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	Pleco ID (With a pic)
Connor333 Hobbyist Posts: 111 Kudos: 72 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	At first I thought this guy was a bristlenose but now I am not so sure. Anybody know what kind he is? sorry for the blurry pic. It's the best I could get. Thanks http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v165/Connor333/fish%20pics/?action=view&current=HPIM0968.jpg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
FMZ Enthusiast Posts: 271 Kudos: 503 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Jul-2002	looks like a common plec to me. Maybe someone else will add to comments and let you know for sure. it looks like a common though
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
tetraman1225 Banned Posts: 155 Kudos: 51 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-May-2003	it is a common
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yep, it's a common. Liposarcus pardalis to be exact. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	YEp that looks like a common pleco alright.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Connor333 Hobbyist Posts: 111 Kudos: 72 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	Uh oh. So what should I do? Take it back? If I took it back what should I get as an algae eater? Thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	leave it in your tank. your tank is big enough for one. they do an all right job with algae. but the get big
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Connor333 Hobbyist Posts: 111 Kudos: 72 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	If I kept it wouldn't I be overstocked a bit?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Alkyne Mega Fish Posts: 1053 Kudos: 2064 Votes: 23 Registered: 29-Apr-2003	If that is the only common pleco in the tank yoouu should be ok, depending on the filtation-what do you have filtering the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Connor333 Hobbyist Posts: 111 Kudos: 72 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	I have an AQ 500 and a Fluval 304 for filtration. One question. If I kept him would I still have room for one or two rosy barbs and another dojo?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	easily you could add more than that
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	The only thing is that as the pleco gets bigger he'll look out of place. (and the amount of waste in that size tank will be obvious!) You are talking about a 23 inch fish when he is done growing. I would personally take it back. They are a 125 gallon minimum fish in my opinion. Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Connor333 Hobbyist Posts: 111 Kudos: 72 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Apr-2004	Ok, IF I keep him, how many more inches of fish could I add when he and all the other fish are full grown? I was planning on keeping a couple of my rosy barb babies and getting another dojo. Thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
oscar_man Hobbyist Posts: 83 Kudos: 62 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	what you should do, go ahead and get ur little fish but what where saying is when your fish gets big take it to your petshop for a trade in
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	looks liek a common. [span class="edited"][Edited by victimizati0n 2004-07-16 15:58][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I think we had that established already. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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