To add another “hairy fairy” or not.. that is the question…

[Magnum Man]

I had wantd a couple of these ( I think technically they are luestic ) blue eyed, albino, long fin, bushy noses… but by the time I got to order them, I could only get one… several months have gone by, and I also have 2 “super reds” in the tank, and at least as far as pleco’s, there is peace… not really trying to breed anything right now, but Mrs. really likes her “hairy fairy” I got notification that they are back in stock, but now at half the size… if it was an easy tank to catch fish out of, I’d get 1-2 more, but it’s not… they should go to quarantine anyway, as this tank has matured… just wondering if that ship has sailed with that much time, or if I should pick them up, put them in quarantine, and play it by ear down the road??? I’ve never had bushy aggression, but there are plenty of stories out there…

 

[Back in the fold]

Are you talking about a Plecostomus species ? I am woefully ignorant of them and the many new varieties now available . Plecostomus are not a fish I’ve been attracted to or kept .

 

[Magnum Man]

Yes, sorry, you beat me to editing a picture for the post…

 

[GaryE]

They're Ancistrus, not Plecostomus. And my experience has been they get along fine in decent sized tanks. In small tanks, no. I've had all sizes together in 40s 75s and my 120.

Mine are only half messed up, with the golden mutation. They aren't long finned too. They're the only linebred fish I keep.

 

[Back in the fold]

Strange looking creature . Not really my cup of tea but to each his own . What’s the fascination ?

 

[Magnum Man]

I did not know bushies were not in the pleco family

@GaryE … said… “They're Ancistrus, not Plecostomus”