Sand Or No Sand

[xingumike]

The fish in your profile picture is the same as the one you own if it is the same as the one I linked to.

How big is yours?

 

[jcabs100]

Its tiny its about the size of a thumb and the one in my profile pic is a common plec and the one I have has spots and is black instead of green

 

[xingumike]

the one in my profile pic is a common plec

No it isn't, it's P. gibbiceps.

 

[jcabs100]

The store had said it was common but if you say its that then ill go by your word but yeah mine is black with brown spots looks like a butterfly hence highfin butterfly pleco

Matter fact now that I think of it it looks just like a monarch butterfly

 

[xingumike]

Gibbiceps are fairly common, they are one of the commercially farmed Plecos.

I have seen them sold under the 'common' moniker

I don't know if I should believe my LFS anymore there so full of crap

You said it

 

[jcabs100]

Lol yeah what pleco is pretty good to have in my 20 gallon for now after I let my beautiful pleco go

 

[xingumike]

Bristlenose is easy to find and relatively inexpensive.

Depends what you want to spend and also what it's tank mates are as well.

 

[jcabs100]

Well 8 black neon tetras 6 corys and a betta thast pretty much it

 

[xingumike]

Easy answer is a bristlenose.

Will be happy in the 20 for life and is a solid little fish.

If you want to get fancy and source something more exotic and spend some more cash then we can give other options.

 

[jcabs100]

Yeah I was reading into the zebra Pleco looked really nice and it only grow 4-6 in I wanted to know where I can get one

 

[xingumike]

Breeder is the best bet, however they are expensive, budget a hundred pounds/dollars

They are not a fish for the inexperienced keeper though

 

[jcabs100]

Oh okay well are there any bristlenose that I could take a look at