPOT PLECO....really beautiful pleco....

Jen ;)

[snogard]

hey jen do you have any idea what kind of pleco i've posted? thx

[joeytoe]

I really enjoy Plecos even though its hard to find Different kinds around here, Mostly Ive just had the Common Snowflake Pleco's, Now I have 2 common an one Bushynose. Im thinking about getting a Gold nugget an maybe a Rhino Pleco as well.

[cabouta1]

Love plecos! I once had a 110 gallon with about 100 lbs of african root wood and about 20 some plecos. Everything from a zebra, snowball, leopard acanthicus the big boys, 2 emeralds, a scarlet, hystrix, goldy, pelegrinni, leopardus and more. One of my favorite tanks ever.
Do you have any pics of that tank, sounds like a real beauty

[joeytoe]

since i've entered the pleco fanatic forum :grinyes: can you guys help ID this pleco 12"-13"

He could be a chocolate Pleco.

[Sescil]

L-25
L-91
L-007
L-136A
L-183
L-204
L-14
L-128
L-264
L-001
6 Brown Bushy nose
1 Ancisturs Temmenicki
2 Hypancistrus Inspector
L-168 Butterfly pleco

As you guys can see ... I really love plecos

[jenBLKAROWANA]

hey jen do you have any idea what kind of pleco i've posted? thx


Sorry hun...I do not....I think there is a site that could help...I know its on an old post of mine...I will try and look for it!

Jen ;)

[jenBLKAROWANA]

since i've entered the pleco fanatic forum :grinyes: can you guys help ID this pleco 12"-13"


Here....try this place...I am sure someone here can help ya out!!

http://www.plecofanatics.com/


Jen ;)

[cabouta1]

L-25
L-91
L-007
L-136A
L-183
L-204
L-14
L-128
L-264
L-001
6 Brown Bushy nose
1 Ancisturs Temmenicki
2 Hypancistrus Inspector
L-168 Butterfly pleco

As you guys can see ... I really love plecoscan you post pics

[snogard]

thanks jen..yer a sweetheart!!

couldn't post the pics though. i think i need to post a couple of comments before they can allow me to attach pics.

[shoefreak03]

how can you not be a pleco fanatic after seeing pictures of zebras. i wish i could get my hands on a few to breed.

[Sescil]

Just learning how to use the digtal camera ... As soon as I figure it out I'll get some pix posted ...

[jenBLKAROWANA]

thanks jen..yer a sweetheart!!

couldn't post the pics though. i think i need to post a couple of comments before they can allow me to attach pics.

Your welcome...
I was gonna tell ya to go to plecos.com...but their site is under construction....
Good luck! Great looking pleco btw...

Jen ;)

[rweedon]

looked to be a common pleco of the Trinidad persuasion they are pretty much the same but the trinidad has a little more pattern to him and is quite a bit more brown instead of black... not 100% though you should look them up...

[snogard]

yep. now im leaning towards trinidad. just looked 'em up and that's as close as it'll get to it. but if anyone has a different view let me know. thanks everyone.

[prm]

that one looks like my trinidad sailfin

[kido]

here are pics of some of mine:
10" adonis

[kido]

14" gibiceps

[kido]

goldline panaque L27

[kido]

L128

[kido]

L204

[kido]

and lasly LDA33, hope you guys like them :)

[redtailfool]

Kido.. excellent pleco collection bro! i was wishing you would post those.. :thumbsup:
BTW, where did you get that glass divider?? is it custom made?

[John Kwasniuk]

Love plecos but need more space to fit them in a dedicated tank too - I need more space for everything

[rweedon]

oooohhh... aaaahhhhh....oooohhh... aaaahhhhh....oooohhh... aaaahhhhh....oooohhh... aaaahhhhh....

[shoefreak03]

that goldline looks sweet, is the eyes red??

[kido]

Kido.. excellent pleco collection bro! i was wishing you would post those.. :thumbsup:
BTW, where did you get that glass divider?? is it custom made?

thanks :)

its an acrylic divider that i got from one of our lfs.. but its not available all the time so i got several of them when they had some :D .. i think they bought a big sheet then cut them out themselves to fit standard tanks and sold it off..

[kido]

that goldline looks sweet, is the eyes red??

thanks, yup its got red eyes but not as red as rhoms and other piranhas ;)

[Miles]

Heres some misc Pleco pics, enjoy!

