pleco

Are plecos cute, ugly-cute, ugly, or meh? there ugly-cute, imo

Since this summer I'm now legally allowed to work, I'm going to see if I can save up for a new tank(provided my parentals approve). I've been doing research, and I feel that I want to breed some plecos. Now, my LFS has some L183 starlight plecos on sale, so that seems like a viable solution. I...

I actually forgot how boring plecos really are , lucky they grow so big or else you would never see them , iv had my l200 for a month now and it’s name has been changed from shrek to Anne frank Cus all it does is hide my brother asked me the other day so what’s your most valuable fish I said...

Last night I boiled a small amount of romaine lettuce, red cabbage, and carrot. I left this in my 20 gallon tank overnight and removed it the next day. In the morning, my pleco‘s stomach was blue and a tiny bit big, but it seemed normal. I had a piece of lettuce in the tank attached to an algae...

Hi, I did post about this bristlenose a couple of weeks ago. I had a hunch it was male when bought as female. Since a couple of weeks ago, his/her bristles have grown even more. And grown on his/her head - which by my understanding would mean it was male but I’m no expert so wanted to check to...

Hi! I have a 20 gallon tank with three mollies, three platys, a BN pleco, and nerite snails. Yesterday I noticed fry in the tank. I’m not sure how old they are, but there were only a few left by the time I saw them. I was going to leave them in the tank but I felt bad and ended up moving the two...

Hi! I have a 20 gallon tank with mollies, platys, a albino bristle nose pleco, and two nerite snails. Today I came home to both fish fry (I’m not sure if they are mollies or platys, and I am not removing them because I do not care if they survive), and at least one baby snail. I’m not surprised...

Hi, So I recently noticed some white cotton-ish growth on my male BN, around his gills - started on only one side and then quickly became evident on the other side too. I immediately took some photos and went to my LFS who suggested its probably a fungus (i suspected this!). I purchased some...

Hello! Fingers crossed someone can help... I have a large, established tank with a variety of fish, my parameters have been good and stable for a long time... 6 x peppered corys 1 x Male Betta 6 x Female Bettas 6 x Glass Catfish 1 x Female BN Pleco Recently I introduced a Male BN Pleco in the...

Just an overview of my tanks: 360L Akvastabil Mark 2 tank (new tank without any fish yet - planning on having Malawi cichlids in it. 190L Juwel Trigon corner tank. This was the first tank I invested in and I have a mix of Red Juwel and Demasoni cichlids, clown loaches, bronze corys, a couple...

Hi there I'm originally English but I live in Denmark. I'm fairly new to the hobby - and I've gone ALL in ... within 5 months I've gone from 0 to 7 tanks (360L, 250L, 190L, 150L, 125L, 40L, 20L) and I'm planning on a rack system with 3 x 80L ... I have got the rack system and the aquariums, but...

A few weeks back I lost my beloved flopper the sailfin pleco his death was unknown at 12inchs he was a rescue fish so don’t know the age but nether the Less he’s gone ... I didn’t plan on getting another pleco for many reasons .. mainly it’s still too soon to fill his place and my plants are...

This might sound silly but could a pleco just survive on vegetables such as cucumber, lettuce, spinach, cabbage etc.(these are the ones I've fed to mine pleco) without any special pleco food and algae wafers...

This is a strange one. I have a smaller 60l tank in my bedroom and it is on the cabinet that is beside my bed. I for a while kept just neon tetras cherry shrimp and peppered corys in it and all was grand at night. However I have very recently added a small bristlenose pleco and now the...

Hi everyone I am from the UK and as anyone who's from here will be aware we have a pet store chain called jolleys. Well I recent went to jolleys and I bought for £5 what I thought was a bristlenose pleco as that's what they had it advertised. I am now beginning to believe it is not a...

I've had a pleco since August and I have no idea what type he is. I got him from PetSmart but there was no species listed, all it says is Pleco (Large). It said his minimum tank size is 20 gallons but a lot of the PetSmart listings seem to be incorrect. I need to know because I'm not sure if...

Hey, I have a baby common pleco in a tank right now with a couple of guppies. I might have to get rid of my guppies though, and if I do, the tank is going with them, but I want to keep my pleco. I have this big, wide vase that I was thinking I’ll throw a moss ball, maybe a piece of bark or a...

We have had this pleco for quite a while now but I’m not sure what he is. The fish shop weren’t sure either. The pictures aren’t the best but he’s very shy so doesn’t come out too often. He also has slight red tips on his fins. I’ve looked online but not found any similar. Any ideas what he is?

