Fav Pleco

[fishmon]

The Adonis is great when it's a juv. but looses the spots on the front half of it's body when it gets older. The Royal looks the same all the time, real nice. Couldn't go wrong with eather one. My Adonis will move the cichlids out of the way when it's time for him to eat.

 

[Oddball]

I just got a line on a 2 foot (hard to believe this size is for real) Violet Royal. I'm going to give it a shot. Here are a couple of smaller ones to give you an idea of how they look.

 

[ChickenTeeth]

I just got a line on a 2 foot (hard to believe this size is for real) Violet Royal. I'm going to give it a shot. Here are a couple of smaller ones to give you an idea of how they look.

Drooling

 

[Icedkore]

I like the Mango Pleco (L-47) and Queen Arabesque Pleco (L-260).

 

[Magik220]

I just got a line on a 2 foot (hard to believe this size is for real) Violet Royal. I'm going to give it a shot. Here are a couple of smaller ones to give you an idea of how they look.

Those are sweet looking. Are they really rare?

 

[quix]

I just got a line on a 2 foot (hard to believe this size is for real) Violet Royal. I'm going to give it a shot. Here are a couple of smaller ones to give you an idea of how they look.

This rouses my curiosity. have u seen the pic of the 2ft version of this pleco that you are getting? How does it look like, and any pics to see?

this is a point of debate down here in asia for us..this red fin royal originates from Rio Xingu and many of us feel they are just juvenile versions of the common Xingu Platinum LDA63. I have consulted with an expert who do research on plecos and they also confirm that the red fin royals are just juvenile versions of the Xingu population royals.
and some of the hobbyists here have kept the smaller ones and seen the red colour fade and the fish gradually looking like the common Xingu Platinum that we often see.

 

[Oddball]

Here's an adult he's previously sold. He tells me that, normally, the lines aren't so broken up. It appears to be an L027 'tocantins' platinum royal.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Nice pickup oddball, more pics once you get him please!

My fav. pleco is the gold nugget, thou ive never seen any really big ones! =0(

 

[joeytoe]

I've always liked Gold Nugget Plecos. Does anyone know how big they get?

from what ive read there supposed to max out at like 12-14" but ive never seen one even close to that.

 

[quix]

Here's an adult he's previously sold. He tells me that, normally, the lines aren't so broken up. It appears to be an L027 'tocantins' platinum royal.

u mean the shop said dat panaque is L27 Xingu? completely different fish..the last pic u posted is a LDA65..the same fish as the huge fella u have now..

this is L27 Tocantins

this is L27 Xingu