[Steve_89]

Woah!!

I wouldnt mind a few of them!!

[Thomascl]

Im a mad Pleco fanatic i have a few but im another Australian who has to pay an arm and a leg for just one of these. But love them anyway :hearts:

[kido]

guys, post some pics of yours so we could pin this thread for great pleco pics :)

[Miles]

Sorry about the WaterMarks, but these are some darn good photos from my Exporter!

Enjoy!

[lizardfishman]

i love plecos but dont have any because i dont whant to pay 20-30$ for a smaller species and i cant really find them

[Brandy]

WOW! I never knew there were so many different plecos. I always just thought they were "algae eaters" and never gave them a second thought. I may reconsider now.

[redtailfool]

Miles thats an awesome albino pleco you got there.What kind is it??
awesome pics guys, im pinning this thread.

[kido]

the albino looks like an albino adonis pleco if im not mistaken :)

[Miles]

Yep.. Albino Adonis Pleco..

We can get smaller ones, but they aren't cheap.. We have been offered 12-14" albinos, but due to their rarity, even *I* as an importer would have to pay close to $1000 for one. Crazy huh? You know what's funny however, the oriental importers we work with will snatch one up at that price in a heartbeat. American importers cringe at the thought..

[Waldo]

Fish go where the market is. Most of the pleco people I know only want BN pleco's not the meat eating 48" pleco with lyre's and armor like a tank. They consider them status symbles over there and would give a left nut to get one.

[Oddball]

Here are a pair of violet royals I just got in. The pic is actually 2 pics joined together. I never saw royals this color before.

[Oddball]

Here's an 18" royal I got from Jon a while back. He grinds down about 50lbs of driftwood a year.

[iloveplecos]

This is a list of what I keep. 6 L005 Angelicus, 4 L007 Vampires, 4 L015, 4 L028 Angelicus, 1 L147, 1 L200 lemon spot 9 LDA08 Gold Marble Bristlenose, 12 LDA25 Pitbulls 5 Dwarf Albino Bristlenose, 3 Ottos, 2 Synodontis Nigiventris (1 Zebra Kutu)

[DeLgAdO]

Here's an 18" royal I got from Jon a while back. He grinds down about 50lbs of driftwood a year.

fi, fi, fi, fi, FIFTY POUND A YEAR!!!!!???????? :eek:

[Oddball]

fi, fi, fi, fi, FIFTY POUND A YEAR!!!!!???????? :eek:

Tell me about it! The sludge and sawdust in the prefilter always looks like yesterdays coffee grounds. I stopped selecting driftwood pieces by their looks a long time ago. Now, I just select for bulk. He also eats almost a 5lb bag of potatoes a month besides his regular feedings of 4oz of rabbit pellets, 1oz of earthworm sticks, frozen peas, frozen beans, banana, and kiwi he gets on a daily basis. I'd curb his diet except for the fact I want to see just how big he'll grow to. He's almost at the 19" mark now.

[SteveL91]

Here are a pair of violet royals I just got in. The pic is actually 2 pics joined together. I never saw royals this color before.

Very nice. Panaques are among my favorites. There's a seller on Aquabid selling "Violet Royals" by the name of "Ffn." Did you get your Violets through him? I'm assuming you're the same Oddball as the auctions, but I just wanted to make sure. I'm considering buying some fish from him, but first-hand experiences are always appreciated.


Thanks,
Steve

[Oddball]

Yep. Got em from 'Doc' at FFN.

[SteveL91]

Yep. Got em from 'Doc' at FFN.

Don't mean to pry, but would you buy from him again?

[Oddball]

This was my 5th order from Doc.

[Waldo]

as you can imagine Hard algea eaters are hard to keep fed, however are usually the last to starve. it's funnie. throw a peice of zuchini in a tank with three diff pleco's in them. one pleco will eat the outside, the other the soft seed guue and the other the meat. they all have different preferences.

[quix]

I am a plecofanatic! Mainly focusing on Megalancistrus, Panaques, Pseudacanthicus..the bigger the better! :D

[Waldo]

Im a mad Pleco fanatic i have a few but im another Australian who has to pay an arm and a leg for just one of these. But love them anyway :hearts:
I've been trying to sell fish to australia but they are not easy to get ahold of. If you can help us we'd be much abliged.

