Just how big does a pleco get...

[spike38]

I just traded in My pleco "Egor" He was right at 2ft long.
He's now living in a kio pond.

Spike

 

[jag14]

That would count as a monster pleco for sure. Even my jaguar mix cichlid couldn't harass that very much. When I move up to a 125 or 150, I'd like to find another one like that.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Just wondering what about the largest plecos anyone out there has seen. How big have your Plecos gotten? The biggest one I saw as a trade in was about 18 inches. Would like to find that guy now, I have a home for him now.

At my lfs they had a 30" sailfin common in a rubbermaid stock with koi. I didn't believe them until he took this giant hunk of flesh out and it was like a tsunami of water coming at the floor full speed BAM!

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[Linus_Cello]

I'm actually not that far from Atl. About a 2 hour drive. I used to live in Norcross for about 2 years. I'd try to go after it, but I don't trust my vehicle to go that far. Also have forgotten how to get around Atl. Wish that was a store up here.

Isn't there a great Public Aquarium (zoo) in Knoxville? Why don't you contact them and let them know you're interested in a large pleco. Zoos/Aquariums keep getting calls from people wanting to donate their fish that outgrew their tank, or have to get rid of their fish, and the zoo/aquariums will decline. Maybe they can refer one of their pleco related calls to you? (There are stories of people sneaking in to zoo/aquariums to release their fish in to an exhibit; maybe they have a "contraband" pleco they can give to you too.)

 

[jag14]

I might call the local zoo, I hadn't thought of that. If I lived in Chattanooga, I would check with Tn. Aquarium. I could live in there, especially after a bad day at work. Thanks for the idea.