NEW TO PLECOS -- MY SET-UP & SOME STOCK

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Are you quarantining any of these before you put them in the main tank? I can't help but think you're going to put something dangerous in there and wipe it all out.
 
matubula said:
Are you quarantining any of these before you put them in the main tank? I can't help but think you're going to put something dangerous in there and wipe it all out.
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Absolutely on point!! I wrote at the beginning of this thread that I made many noob mistakes....... this was one of them..... I added plecos left and right regardless of source...... I got something really bad which cleaned out about 40% of my plecos at the time..... considering my many years in the hobby, it was an absolute horrendous decision on my end. After clearing the bug, I now only add pieces directly to my pleco tank that I know for a fact have been in captivity for a long time with no disease issue(s)..... and yes I realize this is still risking it....... I have several plecos currently in quarantine.

I hope new pleco keepers like my self will learn from my nooby decisions. :)
 
Warborg said:
I did that back in the 90's. At my peak I had 50 different kinds of plecos. Turns out, I like the more common(big) ones such as Rhino, Albino Sailfin, Normal Sailfin, Pardalis, Multiradiatus. Which yes are all in the Pterygoplichthys family
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My rhino pleco is one of my favorites! Starting to discover which ones i'm not crazy about. Might sell some pieces in the next month or so.
 
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