I remember seeing them in the 80's for $20. Royal plecos were $25. Back then $20 for a pleco was to much, a sail fin was about $4.
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I also remember back when Royals and Blue Eyes were relatively cheap years ago....If the poisoning story is true then the collection point must have been in an enclosed body of water,or else wouldn't the poison just flow away downstream?
Like Jay stated, there are multiple theories. After doing some digging/research, the most believable theory is that the original area where they are collected has been heavily polluted along with drug cartel over running the area and not allowing collecting. It is very strange that you can not find any small ones/babies. Any blue eye you see these days is full grown. Another story which I think is a myth is that a rich white mans daughter was stung by a stingray and apparently fell very ill or died, so then the man paid some locals to poison the whole area to kill the sting rays... which in return killed all the blue eyes. I really wish some investigation was done. I would love for Jeremy Wade to do an episode on it lolthey can be gotten but mostly larger sizes.. from what I have heard the original place they were collected was poisoned... and the second location is heavily infested with drug operations making collection of hem tougher.
anyway here is my 15 inch+ blue eye.... my prize possession. (I bought it this size)
and also my thread with many more pictures.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-blue-eyed-monster.655214/page-5#post-7415008
I would totally watch a river monsters episode where he is dodging drug cartels and following myths about a rich foreigner poisoning a river. that right there is an emmy. but yea I have only seen full grown animals as well. have they been bred in captivity?Like Jay stated, there are multiple theories. After doing some digging/research, the most believable theory is that the original area where they are collected has been heavily polluted along with drug cartel over running the area and not allowing collecting. It is very strange that you can not find any small ones/babies. Any blue eye you see these days is full grown. Another story which I think is a myth is that a rich white mans daughter was stung by a stingray and apparently fell very ill or died, so then the man paid some locals to poison the whole area to kill the sting rays... which in return killed all the blue eyes. I really wish some investigation was done. I would love for Jeremy Wade to do an episode on it lol
anyway here is my 15 inch+ blue eye.... my prize possession. (I bought it this size)
and also my thread with many more pictures.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-blue-eyed-monster.655214/page-5#post-7415008
Like Jay stated, there are multiple theories. After doing some digging/research, the most believable theory is that the original area where they are collected has been heavily polluted along with drug cartel over running the area and not allowing collecting. It is very strange that you can not find any small ones/babies. Any blue eye you see these days is full grown. Another story which I think is a myth is that a rich white mans daughter was stung by a stingray and apparently fell very ill or died, so then the man paid some locals to poison the whole area to kill the sting rays... which in return killed all the blue eyes. I really wish some investigation was done. I would love for Jeremy Wade to do an episode on it lol
anyway here is my 15 inch+ blue eye.... my prize possession. (I bought it this size)
and also my thread with many more pictures.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-blue-eyed-monster.655214/page-5#post-7415008
That truly is a majestic fish, I'm very jealous
Dude, those Plecos are SICK......and I'm not even a big pleco guy
All of those plecos look superb mate, that one with the orange fins is sublime!
