Pleco's name anyone ?

[Cat]

Does anyone know what type it is please and how big it will get

 

[ryan]

Its a Gibbiceps Plec (Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps) they can reach 18" in captivity although they sometimes stay smaller about 12-16".

 

[Cat]

Do they grow fast?
Are they veggies?

 

[SirMinion]

It's name is george.

And yes, it's a gibbiceps, also known as a common sailfin plec.

 

[Cat]

I gotta read up on those then,might need a bigger tank. Thank you .

 

[ryan]

Do they grow fast?
Are they veggies?

They are a Plec that prefers a more vegetable based diet. I feed mine on Algae Wafers and Bloodworm mainly with some cucumber. Mine reached 10" in 4 months.

 

[ScuabaDuba]

that big???

i was talking about plecos the other day and someone DID say mine was too small- looks JUST like mine.....but mine has been around for 5 years and is at the most, 5 inches. is this bad?



-disgruntled

 

[Cat]

if the tanks small it might be stunting its growth.

 

[ScuabaDuba]

how can u tell if stunting has negatively affected the fish? Mine swims normally, eats wheneve I feed him, and looks REALLY good....! ?

 

[Cat]

Isn't it the organs grow but the body doesn't?

 

[ScuabaDuba]

yea, so i hear. but how could i tell? he looks just fine.... if this is the case, i think you'd be fine with a 20-25 gallon tank, Cat.

Mine eats veggie tabs and lettuce, sometimes cucumber

 

[Clare]

My sailfin pleco has been relatively slow growing but all my plecos adore meaty food. At lights out they are waiting for a bit of cockle, prawn, and mussel. They all also love `Sera catfish chips` but are not overly keen on normal algae wafers.
Try your plecos on meaty food, i know everyone says they won`t like it but mine really love it and apparently it is good for them too.
Clare

 

[kaz petts]

I have 2 of these guys. 1 of them is 3" and I have had him for 8 months, the other one hasn't grown much at all.
Mine are called hide and seek as that is what i used to have to play to find them both when the lights were on, this is no longer the case.
I think squishy is a good name for a pleco though.

 

[SirMinion]

Listen to Clare, she knows what she's talking about.

All my plecs, big & small love their bloodworm and thrive on it.

 

[Clare]

Thanks Sir Minion! Mine also love whitebait. We had 2 plecos which were growing too big so we seperated them. The one which we moved went into a tank where they were fed meaty foods and she has doubled in size in 2 months. She takes whitebait and picks them up, takes them to here hiding cave and eats them there!!

Sir Minion, how is your chaca now? I saw a post by Lady Minion asking advice and we now have a tire track eel with a growth on his tail. It`s bright red and looks like a large ulcer but is large. Have treat him with Paragon but doesn`t seem to of helped. Had to move him before we could treat him because he was in with an elephant nose.