Biggest pleco I've ever seen!

[Magnus30]

I've been keeping fish for about 9 years now and I just bought a five year old pleco that is just over 17 inches & weights about a pound & a half, has anyone seen one this big, I'll post a pic tomorrow.

 

[ewurm]

Check the pleco forum, there is one pictured at 3 feet!

 

[Oddball]

I've been keeping fish for about 9 years now and I just bought a five year old pleco that is just over 17 inches & weights about a pound & a half, has anyone seen one this big, I'll post a pic tomorrow.

Welcome to MFK!!!

Hang around this site for a while and you'll see some amazing specimens being kept by alot of members.

Here's a pic of my Panaque at about 3 ft. Not the biggest around but, I like him.

The second pic is a Panaque smile. To give the pic some scale; the blue bar is the back of the 180 hospital tank and it's 1/2" blue acrylic.

 

[Magnus30]

3 feet no kidding, I didn't relize they got that big, I'll check your pic as soon as I post 5 times,lol

 

[sandtiger]

Check out these guys.

 

[Daniel Machado]

AWESOME MONSTERS! If I had the tank space...

Magnus30,

Even if it's not GIANT, post pics of your plec. Wanna see it.

Best regards.

Daniel.

 

[rickson]

ooh my god i knew they get big
but not that big
i have a 14" Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps how much more can he grow?

 

[Magnus30]

Here ya go

 

[Honda12]

I'd love to have a big pleco. But if I wanted a poop machine I'd get a cow first.

 

[rottbo]

my pleco is big not 3' but big for a common and sorry only way to get a pic is to net him he hides when the lights are on