Clown Pleco?

[Teelie]

Unfortunately, the fish was being uncooperative and this is the best I could get of it. The LFS manager wants $35 for it but I might be able to push him down to $20 or $25. Opinions? I looked at PlanetCatfish and this is the closest match I can come up with though it might be something else.

 

[bunjiweb]

Looks like one of the variations of clown plec for sure. $35 is far too much, even $25 is pushing it. They tend to be £8-12 here which is less than $20.

Ben

 

[Teelie]

I figured as much though $20 might be lowest I can get. It's a fairly large one too, nearly adult size around 3.5" give or take so I may take the slightly higher price if it is an adult.

 

[Teelie]

I've found a place online where I can get them ordered and shipped for less than the $35 he's wanting so that'll give me some leverage.

 

[Gazoo]

I think I paid $8 for my 2.5" clown last year in the Detroit area.

I'm sure as you know Teelie, they need a piece of wood, don't eat algae and are a very shy fish.

 

[Teelie]

Wood? I think I have it covered.

This is just the big piece, in one of my 30's, I have more in a 10g and some extra wood sitting around waiting for a new tank to put it in.

I also realized for the price he's wanting, I can get two of them (shipping two fish at a time doesn't increase the shipping costs). I do know they're a shy fish, that's why getting the pictures was so hard but I have shy fish now and all it takes is learning how to motivate them to come out of hiding and swim around. Though the shyness is a big part of why I haven't been hot on getting it right away either.

 

[anvil63]

gazoo you have a pm

 

[Ethos]

I think I paid $8 for my 2.5" clown last year in the Detroit area.

Eiy, thats exactly what I paid for mine.

 

[Gazoo]

gazoo you have a pm

I responded.

I think I paid $8 for my 2.5" clown last year in the Detroit area.

Eiy, thats exactly what I paid for mine.

Ethos, have you found any "tricks" to see your clown more often. The only way I get to see mine is when I feed it and then hide around the corner.

 

[Ethos]

I have him in with a few African cichlids, they don't bother him much. The worst they did was remove his right eye
Since I have african cichlids, I have no plants, and really just a few rocks and some wood, plus some decorative colums.
He's around alot on the front corner of my 55G