1st Post of a Pleco Lover

[quix]

Hullo all...been browsing the forum for awhile and finally decided to make my 1st post. My main interest is in plecos and particularly focusing on panaques, pseudacanthicus, megalancistrus.....also luv discus, cories and altum angels as my plecos' tankmates...so here's some pics! :)

Hypotomus luteus 12 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album75/DSC07582p.sized.jpg

Megalancistrus cf. barrae 15 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album65/DSC07647p.sized.jpg

Megalancistrus cf. barrae 8 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album65/DSC07588p.sized.jpg

Megalancistrus sp. "Ashura" 13 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album68/DSC07384P.sized.jpg

Fight of the Megas!
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album65/DSC07638p.sized.jpg

http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album65/DSC07624p.sized.jpg

L343 11 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album69/DSC07443p.sized.jpg

Acanthicus hystrix L155 6 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album66/DSC07426p.sized.jpg

Pseudacanthicus hystrix L64 18 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album39/DSC06661.sized.jpg

Panaque sp. Peru L191 11 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album38/DSC06637.sized.jpg

Megalancistrus sp. L234 12 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album37/KIF_0543p.sized.jpg

L90 Papa Panaque 11 inches excluding tail filaments..(but he's dead! :( )
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/L90a/DSC05616.sized.jpg

L27 Xingu Platinum 15 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/LDA63/DSC06581.sized.jpg

L24 12 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/L24/DSC07417p.sized.jpg

L25 11 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/L25/DSC07422p.sized.jpg

L25 13 inches
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/jayyquix/scarlet.jpg

L27c Goldline panaque 9 inches
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/L27c/IMG_1926p.sized.jpg

L600 7 inches
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/jayyquix/DSC05673P.jpg

LDA65 Titanic Panaque 23 inches biggest fella in my tank :)
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album36/DSC06516.jpg

http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album36/DSC06478.sized.jpg

Two of my tanks :

6ft Monster pleco tank
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album77/DSC07739p.sized.jpg

4ft Megalancistrus tank (with small royals, altums, cories and rummynoses as mates)
http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/albums/album77/DSC07707p.sized.jpg

Dat's all for now..hope u guys enjoyed the pics! :D

[Kieranuk]

WOW! That is amazing! Great set-up!

[DanDanUK]

Yeah i'll agree with kieran great set up !!!

[Tainted Glory]

That just might be the most amazing pleco collection I've ever seen.

[Thomascl]

WOW :WHOA: what a collection you have there you must drop a kg of veggies in there every night.

Thomas

[DanDanUK]

In you 6 ft monster pleco tank can you tell me how many fish you have in that tank ?

I'm really interested what speices you have in the tank !

Again Great set up !

[redtailfool]

awesome pleco collection, thanks for sharing!

btw... how often do you change your water. Just curious because you have discus
and lots of plecos in the same tank.

[rweedon]

AWESOME! I love the plecos too just getting into them wanna sell any of yours ha ha... awesome set ups...

[cabouta1]

most beautiful collection i have seen to date. how long have you been keeping plecos. awesome tank setups. congratulations,

[spryandspringy]

WOWEE! You've just given me a new appreciation for those guys! What kind is this one (below)? I've never seen one before.

[cabouta1]

aint that a sweet one springy. love plecos too. have several, my favorite gold nugget died during a tank transfer.

[fishyboi]

OMG!!! THAT LOOKS NICE. ALL THOSE PLECOS

[quix]

Thanks all for the kind words... :)

DanDan...I have around 22 of them in the tank..mainly Megalancistrus, Pseudacanthicus and Panaques..with a few of exceptions like Hypotomus, Cochliodon, Acanthicus and Ancistrinae

redtailfool...I change water twice a week..running a big wet/dry filter and returning the water from sump via 2 rainbow lifegard FBF

cabouta1..been keeping plecos for the past 3 yrs or so :)

[quix]

WOWEE! You've just given me a new appreciation for those guys! What kind is this one (below)? I've never seen one before.

