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now i heard there is another species that often gets mixed up with clowns, does that species get large? and what is different about the 2 species?

thanks, he is still acclimating

Both stay small. Clown pleco usually refers to a panaqolus species which is what I have and probably what you have. [link=http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/panaque/734_F.PHP]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/panaque/734_F.PHP" style="COLOR: #C000C0[/link]

The other that I've seen get called a clown pleco is a peckoltia species. [link=http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/peckolti/75_F.PHP]http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/peckolti/75_F.PHP" style="COLOR: #C000C0[/link]

The only difference I know that might be important is panaque species need wood and otherwise eat herbivore foods while peckoltia are more meat eaters.

ok, good mine is a little clown

and i love him already! he stays in the open, and doesnt hide like my other pleco..i dont know the species of my other one, and i barley remember what he looks like havent seen him in like a week i htink..possibly less.. but still a while lol

Mine aren't very nocturnal either provided they have enough hiding places and feel safe. They are very skittish but are equally that way day or night. The more hiding places and wood chunks I give them the more I see them. As long as they are within 4" of a hiding place they'll sit still for me to look at but if I try to get close while they are in the big open spot all I get to see is their tail as it dissapears.

Despite his size in the past month I haven't seen much more than the tip of my royals tail sticking out from under the big driftwood except the 1 day I fed out a mango.

Last edited by sham at 04-Dec-2005 20:55

lol, well the tank is heavely planted so there is like a 5in spot where there is nothing, then its all plants, i even got to see him on the glass my other one never sticks to the glass odd but i love him, and i hope he stays a while :d he is in a 20 long now just untill summer hits, then im gunna set up the 55 again i tore it down because i dont have any tall plants