What pleco do I have?

[Ferris]

Bristlenose Plecs are widely available, stay small and devour alagae, great fish. They are also very hardy, which is not the case with many of the smaller Plec species.

 

[sgstvoy]

I'll ask the LFS for them when I visit them for supplies... Meanwhile, what am I going to do with my plec? They're about an inch long now, from nose to tip of tail...

 

[Ferris]

They are ok for the moment but unless you are getting a really big tank you need to take them back to the LFS asap.

 

[sgstvoy]

The LFS don't want to take them back, for some reason. But just for comfirmation, I might hijack my mom's digicam and post a pic just to be really really really sure that is a common plec...

 

[Ferris]

Can you try another LFS? your fish are almost certainly common's or sailfin's and need to be re-homed. Do you have a friend with a big tank who would want them?

 

[sgstvoy]

I'll try to scout around... I might ebay it, but only as a last resort... nope, no one else likes aquarium fish, for some reason.

 

[bunjiweb]

It will be ok if you cant find another good home for it.....I can think of far smaller tanks that a fully grown plec has been in, 50 inches will provide a wide enough tank.... As long as your filtration is up to it.
Ben

 

[vantgE]

OTOS are like really tinyt plcos too

 

[Ferris]

50 inches will provide a wide enough tank.... As long as your filtration is up to it.

The 50 inch was a typo

Typo, not 50 inch (50" refers to a certain possession that I have), but a tiny 30" one..

Tank is a 30".

 

[bunjiweb]

ah..