Zebra pleco in east anglia

[Robbo851]

does anyone know if there is a shop that sells Zebra plecos in the east of england

 

[leedham]

north or south east

 

[Robbo851]

south, east anglia suffolk and essex mainly

 

[Bloo]

They are practically unobtainable - full stop. Even to those people with £100 + to spend on one......

 

[Robbo851]

yeah i know all the sites dont have any in stock, i am still tempted but then again i dont really want to buy one for 200 quid and it die on me, that would suck, but then again if i saw one in the flesh i might be tempted

 

[Bloo]

it's pointless really. Sorry to say
But at this point in time where these fish are on the red list, if you're going to buy any, you should be at least 5 and attempt to breed. By buying a single fish, does nothing to help their dire situation.

 

[smithrc]

The only chance at the moment are breeders and they are few and far between
There are a few about but none have any available at the moment...
(and none in the pipelines either)

We went for different plect to 'practive' breeding with instead - then we'll be able to give them (they prefer small groups) a good home with the intention of breeding them.

They arn't a community tank fish - they dont compete for food and will starve in a tank that has competition as they are so shy.

If your looking for a nice small plec, that is really striking - how about an L134?

 

[Robbo851]

it was a rather wishfull thinking thing, and would like to see them as i am sure most people would aswell, that L134 (strange name) what do they cost and are they more redily avaliable ,ive never seen them before ethier

 

[Paul_MTS]

if your interested in a L134 I'm pretty sure there still on the stock lists at work and would cost around £25-£30, don't have another fish order for a fortnight though.

oh yeah OT we now have japonica shrimp in (think thats right!) quite a good size, haven't worked the price out yet though.

 

[smithrc]

it was a rather wishfull thinking thing, and would like to see them as i am sure most people would aswell, that L134 (strange name) what do they cost and are they more redily avaliable ,ive never seen them before ethier

Common name is a Leopard frog plec

Our lfs hace some for £25 at the moment (not as nice as buffy )

We're looking for a male if anyone knows of one about 3-4" - ready for some ' action'

 

[Robbo851]

what are they like to keep, just like normal plec or not,

i supose those shrimp will be gone soon will they, im going to egypt on thurs week (to swim with big fish) will they still be about in a month do you reckon paul

 

[Paul_MTS]

yep just like any other plec really, will prefer more meaty foods to veg though like catfish pellets, bloodworm, mussels, lance fish etc

I reakon they will be here for a while, not likely to hit off with the locals!!

 

[Bloo]

the locals don't have (good) taste then ! They are gorgeous fish !

 

[Robbo851]

i think he means the shrimp. i gotta think about the Leopard frog plec. how big does it get

 

[Paul_MTS]

yep, we'ved had shrimp in before and apart from the large filter shrimp they never hit off.

the L134 get to 8cm.