Check whats going over to Asia..... I'm going to bring some over here too.... don't worry. here's a few more pleco's that came through our facility last week. Sorry about the water marks.

[redtailfool]

That Panaque takes the cake waldo !

[DeLgAdO]

are plecos really **** factories?

[Waldo]

our pleco tanks have less ammonia build up then any of the other fish. I'd say nay.

[jelly]

Do Ottos count?

If so, I have three.

[SteveL91]

Just picked up a 6-8" Baryancistrus sp. L-47. I'll probably pick up 3-5 more L-47s over the coming weeks. After that, I don't know just yet. Hopefully, I'll have some pics later.

[sandtiger]

Do Ottos count?

If so, I have three.

I hope so because thats what I have. :D They are in the same family so I say yes...though I don't think they have an L number.

I am a pleco fanatic but I don't have any plecos (except the otos)....oh wait, I lied...I am gonna be the owner of a 14" Panague nigrolineatus....THANKS MFK!!!! :grinyes:

I have had commons before...who hasen't. I also had a clown panaque but traded him...he was a nasty SOB. I briefly had a bulldog plec but it died two days after I got it.

[jelly]

Otto's are great little fish, I haven't seen a spot of algae since. I want some zebra otto's, i've seen some great pics.

I would really like some zebra plecs but they are very expensive over here now, my LFS has them at £245 not sure how many $'s that is. Ban on exporting them from Brazil.

Inspired by this very thread I am going to pick up a pair of L128's 'Blue phantom plecs' on the weekend for my Amazon setup. Does anyone know of an easy way to sex them?, It would be nice to try and breed them.

[zix]

:) my plecos1 Lda-1,2 lda-25 pitbull pleco, 1plecostumos, 4ottos ,1l-18
, 2britlenose, and 1 that i dont no L number,plus some banjos ,cory´s ,kulli´s
My pleco is the bigger ,lda-1 is most agressive fitting all :screwy:

[arofin]

I am going to build a pleco tank , doing some research now, i know pleco like just a little light . need driftwood ,high water flow , high water temperature. very rich oxygen and good water quality. what have i missing? and thanks for reply:)

[seveland]

I like plecos, but they're second to central american cichlids.

[reefraymaster]

I had a leopard ancrithins pleco

[Loubard]

Hey very cool pleco's everyone! Shame they can't be kept with bichir!!

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5520&stc=1

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5008&stc=1

Love that fish's looks! :thumbsup: Anybody now a name and average price?

[loach43]

Plecos are my favorites. Had a blue eyed that I gave away to a friend because I had to move. :cry: Got him at a fish store on 14th street in NYC for $20 bucks (I think the place was called petland). Obviously that was in the 90's before they became nearly extinct from pollution. He was a really nice jet black one with vivid blue eyes. Currently I only have one pleco ( Royal pictured in avatar). Poops his body weight daily and I love him so.

[Daniel Machado]

I'm another pleco-fan... Now I have a xanto (Parancistrus aurantiacus) and a L-077 with my CA/SA cichlids. Planning to get a Pterygoplichthys parnaibae in the next few days.

Best regards.

Daniel.

[starrfish71]

I am an avid pleco fan. Over there years I have had, no doubt I'll forget some, but the list is:

Leopard pleco, sailfin pleco, hypostomus, chocolate hypo, green phantom, royal pleco, clown pleco, rubber lips, bulldog, monster pleco, king tigers, rhino pleco, blue eyed pleco, butterfly pleco, mango pleco, and my all time favorite, acanathis adonis, ADONIS pleco. Nothing like the Adonis. amazing fish. Mine responded when I talked to him- fed out of my hand.

[redtailfool]

great thread guys. theres a lot of monster fans that are into plecos too!
glad you all came out of the closet. Post more pics guys !! Awesome collections
no doubt . . .

[tom h]

i love plecos too. the bigger the better. it's just a beautiful thing to watch them munching away happily on a cucumber. i've allways wanted to do a pleco tank, but the ones i've seen in my area that i really liked were just too expensive. now that i have the room and tankspace, i was thinking about getting a panaque to put in my tank with senegal bichirs. any suggestions or warnings?

[aquaoahu]

Once you get bitten by the Pleco bug, it's hard to stop obtaining as much as your tank and/or wallet allows.

