Also, a friend of mine just picked up a sailfin pleco for his 120g tank and wanted me to ask for him: growth rate? And how big can he actually expect it to get? It's in a 120g tank win a handful (maybe 6) of 5" cichlids for right now.
Pleco with fire eel and BGK in 350g tank
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Plecos (like any fish) will grow best with clean water, low stress and good quality food.
as said clean water and good food, I would feed cucumbers to to help supplement the wood that should speed up the growth slightly
The sailfin will usually grow pretty fast until they reach about 10-12" then they should slow down and will probably reach 16-18"
Im not sure how much faster you can realistically make a panaque grow. I am guessing they are slow growers because of their diet and their armor. I would guess it takes them longer to develop
Yep, about 11.5"
I'm not sure how much faster you can realistically make a panaque grow. I am guessing they are slow growers because of their diet and their armor. I would guess it takes them longer to develop since their scales are much much harder than other pleco types. But as said, keep a varied diet and perfect water for best results.
Yep, about 11.5"
I'm not sure how much faster you can realistically make a panaque grow. I am guessing they are slow growers because of their diet and their armor. I would guess it takes them longer to develop since their scales are much much harder than other pleco types. But as said, keep a varied diet and perfect water for best results.
when this tank is set up, it's going to be fully plumbed so I can finally not have to use buckets and a hose to do water changes, that water will be flawless! Right now I am changing around 300g of water a week by filling up and dumping buckets one at a time... takes me at least 2 days to do weekly water changes due to the set up of my apartment...
my god man get a python it lets me change 50% water on my 100 gallon in an hour and a half with me sitting on the couch watching tv and glancing at the tank
Does that handle refilling too? I've always used a siphon and buckets, also would need to stretch about 100ft to reach the nearest drain/sink. Does it have in line dechlorinator or something (I live in a city and our water is about as bad as flint Michigan at this point...)
