got six new fish today!!!

mattmctyre · 10-02-2009, 05:22 PM

*BOUNCING S

*got five new fancy guppys. and i got one new common pleco. also got some new plants

Newman · 10-02-2009, 05:39 PM

Woah, easy with the smilies there...
I would be careful about that common pleco. i made the same mistake of buying it for a 40Gallon. It will outgrow your tank, and mess up any live plants that you may want to keep. I suggest getting a bristle-nose pleco instead. Make sure to get a species that doesnt grow too big (under 6")

Otherwise congrads, hope they'll like their new home.

mattmctyre · 10-02-2009, 05:42 PM

thanks buddy ya it said eighteen inches on the info for the pleco . and i have a forty gallon tank but right now he only is bout 4 inches. how fast do you think he will grow

Newman · 10-02-2009, 06:09 PM

Mine grew from 3" to 6" in about a year and a half. This is ONLY because of improper tank handling, ammonia spikes, cold water temps, and poor diet (my parents only fed it with algae wafers.)

Under NORMAL conditions, a common pleco, in a 40gal should grow to about a foot long in one year, no matter what size he started at.

Its up to you man.

misterking · 10-02-2009, 06:56 PM

Yep, mine was a monster within a year, around a foot long. And 18 inches? More like 24 in good conditions, they're not suitable for tanks any smaller than 100 gallons.

hippiefish22 · 10-02-2009, 07:33 PM

Is a albino chocolate pleco okay for a 44 gallon tank with live plants?

misterking · 10-02-2009, 07:52 PM

No, too big in the long run, and likely to dig up all your plants. Albino chocolate plecos are basically albino common plecos, the terms "common" and "chocolate" actually apply to a very large group of similarly sized/shaped plecos.

10-02-2009, 05:22 PM	#1
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 133	got six new fish today!!! BOUNCING Sgot five new fancy guppys. and i got one new common pleco. also got some new plants

10-02-2009, 05:39 PM	#2
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,828	Woah, easy with the smilies there... I would be careful about that common pleco. i made the same mistake of buying it for a 40Gallon. It will outgrow your tank, and mess up any live plants that you may want to keep. I suggest getting a bristle-nose pleco instead. Make sure to get a species that doesnt grow too big (under 6") Otherwise congrads, hope they'll like their new home. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-02-2009, 06:09 PM	#4
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,828	Mine grew from 3" to 6" in about a year and a half. This is ONLY because of improper tank handling, ammonia spikes, cold water temps, and poor diet (my parents only fed it with algae wafers.) Under NORMAL conditions, a common pleco, in a 40gal should grow to about a foot long in one year, no matter what size he started at. Its up to you man. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

10-02-2009, 06:56 PM	#5
misterking Medium Fish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 548	Yep, mine was a monster within a year, around a foot long. And 18 inches? More like 24 in good conditions, they're not suitable for tanks any smaller than 100 gallons. __________________ On an extended break - 67 gallon will hopefully be replaced by a 100 gallon but it may be years untill I can do this! In the meantime.. planning a small set-up for when I move into my rented house in summer!

10-02-2009, 07:33 PM	#6
hippiefish22 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Angelo, TX Posts: 57	Is a albino chocolate pleco okay for a 44 gallon tank with live plants? __________________ 44 Gallon 3 Australian Rainbow Fish 1 Bala Shark 2 Tiger Barbs 2 Albino Tiger Barbs 2 Green Tiger Barbs 1 Julii Cory 1 Panda Cory 1 Kuhli Loach 1 Raphael Catfish 1 Chocolate Albino Pleco 10 Gallon Electric Blue Ahli Cichlid Ivory Mystery Snail 2.5 Gallon Empty [/COLOR]

10-02-2009, 05:42 PM	#3
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 133	thanks buddy ya it said eighteen inches on the info for the pleco . and i have a forty gallon tank but right now he only is bout 4 inches. how fast do you think he will grow

10-02-2009, 07:52 PM	#7
misterking Medium Fish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 548	No, too big in the long run, and likely to dig up all your plants. Albino chocolate plecos are basically albino common plecos, the terms "common" and "chocolate" actually apply to a very large group of similarly sized/shaped plecos. __________________ On an extended break - 67 gallon will hopefully be replaced by a 100 gallon but it may be years untill I can do this! In the meantime.. planning a small set-up for when I move into my rented house in summer!