I recently picked up a Gold Nugget from a local hobbyist. They're illegal to import to Hawaii along with many of the exotic plecos (retarded law). The dept of agriculture never enforced the law until recently and so every LFS has got nothing but bushynose, sailfins, and on occasion, royals.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3785/l0185yj.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=l0185yj.jpg)

[raziel]

it very hard to stop all i have ever had are exotic plecos lol right now i only have one though a royal who is the king of all pleco i have had (including the king tiger i had and the little medusa) lol they are a great fish and most are so docile i find it too hard not to like them

[loach43]

Any thoughts, experiences or advice about which plecos are good to have with other plecos AND/OR loaches & botias? I would like to have another type of bottom dweller with my royal but I know that sometimes a fight can break out. Hate those pesty nipped fins!

[AlaskaJammin]

I might try a scarlet pleco if you can get your hands on one. I have a 14 incher in my tank, and a 12 inch spotted royal in my 210 gallon with my black aros, and they never seem to fight. I have a lot of bog log, and the royal spends more time on the glass, while the scarlet mostly huffs up food on the bottom. Ive kept quite a few plecos, always more than one to a tank, and ive never really had any serious problems. Just provide lots of hiding spots. Only problem I ever had with mixing bottom feeders was an albino marble horned pleco that liked to suck the slime coat of of my endlicheri bichir.

[AlaskaJammin]

by the way anyone know the max size on a scarlet pleco? And if you have one, they love cooked chicken......

[ROSS]

[IMG] sweet!! loricardae RECKOLTIA

[Anton]

I have a 12 inch Scarlet (L025), LDA07, and a group of Zebras I'm trying to breed.

[AlaskaJammin]

I just bought one of thes guys today.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/twilight/twilight/attach/jpg.gif
images.jpg

[AlaskaJammin]

l273 golden peckolita

[ballsmcgee1234]

I would love to get more interesting plecos, but the prices are so high here in MN and I'm afraid to order offline...

[Discfish34]

Dont they fight with each other though

[Discfish34]

Anybody there?

[Discfish34]

Does anyone know about those white plecos with black stripes

[AngelicGreenTerror]

I sure do like plecos, bought a rhino pleco yesterday and a rubbernose pleco on Saturday. And the rhino pleco already scratched my finger as soon as it entered the net. I will buy Bristlenose plecos on either Saturday and Sunday.

[Anton]

I read scarlets can grow up to 18 inches. The L273 is also a Titanic right?

[AlaskaJammin]

Yeah golden titanic, I read they get to 12, im shooting for larger. He is just a little guy right now, but definatly a male, my dealer is shipping two females soon. everyone wish me luck

[Oddball]

I just scored a new Panaque that shipped inside 2 zip-tied laundry baskets. I don't know how much more growing he has ahead of him since he's 35".

[AlaskaJammin]

That is the frigging coolest thing ive ever seen

[quix]

I just scored a new Panaque that shipped inside 2 zip-tied laundry baskets. I don't know how much more growing he has ahead of him since he's 35".

Oddball... thats a LDA65..cool fella u got there! enjoy the beast :)

[finsandfangs]

my new sailfin 18"

[kentobizmol]

Does anyone know about those white plecos with black stripes

i'm thinking a zebra pleco.
it's the last one you'll ever see, so go BUY IT NOW!!!!

[kentobizmol]

my new sailfin 18"

great picture!
i see a baby irid. shark in the back.(or is it a pangasius, paroon, mekong, etc.!)
but why isn't the pleco's sail "sail finning"?

[fishfin]

I want zebra plecos 125 dollars at my lfs

[kentobizmol]

it's impossible to get them in the US now.

[pufferfish123]

Plecos rock, I have some rare one at my shop in berkeley

[Elrec]

My usual bottom feeders were small common catfish, just got my first Large pleco, he's a riot, can dish it out to my oscar when challenged. He's still working out a constipation thing, but besides that, I love him.

[finsandfangs]

great picture!
i see a baby irid. shark in the back.(or is it a pangasius, paroon, mekong, etc.!)
but why isn't the pleco's sail "sail finning"?
just had it down when it took the pic. that is an irridesent. i am trying them as dithers and when thier too big their piranha food

[Mourinho18]

just got my first ever pleco, a little bushy nose. cute little fella, thinking of getting a few more :D

[Oddball]

just had it down when it took the pic. that is an irridesent. i am trying them as dithers and when thier too big their piranha food

Too bad you're gonna feed them out. I have over a dozen in a 650gal. Mostly the standard dark morphs. I also have three albinos mixed in with them. The color contrast really sets off the shoal.

