Any pictures of a pleco?

[kevin007]

my teacher gave a fish to me, i think it's a pleco, my teacher gave it to me because his tank broke. Does anyone have a picture of a pleco?

 

[fishdude]

http/www.petsmart.com/fish/answers/breed...icle_3949.shtml is a site that has a pic. as well as info on plecos.

 

[bluepacific]

Thanks fishdude, that's a really good one. I was looking for one myself...

Aren't plecos cool??

 

[Pufferpack]

Another excellent site is Planet Catfish

 

[nikkidee2003]

The chocolate zebra plec L270 has to be the most beatiful plec i have seen got one on orer arriving soon but you can check him out on the planet catfish website... he is not a common one so a litle more expnsive but i am sure you will al agree when you see his pic

Plec's are lovely fish you just need to make sure your tank is big enough cause from past experience it breaks your heart when they get too big and they need to find another home

 

[bluepacific]

Wow, Planet catfish is a great site, I can't believe the amount of breeds they have listed and photos too!

Nikkidee - I know what you mean about them getting too big... My husband and I were talking about what to do with our pleco because he's getting bigger. Of course advancing from a 10 gallon to even a 20 gallon or whatever isn't that big of a step... but if it grew to be a foot long or so??
We both came to the conclusion that we'd have to mortgage the house to get one of those customized super giant aquariums (I don't remember how many gallons... but it's absolutely huge) for $23,000 that Big Al's sells Love those plecos! They're the coolest...

By the way, how long does it generally take for a pleco to grow an inch? Does it depend on what they eat or how much they eat?