pleco

[jason s.]

4 weeks ago i put my 3-4 inch pleco in my pond and now he is huge my pond finally cleared up and i saw him today for the first time i was extremely happy that he was alive he is in the pond w/ 20 some koi and several fantails and shumbunkins and he looked super he was darker in color and he was huge i couldnt believe how big he had gotten in just 4 weeks he was atleast 8 inches long
some people say that they will suck on other fish and hurt them expecially in a pond but i dont c this happening since he has plenty of live plants to eat and it seems like they wouldnt be put in aquariums w/ other fish if they would hurt them?? has n e one ever had this happen i know that this winter i will have to take my pleco out of the pond as we live in north carolina and he wouldnt be able to survie below 65 degrees but has n e one ever put their algae eater in their pond n e tips on easy ways to catch him

ps and the reason i put him n was for him to grow i am planning on catching him asap and putting him in my 55 gallan and feeding him zuccini and algae wafers n e advice is much apprecited!!!

thanxxx in advance

 

[dead_slade]

haha thats nice, ive had my pleco in my 25 gallon tank for about 7 months and hes only about 2.5 inches, all i can say, about you catching him is unless its a small pond, your going to have a hell of a time getting him out of there, but good luck, plecos are very good looking fish.

 

[jason s.]

yea i know i saw him this morning on a rock god he is big i guess he has been living like he was in the wild in my 2000 gallon pond!!!!! he is huge i cant believe that he has grown that fast i went out early this morning to c him cuz i knew hed be out i used to get up early and look at him in my aquarium and he was always out swimming

jason

 

[jason s.]

i just cought my pleco out of my pond today man hes huge he is 8 inches long!!!!! i am soo happy that i was able to catch him allright but he seems to be doing god i am going to get him some algae wafers tomorrow

 

[bshockstubb]

AHH MAN THATS A GROWTH SPURT!!! I was planning to get an albino plecostomus for my pond. I live in a little town in Arizona and it is about 110F right now I have mollies out there (i take them out in the winter0 But could a plecostomus live out there all winter long?

 

[jason s.]

dont know whats the lowest temp. ur water goes to?