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hi everyone.

I was just looking through different plecostomus pictures, and I found this Imperial Pleco. It looked really cool, and I was wondering if anyone has kept them before? And i was thinking when I get my 100+ US Gallon tank, that i might buy 2 of those for it. They only reach 4" in length and they are canivorous. They wont eat other fish though unless they are bothering them. I was just wondering if 2 of them would be enough to clean the algae of the glass. I knwo they need some meat in their diet, so I would supply them with brine shrimp or some cichlid pellets.

I was also wondering how much roughy they would sell for because i have seen other plecos sell for over 100$ at my LFS.

If anyone has any info on them, please let me know.


Thank you.


Cheers,

~Zix Stix~

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=168

there is some general info on it, and as far as price, they are one of the more expensive plecs.

In the US expect to pay 150-200 for 1-1.5 inch fry. I've seen adults go for $300 or more. Expect to pay a little more than that in Canada.

They won't touch any algae in your tank as they are strict carnivores. As a matter of a fact 2 of them in such a large tank would IME be a waste as the fish will seem to get lost and you will probably rarely ever see it. IMHO that would be a waste of such a prized pleco.



Present: L183, L114, L330, LDA33, L059, L340, L136, L399, Clown, Whip Tail

Past: L001, L239, L200, L134, L030, L110, L204, L260, LDA08, L226, Ancistrs sp3 albino as well as calico, L187 (sp2), Common Hypostomus punctatus

Adults go for 400 plus these days, not much lower.

Hi there,
Out here in BC, these plecos sell for 250 dollars each for young 2 inch specimens.


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