Big Plecs?

[catxx]

what other plecs grow big other than sailfin and common?

thats for if i ever win the lottery and get to build a massive tank. (it'll never happen, but we can dream!)

 

[Shaker]

There's loads of Plecs that reach over a Foot long ( I guess you'd call that large ) but finding them can be a problem. In my local Maidenhead Aquatics they've got a couple of L25 scarlet plecs which grow to around 17", a VERY nice fish http/www.planetcatfish.com/images/full/l...sp(l025)/17.jpg

But at £70 for a 4" specimen won't be coming to my home.

 

[catxx]

wow, that one is stunning! *adds to mythical shopping list for when i'm rich*

 

[Teelie]

A lot of the L-name Panaques do get big. It's usually harder finding the ones who stay small.

 

[catxx]

*stares blankly*
i'm not clued up yet, whats a panaque? i've seen them mentioned loads. whats the difference, if any, of a panaque and a common plec?

 

[lighter]

The adonis!!!

 

[Teelie]

Panaque is a new classification for many of the former L-Numbered plecos. Plecos and Panaques are identical in many ways. It's sort of like the difference between a dog and a wolf but more complicated.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Panaques are ones like the royal plec. They tend to have very chunky bodies, they are vegetarians and eat wood as part of their diet, so they make quite a bit of mess. When I get my mega-tank (do they have aquariums in heaven? don't see any chance of it here on earth), I would love a royal plec. Or even better a breeding pair. Or a pair of royal farlowellas- not as massive, but they look SO good.

 

[KathyM]

When I get my mega-tank (do they have aquariums in heaven? don't see any chance of it here on earth), I would love a royal plec. Or even better a breeding pair.

Good lcuk trying - as far as I've read Royals have never been bred in captivity. I may be wrong though.

Royals do grow big, but they also grow very very slowly - I've been told an inch a year is average.

 

[dwarfgourami]

When I get my mega-tank (do they have aquariums in heaven? don't see any chance of it here on earth), I would love a royal plec. Or even better a breeding pair.

Good lcuk trying - as far as I've read Royals have never been bred in captivity. I may be wrong though.

Royals do grow big, but they also grow very very slowly - I've been told an inch a year is average.

Well, I was thinking more of the afterlife- don't think I'll ever get to try it in this world