Biggest type
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What do you consider looking good? What temps will your water reach at night in the winter?
The biggest pleco is the LDA65 Titanic pleco. Oddball use to have one, and they max out at near 3'. IMO the biggest good looking pleco would be megalancistrus species. Of the species that look really good, the biggest would be hypostomus luteus in its gold stage, or royals (particularly L027, and L330).
The biggest pleco is the LDA65 Titanic pleco. Oddball use to have one, and they max out at near 3'. IMO the biggest good looking pleco would be megalancistrus species. Of the species that look really good, the biggest would be hypostomus luteus in its gold stage, or royals (particularly L027, and L330).
Here is one of my old commons that was given away. In the picture it is being housed in a 300 gallon pond.
like wyldfya says, i would go for a huge royal or LDA65. both panaque so both with a great and active personality.
well... there is the monster pleco thread... you can choose... http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31564 dont think the royals are in there though, they werent originally considered big enough- well some of them
I wouldn't recommend keeping a titanic, or any tropica species, in an unheated CA pond. Without so much as a passive heating system, the water will drop into the 40s in the winter and rise to over 90 in the summer. 1500 gals isn't enough volume to keep a stable temp. I had to use passive heating in the winters and shading in the summers to keep my 5800 gal pond somewhat stable. And, that was in IB.
Keep in mind that a filtered pond has a greater temp fluctuation than an unfiltered pond. The more you have air to water contact, the more the air temp will affect water temp.
Keep in mind that a filtered pond has a greater temp fluctuation than an unfiltered pond. The more you have air to water contact, the more the air temp will affect water temp.