Sorry for the derail from the pleco topic.

[AWAK.]

I wouldn't say I'm a Pleco fanatic, but just got myself two Golden nuggets and am looking forward to growing them out.

[SmOk3y]

I love plecos but unfortunately most are illegal here so i dont get to keep many exotics. The ones that are available are all AU$500 or more

Where do u live in australia? au$500 what kind of pleco do u have then?

i bought 2 different kinds not sure witch 1 are very small yet
spend like $1 each maybe no golden pleco or will see later on

:thumbsup:

[prm]

I have caught the plecotitus now and I bought a Sultan pleco today, the best fish purchase in a while and does anybody know how rare those are? Ive just never seen them before. It was cool because I was gonna buy a queen arabesque but then saw my little sultan tucked away in a corner. :naughty: :clap

[dragon fish]

i have some catfish in my tanks the most beautiful one for me is the acanthicus adonis , he is 60 cm long

[benzjamin13]

I love Plecos, but for some reason, they always seem to die on me. I usually get about 1-2 years out of them and they die on me for no reason. They longest I've ever kept one was 5 years. :( I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Everything else lives. How long do plecos live anyways? I've always wondered that and no one has been able to answer that.

[Mourinho18]

might be feeding. I'm never sure if my pleco really eats well because i don't see him eat. I throw some algae wafers and i notice he cleans up well (pvc pipes are clear of algae because of him). Algae wafers are gone the next day when i check on the tank so i assume he eats, but can't be sure. :(

[prm]

I just bought a clown pleco and a tiger pleco to go with the sultan. Im looking for 1 more fancy pleco to put in there. (75g)

[freshwaterstingrays]

two blue eyed plecos here!

[AlaskaJammin]

Just got my webcam. Im going to post some new pics of my scarlet plco for starters. Wish me luck on figuring out how to take good pics with this cam.

[AlaskaJammin]

Ok here it goes

[AlaskaJammin]

Ok im going to try this again. Super cool looking isnt he? Idont know anyone else in AK that has one.

[serpentwolf]

I used to think plecos were a bit on the ugly side but thanks to my bf I have come to see their true beauty ;) . I have had a bushynose pleco for a good 2 years now and I recently aquired a gold nugget and an emporer that petland sold to me for $6.99 as a striped rapheal catfish! HAHAHA! Soon I'll be getting a female albino bushynose and a brazilian royal. I think royals rule. I'd also like to aquire a snowflake and a queen arabesque. My emporer seems quite messy (poops a lot) but it come with the territory :) Why is it so easy to get addicted to plecos?

[toxicfish]

I just seen a snowflake that I am geting ready to buy.....and also a gold dust pleco

[JAGUARCICHLID]

WOW!! I've been a member of plecofanatics.com for some time now but these pics on this post are amazing! Never seen any that large! Great pics! I have a 125 thats mostly plecos, i currently have 3 royal plecos, 6 clowns, 2 tigers, 2 king tigers, 1 leopard and 2 that i'm trying to identify, i have a small one i think is a snowball and a 7'' that i'm not sure of, its dark with white spots. Would post a pic but not sure how to do that. My favorites though are without a doubt gold nuggets, i recently lost 3 of them that i kept for over a year, they match the zebra as far as looks i think. Also had a peppermint pleco too. The main thing with all the fancy plecos is to check out their stomachs before you buy one, sunken do not buy! I just put a large carrot in the tank and their already swarming it. The royals are especially fond of cucumbers, zuchinni. I used to worry about fouling the tank but there consumed before it has a chance to. Not all are veggies though, the tigers and goldens are more into bloodworms. I plan on purchasing zebras sometime in the future and trying to spawn them, just want to make sure i get the true zebra as i've been told there are some that arent the same aka cheaper price, i've seen them at lfs for 25 $ but i woudnt think there the same kind. I do know that there habitat in the wild is being destroyed, i guess that would be the reason for the high cost. If anyone has had any success with buying them online please let me know.

