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tetratech  Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003   | I saw a gorgeous grey spotted pleco today in one of my lfs. I think it was a L264. I've seen this called a Sultan Pleco and also a Vampire Pleco. I almost bought it, but not knowing the species and of course the lfs didn't know how big it gets, also the price was $50 U.S. dollars Last edited by tetratech at 16-Apr-2005 20:04 My Scapes |
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freeblaze  Enthusiast Posts: 279 Kudos: 421 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004 | Haha got to watch those tank busters. My wife sucker'd me into getting this long finned plec. I got home and was freaked out because ive never seen it before. There isn't a profile for it here or planet catfish. At that point I was aggrivated. After further investigation I found out it was a long finned bristle nose and gasped in relief. LOL FreeBlaze  |
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sirbooks       Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004  | Yeah, those sultan plecos are nice. I don't know why they were labeled as vampire plecos though, that title belongs to the L007 and/or L029 plec. They are in the same genus as the sultans, but they're so different looking, it's hard to believe that someone could goof so much.  And, there is actually a profile for the fish here. [link=http://fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/leolep.xm They grow to six inches or so, maybe a little larger. Fifty dollars is a little on the high side, my work has 3-5 inch sultans priced at forty. |
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OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005 | Nice fish. Sure wish we could get a variety of plecs around here. About the only thing we ever see is the common plec and the occassional sail fin and that's about it.  |
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| tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 | The only reason I saw this fish is because an Aquarium Adventure store opened in New York and it's 11,000 sq ft of only fish. I currently have a snowball, clown, albino, bristlenose dwarf plecos in my 46 with the usual assortment of tetras, rams, etc. Do you think adding this Sultan would be too much for the bottom. I also have "I think" 4 otos in there. My Scapes |
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| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | 50 dollars is good for a large specimen. On the other hand, I recieved my youngster for around 20 US, and raised it to a good 6" in length. |
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| tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 | These guys were about 3" for 50 bucks. They also had a Mango Pleco, which they had listed as "Magnum" My Scapes |
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| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
| tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 | Nice article coln, I was about to ask you what was a good price for the Mango, but if they grow to 12 inches I don't think I would put him in my 46gallon that currently has 4 different dwarf plecos. My Scapes |
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| Fish_lover Fish Addict Posts: 742 Kudos: 176 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Nov-2001 | wow that's a nice pleco...now if only my lfs had it....... |
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