Sorry another pleco I.D. I'm not canadian btw.
- Thread starter E.C.
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What do you guys think the average age of these plecos that have longer "mustache"? My royals are still very young to even show any, although I have read that collectors down south removed them so the fish dont puncture the bags for shipping porpoises.
It's not necessary the age, it's more about the gender (male more so than females) and environment. Supposedly, they will grow much faster in a dark and open environment where the fish is a lot calmer (no humans looking at them inches away).
My L190 is around 10" and already showing signs of "mustache"
Or you can checkout how much this guy's goldline grew in 1 month. He has a very large pond that he grows panaques in, they call it "chew chew" instead of "mustache" checkout post #190
http://arofanatics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=511909&page=19
My L190 is around 10" and already showing signs of "mustache"
Or you can checkout how much this guy's goldline grew in 1 month. He has a very large pond that he grows panaques in, they call it "chew chew" instead of "mustache" checkout post #190
http://arofanatics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=511909&page=19
It must be hard to breed some of these to gain the "mustache" more, I've seen the profile of it in planet catfish and somehow the breeding is unknown, might go tho for a pond, but that would lose the 'viewing' part. So the chances are if it's a male it has a high chance to get that,
'sir like mustache', oh my, it's hard to tell whether it's female or male when they're young right? and a bit pricey if they're huge, so I might go for a young one. 3-4', how many years it would take to get the mustache?
'sir like mustache', oh my, it's hard to tell whether it's female or male when they're young right? and a bit pricey if they're huge, so I might go for a young one. 3-4', how many years it would take to get the mustache?
From 3-4" (presume you mean inches, not feet!) you could be seeing signs of the mo growing in 12-18 months as it gets closer to 10-12". To get the full blown Tom Selleck you could be waiting years. You need a good size tank, good water and plenty of food to get them growing steadily, and patience if you want that big "old" look. My largest L190 is starting to show them at around 9", but they aren't white like the ones in the pics. Best thing to do would be to save up and fork out for a big old wild caught specimen.
This is your surest and fastest way.
If you haven't had any experience keeping Panaque then a large adult will probably be a bit of a shock.
I was in shock when I saw the mustache! what's more with a real life encounter! Thanks for the tips and I.D. guys!
One last question, I'm planning to have a big tank and will plant some mangroves along the tank and other semi aquatic tall plants, what do you think? will Mr. Mustache go and suck them up and destroy them? I'm planning for a muddy like sand substrate and to have them establish first before introducing the fish.
I'd be more concerned about it stirring up the muddy substrate. My royals stir up a heap of sand when they feel like it, anything too fine will make a real mess.
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Mine like to destroy carrots and squashs. They chew through the tough outer skin of the kabocha very easily. I wonder if it will consider the trunk and roots of the mangroves as fine dinning. Wouldn't risk it. Also, as David R's mentioned, they'll stir up substrate when they feel like it, just for fun. Sand is ok, mud will get very messy very fast.