[WyldFya]

Here goes,
First the old:
-Several 10" + Gibbies L083
-Several 20" + Commons
-3 Bristlenose
-1 Chocolate 10"
-1 Royal L190 10"
-1 Rubbernose
-1 Green Phantom L200
-1 Genetic mutation L007 Vampire plec w/ Blue Eyes (Biggest Loss)
-1 Lyretail Adonis
-4 Veiled Temminki (1 Albino)
-2 True Zebras 3" L046 (Second biggest loss ever)
-1 Blue Panaque l239
-1 King Tiger L066
-2 Rhino
-1 Queen Arabesque L260
-1 Butterfly, Replacement to True Zebra
Current:
-1 Blue Panaque L239
-1 Mango L047
-1 Sultan L264
-1 Full Spotted Royal L330
-1 Orange Seam L081
En Route:
-2 Green Phantoms L200
-1 King Tiger
-2 Blue Panaques L239
-2 Blue Phantoms L128

As you can see I harbor no love for plecos!!

[andy m]

i did have a pseudocanthicus titanic but it has dissapeared think my zungaro has eaten it doh

[viciousconvict]

My family spends a LOT of time in costa rica at a scientific research station, and we got permits to self-import some when I was, like 7. We brought in a sackful of zebra fry (that is, about 10), a mango and gold nugget, which crossed. We got a royal from a brazilian guy ( we traded him a dovii). Also, some assorted plecos. In the market, incredibly rare plecos that would go for like $500 here are sold for 100 colones per kilogram (100 colones is about a quarter) for the purpose of plecostomus soup. This a nasty practice by the way, which involves cooking them live. We once knocked over a just-starting pot with 5 or 6 good sized mangoes swimming around.
Their progeny live on. :woot:

[viciousconvict]

since then, by the way, we have gotten more through tradong out our zebras. Our cardinal rule is never sell, we only trade or give away.

[prm]

I am now happy to say that I have a new 300g just for my plecos. I want to get a few more that will stay in the 6-10 inch range

[DRgrits]

Ok im going to try this again. Super cool looking isnt he? Idont know anyone else in AK that has one.


Man I wish I could find one of those. That is a dynamite pleco!

[DRgrits]

I just scored a new Panaque that shipped inside 2 zip-tied laundry baskets. I don't know how much more growing he has ahead of him since he's 35".


Now I am truly impressed!!:WHOA:

[DRgrits]

Tell me about it! The sludge and sawdust in the prefilter always looks like yesterdays coffee grounds. I stopped selecting driftwood pieces by their looks a long time ago. Now, I just select for bulk. He also eats almost a 5lb bag of potatoes a month besides his regular feedings of 4oz of rabbit pellets, 1oz of earthworm sticks, frozen peas, frozen beans, banana, and kiwi he gets on a daily basis. I'd curb his diet except for the fact I want to see just how big he'll grow to. He's almost at the 19" mark now.


Be afraid-Bevery afraid! Thats awesome:headbang2

[COLDasICE]

This thread rocks! Some awesome plecs for sure...

[Flash]

My plecos are:

1: L-14-----3.5"
1: L-18-----3"
1: L-190----5"
6: L-66----~3"

[Jamieishard]

anyone care to see pics of mine ? ......

[Flash]

Sure.

[bigfishsmallpond]

L-14

[Mad About Cichlids]

Since plecos and large new world cichlids go so well together I have never been without any.

Only one I have right now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/MadAboutCichlids/Fishes/3BeaconPleco10-20-08011.jpg

[Jamieishard]

here i go...
My Very Favorite..i currently have 2 (L200 Green Phantom)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9889
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9883
the smaller L200 i have
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=849&pictureid=7803
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=849&pictureid=7804
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=849&pictureid=7802
L200 and L128 ....I also have 2 (L128 Blue Phantom)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9884
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9885
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9887
L128 and a adult WC bristlenose
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9886
L128 and L007 ( i have 1 L007 Vampire)
L007 stressed out b.c i made him get out of his stump he hides in
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9888
L264 Sulton (grey Lepricanthus) ( i have 1 )
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9890
L264 and large norm pleco and hiding in the right a bristlenose.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9892
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9891
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9895
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9894
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1008&pictureid=9893
and my 191 i only have 1 Royal

sorry some of the pics are crappy and sorry for the nosey fish.....:)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=849&pictureid=7811
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=849&pictureid=7809
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=849&pictureid=7814