Biggest Gibbiceps youu ever seen

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Frank Castle

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How big was it? I strictly stuck to smaller-ish bottom-feeders for the most part, but I got a baby Gibb for next to nothing (might have been free, actually) so I said "Ok, I'll do ONE BIG one", but my others are clowns and Bulldogs and small stuff. I had 2 Pardalis years back that topped about 16-18" in only 2-3 years, and I heard Gibbiceps, another of the Sailfinned-species get over 16" as well. Is it common or once-in-a-blue-moon or what? It's not a big deal, I mean....I've done it all before, but i'm still curious.

Also, How many other types of "Sailfin" Plecos are there besides Pardalis and Gibbiceps??
 
Frank Castle said:
How big was it? I strictly stuck to smaller-ish bottom-feeders for the most part, but I got a baby Gibb for next to nothing (might have been free, actually) so I said "Ok, I'll do ONE BIG one", but my others are clowns and Bulldogs and small stuff. I had 2 Pardalis years back that topped about 16-18" in only 2-3 years, and I heard Gibbiceps, another of the Sailfinned-species get over 16" as well. Is it common or once-in-a-blue-moon or what? It's not a big deal, I mean....I've done it all before, but i'm still curious.

Also, How many other types of "Sailfin" Plecos are there besides Pardalis and Gibbiceps??
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Years ago I had a nice gibby that I grew to about eight inches.....not sure how that ranks on the size scale but it was certainly one of the most enjoyable plecos that I can recall having...very active.
 
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I personally had one at 15 inches(Sailfin). My eye doctor's office has one at 21 inches(the biggest one I've seen). I've heard(without proof) of someone claiming to have one at 2 feet.

Any of the Pterygoplichthys could be considered a 'Sailfin'. Rhinos, L001, and disjunctivus are just a few examples. Not all make it to the 20 inch mark. Rhinos and L001s are smaller.

Here's the different Pterygoplichthys

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/genus.php?genus_id=6#703
 
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The one in my avatar was 14" when it died unexpectedly about 3 months ago, it was only two years old. It was a cool fish I don't miss the poop. I have another same age that's only about 8", and a third about 5" but that's about 5-6 months old, so this may become a whopper as well.
 
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I have one at 20" and an albino at 21"
 
It's always an awesome sight to see a huge gibbiceps, I'd love to see a set-up with cardinal tetras and a single huge pleco parting the waves lol
 
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