Addicted to Plecos?

kenny1tothe6 · 10-27-2009, 07:38 PM

I don't know where the best place for this post is, but, I was curious about it. How many of you like Plecos?

I currently keep
1 Rubberlip Pleco
2 Clown Plecos
1 FM Galaxy B/N,
2 Albino B/N's[1M, 1FM]

I've kept 2 Common Plecos & 2 Male Galaxy B/N Plecos but they all died from basically unknown causes[in different conditions, in different tanks].

I've got plans to get:
1 Longfinned Albino Male B/N Pleco
1 Cactus Pleco
1 Albino Sailfin Pleco
1 Longfinned Calico Male B/N Pleco
1 Male Galaxy B/N.

Also, I might be going pleco hunting at the river one day soon.

misterking · 10-27-2009, 10:51 PM

I do love plecos, I just used to refrain from buying them knowing I couldn't cater for them properly. My LFS never seemed to get "small" plecos in, i.e BN plecos and stuff, it was generally common plecs and sailfins. Did have a common pleco get to well over a foot a few years back, heartbreaking to have to give him up because he didn't agree with my style of aquascaping the bigger he got! He was a really beautiful fish despite not exacty being colourful, I'll keep one again when I have the facilities.

Top of my wish list though is a mango pleco, god I love those fish, bit expensive though!

Lotus · 10-27-2009, 11:05 PM

I have a bunch of plecos:

55g tank with BNs... calico, regular, longfin and albinos (in various combinations). We've been breeding them for a while.
Gold nugget pleco ... had him for 4 or 5 years.
A couple of rubbernose plecos
A couple of clown plecos
Chocolate zebra pleco (not really a zebra, but he's cute)

I think that's all we've got right now. I don't really like the big plecos because they don't work well with planted tanks. Big fish sort of creep me out, too. We used to have a 10-inch common pleco.

MoneyMitch · 10-27-2009, 11:37 PM

just curious to how much you guys pay for the more exotic ones as mentioned above. a store i go to has some of them that are around 5-6 inches around 100.00 american

kenny1tothe6 · 10-27-2009, 11:52 PM

OOps I forgot to add a few to my wishlist:

Zebra Pleco
Gold Nugget Pleco
Queen Arabesque
Royal Pleco
Flame Pleco [would be cool with the Leopard Cactus plec.]
Leopard Frog Pleco
Flash Pleco
Snowball Pleco

I'm sure the 180gal COULD hold more then 1 Sailfin Pleco...hmmm...I COULD add a few of the bigger ones!

kenny1tothe6 · 10-27-2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoneyMitch

just curious to how much you guys pay for the more exotic ones as mentioned above. a store i go to has some of them that are around 5-6 inches around 100.00 american

6-7$ for B/N Pleco [Galaxy & Albino]
10$ for Clown Plecos
7$ for Rubberlip Pleco

All stay pretty small.

kenny1tothe6 · 10-27-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotus

Chocolate zebra pleco (not really a zebra, but he's cute)

Do you have any px of him? Sounds kinda like a clown pleco...I've never really seen or heard of the Chocolate Zebras before though. Very cool!

Lotus · 10-28-2009, 12:06 AM

Here's a really old pic of the chocolate zebra. He's about 7 or 8 inches now. I think that's their max size. To be honest, I don't remember his scientific name. We've had him several years.

kenny1tothe6 · 10-28-2009, 10:02 AM

Very neat! Thx for the pic!

Newman · 10-28-2009, 06:18 PM

aw, cool pleco.
Kenny the zebra is gonna run you $100+
someof the ones you mentioned need a lotta carnivorous food. most of the fancy plecos do...

10-27-2009, 07:38 PM	#1
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	Addicted to Plecos? I don't know where the best place for this post is, but, I was curious about it. How many of you like Plecos? I currently keep 1 Rubberlip Pleco 2 Clown Plecos 1 FM Galaxy B/N, 2 Albino B/N's[1M, 1FM] I've kept 2 Common Plecos & 2 Male Galaxy B/N Plecos but they all died from basically unknown causes[in different conditions, in different tanks]. I've got plans to get: 1 Longfinned Albino Male B/N Pleco 1 Cactus Pleco 1 Albino Sailfin Pleco 1 Longfinned Calico Male B/N Pleco 1 Male Galaxy B/N. Also, I might be going pleco hunting at the river one day soon. __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-27-2009, 10:51 PM	#2
misterking Medium Fish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 547	I do love plecos, I just used to refrain from buying them knowing I couldn't cater for them properly. My LFS never seemed to get "small" plecos in, i.e BN plecos and stuff, it was generally common plecs and sailfins. Did have a common pleco get to well over a foot a few years back, heartbreaking to have to give him up because he didn't agree with my style of aquascaping the bigger he got! He was a really beautiful fish despite not exacty being colourful, I'll keep one again when I have the facilities. Top of my wish list though is a mango pleco, god I love those fish, bit expensive though! __________________ 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!

10-27-2009, 11:05 PM	#3
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,778	I have a bunch of plecos: 55g tank with BNs... calico, regular, longfin and albinos (in various combinations). We've been breeding them for a while. Gold nugget pleco ... had him for 4 or 5 years. A couple of rubbernose plecos A couple of clown plecos Chocolate zebra pleco (not really a zebra, but he's cute) I think that's all we've got right now. I don't really like the big plecos because they don't work well with planted tanks. Big fish sort of creep me out, too. We used to have a 10-inch common pleco. __________________ Lotus and Ecotank's tanks "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

10-27-2009, 11:37 PM	#4
MoneyMitch Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 33	just curious to how much you guys pay for the more exotic ones as mentioned above. a store i go to has some of them that are around 5-6 inches around 100.00 american __________________ Fish keeping is easy don't over complicate it

10-27-2009, 11:52 PM	#5
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	OOps I forgot to add a few to my wishlist: Zebra Pleco Gold Nugget Pleco Queen Arabesque Royal Pleco Flame Pleco [would be cool with the Leopard Cactus plec.] Leopard Frog Pleco Flash Pleco Snowball Pleco I'm sure the 180gal COULD hold more then 1 Sailfin Pleco...hmmm...I COULD add a few of the bigger ones! __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-28-2009, 12:06 AM	#8
Lotus Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,778	Here's a really old pic of the chocolate zebra. He's about 7 or 8 inches now. I think that's their max size. To be honest, I don't remember his scientific name. We've had him several years. __________________ Lotus and Ecotank's tanks "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

10-28-2009, 10:02 AM	#9
kenny1tothe6 Medium Fish Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 413	Very neat! Thx for the pic! __________________ 10gal, 24gal Nano-Cube [Nano-Reef], 29gal Riparium, 35galHEX, 55gal, 125gal, & 5,000gal Pond

10-28-2009, 06:18 PM	#10
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,787	aw, cool pleco. Kenny the zebra is gonna run you $100+ someof the ones you mentioned need a lotta carnivorous food. most of the fancy plecos do... __________________ Credit goes to Lludu