New plec

[Fishy411]

I bought a new 3" pleco today. i have no idea what kind it is and will resist describing it until I can actualy tell what its markings look like. I was just wondering what he will eat besides algae. I have sinking Catfish pellets an dshrimp Pellets

 

[Crookster]

It depends what sort it is. Some of mine like corguette or cucumber, but some won't touch it and prefer prawn. What colour is it for a start, does it have an L number?

 

[Fishy411]

description- He is an olive green/brownish and has lighter splotches of Cream colored patches that seem to be in random places. It has two rows of spikes on its side. I will try to get a pic

 

[Crookster]

Does it have an orange seam on the fins?

 

[smithrc]

sounds like a bristle nose..

Sorry to sound like a nasty bloke - But you really should'nt buy any fish without knowing what it is and what its dietry requirements are.

Quite a lot of plecs wont eat much algae and some simply wont and will need their own food - eg prawn cockles and other meaty foods...

 

[trimacdevilconvict]

true but the fish will soon let you know what he is eating as for algea eaters all my so called algea eating plecos eat everything thats layed on a plate for them

 

[Fishy411]

Does it have an orange seam on the fins?

no orange seam. I know i shouldnt of bought it. They couldnt tell me the species name. Really the on;ly thoing i need to know if it is a Peckoltia, Hypancistrus,Panaque or whatever. Do the number of rows of Spikes on its side have anything to do with it. I just checked again and it actually has 3 and may have a fourth. He is very small and I am debating moving him to My 10 until i can find out what he likes to eat. So far mostly everything i have dropped in my sev has eaten. Would it be a good idea to make the move? all thats in my 10 is 3 cories. I just looked on PC and he is not a bristlenos. It looks like on its head it is starting to get some greenish yellow. The cream colored stuff isnt as splotchy as i thought and is more like little lines that run randomly and he has lighter patches of olive than the rest of his body.


At the moment i dont think it is very important what it is because i drop in mostly anything any Plec Eats. Wood, Pellets, Cucumber, and there is some algae on THe back wall. I can also buy algae sheets if need be. Really that is the only reason i felt safe buying it and not knowing what it is.

 

[bunjiweb]

Have you not got a camera to take a picture so we can properly identify him for you?

Ben

 

[Crookster]

It's not a clown plec is it?

If you really need to know, buy a book. I've Datz L no's, it has them all in.

 

[Dwarfs]

This is a clown pleco

 

[Fishy411]

Not clown Pleco. I have a camera but it says the file type is worng and ive tried every kind of file that i can sve it as.