Hi, I was just wondering whether my pleco is a male or female please? I always believed him to be a male but it never really mattered as I only had him but now I’m considering getting him/her a friend. Thanks

Hello ! I bought this little fella or lady 6 months ago and it was 2 inches long , I have a 220litre tank so room to grow. It hid for many months,.. it was black and white/nude coloured brain lobe patterning that attracted me .. however... I love it but its changed to a dark and mid brown ( see...

I know someone who’s buying a tank for a lizard and it’s currently being used as a fish tank so they asked if I could take this guy/girl. I’m not sure what they are tho so If anyone could help me out so I would know if I have a tank that will suit them. Thanks ?

I have 2 butterfly pelco’s we are trying to find out if they are male or female. They always try to get under one another and lay on top of one another

I currently have a 12inch sailfin pleco that I rescued Somebody I know has a 5invh gold nugget pleco that is in a 3ft tank and the owner has no plans of upgrading and would like me to take the fish off his hands , How will my big sailfin take to the new member , I’m assuming unless it’s female...

Hi Advice needed please. My pleco has a large portion of skin on his back that has peeled off. At first I thought it could be slightly burned as he mostly hides behind the heater. But as its worsened I fear it could be an infection. I am adding rock salt to the tank regularly, doing water...

So about 2 months ago I noticed weird stuff growing around the nose of my younger brothers pleco, I've owned several plecos before and never seen this, and I wasn't to worried about it someone told me it means its male, but recently its spread more and I was wondering I'd I should be concerned...

Anybody know what this white growth is on the underside of this Pleco?

I'm looking for a pleco to go in my 240 gallon fish tank. Preferably a big one that can live without others but I put a couple of small ones there anyway. Please vote and I'll release the results in a month. Please vote for my other fish too!

Hi there, Just got a bristlenose pleco about 4 days ago and noticed it growing (more?) bristles on one side of his face? Kindve white? Any ideas?? Healthy :)

Hi I noticed yesterday this white spot on my plecos nostril (is that what you call it?), I’m not new to fish/tanks but I am new to plecos altogether. This doesnt look like ich to me and there is only one spot but im not sure, I also cant tell if hes acting weird as they dont move a whole lot...

So I got a bristlenose pleco from a store several hours away. I have it now so no returning it or anything and I’m already in love. I have a 5 gallon tank with a super chill male betta in it. It is fully cycled and my tests have been pretty consistent so I went to the store to get a snail or...

A while back I forgot to turn off the heater during a water change - I caught it pretty quickly but the shock killed most of the fish in the tank. Looking at the heater filter cord and all the other cords around it - they basically melted. Then, around the same time, we were working on my new...

I've been wanting a red male betta for the past few months and finally set myself to the task of preparing for one. Lots of reading and a 20 gallon tank later and I found myself searching through three different pet stores, but none of the betta were calling out to me. I ended up going home with...

Hello everyone! I’ve recently noticed this injury/sore on my gold Bristlenose and I have no idea what it is.. I can’t find anything online that looks similar so I’m really worried. he’s super shy and I barely ever get to see his belly and certainly don’t usually get close enough to the tank to...

Hey y'all! I have so many pics of my babies I want to share, but I felt like I was clogging up my posts with new threads for each time, so this will be a catalog of my pics, and will be updated when I get more! I hope y'all enjoy!

Hello can anybody confirm or enlighten me on this fish , I bought as a common pleco as iv found out that’s not actually a fish and common pleco refers to suckermouth catfish. , sail fin catfish and more , it’s not important that I know his specifics just would like to know

I have a Jack Dempsey cichlid and a Florida pleco in a 29g tank. Both are about 3.5 to 4 inches long. The Jack Dempsey has been extremely aggressive to every other fish in the tank except for the pleco and a convict cichlid that was in his tank when I first got him (who has since died). He is...

Hi, I’m new to this but I could use some advice. I have had established tanks in the past but I currently am seeing something I’ve never seen before. I got two bristlenose plecs one is definitely more dominant and a lot bigger in growth rate. It’s this one I would like to know about, since...

My pleco dont like algae wafer nor eating algae, he wait for days to get the pellet and I’ve heard that algae eating fish cannot eat pellet with protein? I have my pleco with blackghost knife fish what should i feed them? @essjay @CryptFan

Hello, my 55 gallons tank have 3 common pleco, 1 L001 pleco, 2 black ghost knifefish ,chinese algae eater, 2 burmese border loach , 1 clown knifefish and clown loach What filter should i use? Even the power filter cant handle that much poop in the tank. NO Substrate

Hi all, my name is Aynia. I've already posted a few threads on the forum and realized that I never did an introduction post. About me: I'm from Ontario, I love anything geeky/nerdy, anything artsy or crafty and I absolutely love animals. I'm a bit of a crazy cat lady but have recently really...