Why Plecs Are The Most Beautiful Fish There Is.....part 2

[rodandalisonthompson]

Heres a pic of my Snowball Plec L102....he was hiding when I made my last posting......

 

[Fishkrazy1]

Okay....... I'm still not convinced... my plec (common) is the ugliest guy I've ever seen he's around a foot now and currently shares a tank with oscars, a jack dempsy and a midas cichlid still the ugliest thing I've ever seen... and I've see a oscar eaten by piranahs *shivers*

 

[Shaun]

Nice Snowball plec, good pic too

 

[Fishkrazy1]

I find a problem here... a pleco tank??? plecos can get territorial at larger sizes... I'm not saying that yours might not be aggressive... but come on a 70 litre tank?! 5 or more plecos in there!? Get atleast a 55 gallon tank for them if your going to keep a pleco tank... 70 litres is like 25 gallons or less.......

 

[stang1]

If all the plecos are small ones or juveniles then it shouldn't be a problem. I have 5 in my 21g but they are all smalll and will be moved in the next few weeks. I've had no problems with aggression at all, in fact they ignore each other. I also have 5 in a 42g and again no signs of aggression.
There are plenty of pecos that don't get very big and as long as the water is changed regularly and the tank cleaned as well as decent filtration then I really don't see a problem.

 

[Fishkrazy1]

Point taken... but I still find it to be a bit "dangerous"... But hell I'm not pleco expert... Do what you want your choice not mine anyways

 

[smithrc]

Okay....... I'm still not convinced... my plec (common) is the ugliest guy I've ever seen he's around a foot now and currently shares a tank with oscars, a jack dempsy and a midas cichlid still the ugliest thing I've ever seen... and I've see a oscar eaten by piranahs *shivers*

Oh come one... Plecs are the best fish in the world!

 

[stang1]

I couldn't agree more smithrc!!

 

[Fishkrazy1]

I agree plecos are amazing but man my common plecs a beast still a cutey

 

[smithrc]

You calling me ugly?

OK - I'm just showing off a few piccys now

 

[stang1]

He's a beauty!
How big is he?

 

[smithrc]

looking at that pic - about 4ft

Hes got to be about 12" now

 

[stang1]

looking at that pic - about 4ft

Hes got to be about 12" now

 

[Fishkrazy1]

Nice mines the same size just got a few beauty pic of him today but I gotta move him to my 29 gallon for a few days well I restart my 55gallon PLECS4LIFE