hey all is there any plecy heads outta there that can help me with afew things. i have fallen in love with them so my girlfriend says, anyway chat soon
Dan
Dan
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how ya doin,i have afew plecos and i dont know all the numbers yet but here goes lol 1 royal,1 king tiger,1 13" common,3 borno butterfly,3 bristle noise,1 glowstar,1 lepard,south american catfish and another 2 i dont know of yet i i have put afew piccys on here today in gallary i will take some better piccys when i fish them all out,question is that too much for a 140ltr tank?
I would say thats a problem right there
I'd be looking for a bigger tank about now, probably up around the 400 litre range. Will give you room for your other plecs as they grow as well.
I assume you mean hillstream loaches? I would consider setting up a seperate tank for them too. They prefer cooler high oxygen water. But they only grow small so dont need a huge tank.
A good article on Hilstream Loaches - http://www.loaches.com/articles/hillstream-loaches-the-specialists-at-life-in-the-fast-lane
Cheers
Ian
thanks for that that was a really good site much enjoyed, i aim to get 6' tank very soon manyly for more plecs i love them
i have just put in sum slate shelfs into my tank 3 layers high at out end and planty at the other,all but my king tger and royal have all adopted an area alone with my red-tail black shark, the 12 tiger barbs love the plants and so do my neons, i have 3 shimps and 2 loachs cleaning my floor. i have dark blue moon lights for at night to watch my plecs out and again much enjoy. just need another tank really lol
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check every-other day n every sat morning i fill my external filter up ( close the return pipe) empty out and siv my bio gravel with cold water,wash out my filter and fill it up again with fresh water return to the tank, i spent alot on a test kit, i would like to breed in time, time will tell
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My pleco reached 20 inches. Not sure what kind. He was dark, with the usual speckling. I had them bred once, in a cave I made of slate. They layed goldish coloured eggs. Very pretty. I belive these fish breed at an early age, they were no more than 3" when this happened. It sounds like a bigger tank is a good idea. Then you can seperate the larger variety between the two tanks. The ID in my avatar is 25" long. 15+ years old. If a fish has the cappability of growing large, it will and won't stop. Good luck I to am addicted.
i still have sum slate left over i will have ago, i take it to breed i will need plecs of the same type ie 2xl066 say or are they into cross breeding?