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Fish? Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Aug-2005	http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/9807/mvc888l1gv.jpg http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2756/mvc887l2qq.jpg http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4889/mvc883l6ew.jpg I've got two of these, though I could only spot one. They're currently in a 55gal, but if they turn out to be a large species, I can move them into a 150g. Thanks in advance, i'm sure it's a simple ID... -Fish? Last edited by Fish? at 01-Oct-2005 00:20
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Common pleco... It will outgrow your 55 gallon tank, but the 150 gallon should be fine. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Fish? Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Aug-2005	Ok, thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	yep yep..common pleco...it will grow up to 2 feet....and produce lots of waste
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	They get big, so it's better to put them in the 150 gal. tank. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	yeppers, it's your common poopy pleco Just beware they can have such an attitudeI remember trying to catch mine to sell him back to the lfshe destroyed the tank and put holes in 5 ziplock bags but oh aren't they interesting to watch Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Fish? Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Aug-2005	How fast do these bad boys grow? All of my 150g tank fish are 8-12" and some aggressive, I don't want to drop these 3" plecs in there, they'd be a snack. Maybe I could grow them to 6-8" in the 55g? Thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Expect them to be 6-8" long in about one year. They will be fine in your 55 gallon until then. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Fish? Small Fry Posts: 8 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Aug-2005	Ok, thanks. ...just to be certain, the TWO of them will be fine together in my 55g until they're big enough for my 150g, with about 16 other (smaller, 2-6" ) community fish? I've just heard that common plecs don't mix well with other common plecs... Thanks again. Last edited by Fish? at 01-Oct-2005 23:42
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	They can be territoral towards one another, but as long as you have enough hiding places for each of them it should be fine. And yes, you can grow out two of them in a 55 gallon tank. If you have any problems, it would probably be fine to add them to the 150 gallon, as their bony armor and sharp spines discourage other fish from attacking them. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	I had a small plec (2 inches) with a oscar of same size the oscar grew 3 times as fast as the plec and never tried to eat him. i doubt anything in your 150g would try to eat him.. i find there is a difference between a aggressive fish and a hungry fish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06


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