Plecostomus Lengths

[Eelzor]

I was wondering if anyone knew how many Plecs grow to a very maximum of 6 inches. By that I mean which plec species grow to a maximum of 6".

Edit: Ack, dam it, this is suppose to be in the "Catfish Cradle" area. Sorry about that. Im linking it from the catfish cradle to here for better responses.

 

[Losi]

Clown plecs, Zebra plecs, Bristlenose(maybe a bit bigger).

 

[Eelzor]

what about gold nugget plecs? Im not sure about them, can anyone clarify?

 

[Alien Anna]

what about gold nugget plecs? Im not sure about them, can anyone clarify?

I assume you've checked out the Planet Catfish datasheet?

 

[ed946]

Just looked at that site, and my Pleco can grow up to 18 inches long, that could be a problem.

Ed

 

[Eelzor]

wow, ed946, you have a sailfin plec! They are so expensive where I am, at $150AU for one about 6 inches. How big is yours?

 

[ghostknife]

$150 dollars that is expensive (well i think i don't know anything about australian dollars) you can get them near me for around £2 to £10 upwards for an adult.

ghost

 

[Eelzor]

2-10 pounds? I just did a currency conversion check and 150 aust dollars is about 60 pounds! Oh well, they might be rare here, thats probably the reason.

 

[Curtiss]

Go with the Bristlenose Plec...great fish...hard worker at keeping the algae down. Mine has been in my 30 gallon for almost is a year and is about 4 inches now...not supposed to get much bigger than 5 inches.

-Curtiss

 

[Eelzor]

I would get a plec that size definatly, but the ugly front barbs really unfortunatly put me off . I want a pleco that is almost identical to a sailfin plec but doesn't grow bigger then 6".

 

[Alien Anna]

I would get a plec that size definatly, but the ugly front barbs really unfortunatly put me off . I want a pleco that is almost identical to a sailfin plec but doesn't grow bigger then 6".

Clown plecos are pretty fish and don't have that "ugly-cute" look. Female bristlenoses don't have the long bristles either.