Question for all the Royal owners out there.

[RedDwarf]

I was wondering if any one noticed when their male royals started developing their whiskers, and if their whiskers were trimmed, how long did it take for them to grow back?

 

[matubula]

Thats quite difficult to answer but on the most part slowly. I noticed one of my 8" L190 starting to develop whiskers and they may have grown 5mm in a couple of months.

 

[eyft23]

^^ i have to agree, a lot of it depends on their diet and size.. mine started to grow about the 7-8" mark
as for the regrowth of their whiskers, i have no idea.. sorry

 

[Repz]

I can also concur, my L190 starting growing at around 7-8"

 

[RianS]

I don't have any personal experience but i recall one member on here saying that if you feed them shrimp with the shell it helps the growth of their odontals. She also suggested krill. Also i don't see why you would trim them. Anyways if needed i'll try look up that thread where i read that.

 

[mrwickedweasel]

As above, around about 7-8 inches, but each pleco is different

 

[RedDwarf]

Also i don't see why you would trim them.

I'm not trimming them, sometimes the importers trim their whiskers so they don't puncture the shipping bags. The ones I have are about 8" and 10" with no signs of any real whisker growth so I'm leaning towards them being females. So in that case I will need to find a nice male for them.

Thanks everyone for the responses. It's greatly appreciated.