This is Jif. I got him (her?) today.

[SirMinion]

Isn't she lovely?

In the LFS bag, floating in my tank

Home at last

Panaque Nigrolineatus Royal Pleco.

 

[Becca]

Yes he/she is!! I love loaches!! And I really like the puffer in your sig. I want a puffer!!!!

 

[Silva_Fishy]

how much was that beauty?

 

[Sorrell]

Awesome fish!! You're lucky to get fancy plecos, I've never seen anything but bristlenoses and commons in person. Jiff is beautiful and I am jealous

 

[SirMinion]

I love loaches!!

...er.. not a loach! she's a catfish.

how much was that beauty?

She was £27 Eeek!

 

[jiffy]

I just want to stake my claim to the name Jif, jiff, or Jiffy (and any other variation you can think of) as I have had that nickname for 6 years now and because I AM A GUY!!! I mean, at least if you want to use my name for a fish..keep it a guy

On a side not...that is a real nice looking fish.

 

[fishdudein]

Wow, that is a beauty, Sir Minion! I saw 2 of these at the LFS today, and came so close to buying them, now I really wish I had. Oh well, there's always tomorrow!

 

[G_Sharky]

That's a royal panaque pleco right???....It's a cool pleco....My LFS carries a lot of cool looking pleco's like yours, mango plec, ryhno, but they are all pretty pricy they are around $50 and up....

 

[rvm]

Beautiful fish. How big is she (do you know it's a she or just guessing???)
I have a little baby royal plec I've had him for about 6 months now, and he's about 3 inches now. Make sure you've got plenty of Bogwood in your tank cos she'll munch on it like its going out of fashion!!!!!
Oh yeah. If she's pretty big, then £27 is a good price. I've seen full grown ones going for as much as £150

 

[Angry_Platy]

If she's pretty big, then £27 is a good price. I've seen full grown ones going for as much as £150

You think thats bad....the only royal plec I managed to find in australia would have cost me $3000 for two.....GRRRRR

 

[SirMinion]

Jif is about two and a half inches long.

She's called 'Jif' because (are you ready for this?)... she's a Panaque which is pronounced pan-uh-kay which I think sounds like 'pancake'.

A British pancake (looks like a crépe) is eaten on shrove Tuesday with lemon juice & sugar.

The leading brand of lemon juice in the UK is 'Jif'

....and I'm guessing on her gender. She just 'feels' like female.

 

[rvm]

Very good way to name her!!!! Mine was nemd by my girlfriend. She called him willy, but the route to it is not as imaginative as yours: Royal Panaque, so royalty, so Prince William, so Willy!!!!!