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	15 year old pleco...
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	Here is a link...http://www.nettakvariet.no/galleri/showphoto.php?photo=2722&size=big&sort=1&cat=last14 He lives in a 300Liter tank..but soon will be moved to a 900 liter tank. How old can the pleco get? And what kind of pleco is this? Robby I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	That's just a good-old Gibby (Sailfin). Most catfish are able to live over a decade, so this plec is getting some good time on its life. It may even live over two decades. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	that looks like a stunted common pleco? It only looks like it is 7" long. Anyways, plecos like alot of catfish can live up to 24 years. I have a 15 yr old common pleco, and 2 or 3 corys of the same age. EDIT** i red some of the posts, and a later post says it is a gibby) Last edited by victimizati0n at 08-Apr-2005 14:56
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	That fish is most definitely not only 7". It looks a good 16-18" at least to me... -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	I agree with Shini, it looks a good 16 inches
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Yes, take a look at that Convict Cichlid to the extreme bottom right of the shot. That plec makes the Convict look tiny. That gibbiceps is cruising toward 18 inches in length at a rate of knots. It might even be longer than 18 inches. Without a ruler up against the tank it's hard to tell accurately, but that is a BIG plec. And needs that 900 litre aquarium it's been promised ASAP. EDIT: wish I could understand Norwegian. Then I could understand the comments on that board under the pic. Last edited by Calilasseia at 08-Apr-2005 16:16 Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I very big pleco, and I would say by the size of the other fish around him that he's at least 15". Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I also think that it's quite big. maybe 15/18 inches. I also read that they live about 20 years. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I'm not sure about lifespan but these fish do get big. There is one at the Baltimore Aquarium, I've heard it's either 18" or 24", either way it's huge My pics of it aren't great, Babelfish probably has some good ones I agree that the fish in the pic isn't 7" ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Rob1619 Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004	That pleco is more than 7" thats for sure.. Check out this pic and see the other fish next to him http://www.nettakvariet.no/galleri/showphoto.php?photo=2728&size=big&sort=4&cat=500 Robby I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	How big are those Convicts in the picture with him? Only I tried a little experiment. Assume that the Convicts are 2" juveniles, and then take one of them and measure the Plec using that as a "scale bar". If you do that, the big Gibbiceps is 20 inches. It's ten times longer than the Convicts. Which neans that the Convicts can't be fully grown, because they reach 5 inches, which would make your Gibbiceps over four feet long if they were! Even if the Convicts are only 1½ inches long, that is still an impressive Plec. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	It's not a gibbby, but it is a pterygoplicthtys sp...and it does look a bit cramped, if not stunted. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 09-Apr-2005 19:46
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