I cannot see the pic...maybe i am not a full member yet? :confused:

[guppy]

Hiya Quiix and welcome to MFK! I love the L25 and have never seen them before, great collection.

[spryandspringy]

The one I was asking about has the long, elegant, red fins.

[magic]

That was the most amazing pleco collection i have ever seen!!!!!! Also the best pics of plecos i have ever seen!! Amazing!!!!!!

[guppy]

S+S, that was an L24 by his labels , another I have never seen before.

[quix]

Thanks all again!
Spryandspringy...that's a L24 as guppy mentioned.. :)

[AngelicGreenTerror]

:thumbsup:

I simply adore the 4ft tank with the Altums, Rams, and the tetras.. I also loved your 23 inch Pleco, largest I've heard of.

I also have a Common Pleco, which is gonna replace a 14 inch Pleco I used to have, and the 5" Pleco is growing out in my 20g.. But Nice tank, I just simply love those tanks.

[shoefreak03]

that is the sweetest pleco tank. love those royals...

[quix]

Thanks! i am still not satisfied with the look of the 6ft..am always shifting and rearranging the wood around to see what looks good..and i have a pile of wood lying around ready for usage..haha :D

[thamunsta]

im definatly satisfied with your 6 ft setup and im diggin all the plecos LOL i thought i liked plecos , guess not :jaw:

[lizardfishman]

nice tanks. how many cories do youhave in the 6' tank?

[quix]

nice tanks. how many cories do youhave in the 6' tank?

hi lizardfishman, i dun really know and dun really wanna count them! haha..there's too many of them inside and some have been with me for more than 2 yrs..they bring so much fun to the tank :D

[Hasi]

WOWWWWWWWWW! They are really some ****in amazing pleco tanks! :jaw:

Truely awesome! WELL DONE TO YOU MY FRIEND!

[Steve_89]

VERY cool collection of plecos. :drool:

[Loubard]

Thanks all for the kind words... :)

DanDan...I have around 22 of them in the tank..mainly Megalancistrus, Pseudacanthicus and Panaques..with a few of exceptions like Hypotomus, Cochliodon, Acanthicus and Ancistrinae

redtailfool...I change water twice a week..running a big wet/dry filter and returning the water from sump via 2 rainbow lifegard FBF

cabouta1..been keeping plecos for the past 3 yrs or so :)

First of all, very cool tank!! :thumbsup:

Second, you say your running 2 rainbow lifegard FBF right? So, any good? What type do you use, the FB 300's? And what pump do you have on them?

Thanks,

Loubard

[quix]

First of all, very cool tank!! :thumbsup:

Second, you say your running 2 rainbow lifegard FBF right? So, any good? What type do you use, the FB 300's? And what pump do you have on them?

Thanks,

Loubard

hi loubard! yeah the rainbow lifegard are cool FBFs..definitely better than the OTTO FBF i used b4...i am using the biggest,,FB900..running both using 1 OTTO2000 pump with sponge filter attachments...i would say very easy to setup and use..juz make sure u run them with a pump that has good mechanical sponge filtration...

[Loubard]

Nice, I'am gunna run 3 FB300 for my 200 gallon tank, with 4 P. bichir lapradei and 4 Sorubim lima. Do you think that would be sufficient enough?
It is gonna be mechanical filtered first and then go in to seperated pumps for the FBF.

[quix]

wow 3 eh!? i reckon should be more than enough! :D
remember to keep your water well oxygenated...FBFs are supposed to consume oxygen more quickly than other filters due to their efficiency

[bluedempsey]

i love your tanks quix!
:headbang2

[jenBLKAROWANA]

AWESOME TANKS!!!!! I too am a pleco lover!

Jen ;)

[Raiders]

Nice a$$ Pleco tank....beautiful variety.

[Loubard]

wow 3 eh!? i reckon should be more than enough! :D
remember to keep your water well oxygenated...FBFs are supposed to consume oxygen more quickly than other filters due to their efficiency

Better be on the safe side, don't wanna see alge or worse. Thanks for the tip!