What kind of Pleco's do you have? [Archive]

Tooch

02-25-2008, 05:20 PM

So recently I've noticed alot of activity on the forum about Pleco's. I've absolutly loved Pleco's since I was a kid, when we had a common one. So I'm just interested to hear what you've got now! Add any extra information you want to add as well! Names, size when bought, size now, amount paid, tank mates... If you have any tips/suggestions for anyone elses Pleco's, go ahead and post! You're the boss! Remember, this is just for informational purposes here. Try to avoid pressing your opinions or starting debates!

Here's what I've got!

150gal:
Big Daddy - Common Pleco (L021).
I don't remember how big he was when we got him, but he was pretty large. In the 8" range. Paid $30 for him. He's between 12"-14" now. Soon will be moved to our 280gal. Tankmates are an oscar, a green terror, a convict, and a clown knife.

40 gal:
Royal Pleco (L190).
These guys can get big, don't worry, I have a bigger tank for him when it's needed. I think we paid around $30 for him. He's currently about 2". He's in a tank with 2 Dragon Bichir's.

15gal:
Rubberlip Pleco (L187).
He's part of the clean-up crew. Paid about $10. He's in the tank with 8 red-eye tetra, 4 glass catfish and a BGK (again, have a much larger tank available Remember, this is about pleco's! :ezpi_wink1:).

15gal:
Gold Nugget Pleco (L018).
Paid $20.00
He's in the tank with 4 Tiger Barb, a cory, and 2 rainbow fish.

Does anyone know if a Common and a Royal (when he's big enough) can go peacefully in a 280gal tank together?

Lets hear about your Pleco's! thumbs2:

jbeining75

02-25-2008, 05:22 PM

I have none as I keep aggressive cichlids in both of my tanks but my brother has some royal plecos and a gold nugget he got offline...

angelcakes

02-25-2008, 05:24 PM

royal panaque: awesome fish thumbs2: thumbs2: thumbs2:

Tooch

02-25-2008, 05:26 PM

royal panaque: awesome fish thumbs2: thumbs2: thumbs2:

Looks awesome! I'm having a brain fart, but I think my Royal is dark with light stripes... Wow, I think I'm goin brain dead lol

Pr0eve

02-25-2008, 05:34 PM

I just have the Bristle Nose I asked a question about being hurt.

it is still a baby, and I do not know what sex it is yet.

angelcakes

02-25-2008, 05:43 PM

I just have the Bristle Nose I asked a question about being hurt.

it is still a baby, and I do not know what sex it is yet.
at first glance looks female,:19: :19:

Algenco

02-25-2008, 06:14 PM

orange albino bristlenose, 18 of em :hmm3grin2orange:

shalafi04

02-25-2008, 06:40 PM

i have a twig cat, but i believe he falls under the farowela... which im not sure are plecos or not :/

Goshawk

02-25-2008, 09:22 PM

Here's my clown pleco named harvey. http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/showphoto.php?photo=2516&cat=500&ppuser=11701

Tooch

02-25-2008, 09:23 PM

Here's my clown pleco named harvey. http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/MegaSWFan/IMG_0240.jpg

Excellent!

Adrian

02-25-2008, 09:27 PM

smaug

02-25-2008, 09:35 PM

I have a sailfin leopard plec and a clown plec.They are both really a neat fish especially the leopard.

cocoa_pleco

02-25-2008, 10:39 PM

just a common pleco in my 90g for brown algae control, however i used to have tons of exotic fancy plecos

krisisdog

02-26-2008, 02:34 PM

I've got 2 Sailfin (Gibbicep) plecos in the 6ft, as well as b/n in most other tanks, + some whiptail catfish.

Tooch

02-26-2008, 02:39 PM

I sadly report that I do not have any pleco's. I did before, then noticed that the crazy thing that was suppose to eat algae and veggies, started eating my neon tetras at the time.

So, since I wanted the neons more, the pleco made it back to the fish store, where it could eat at its hearts content.

I replaced plecos with ottos, and now I see they have a batman otto, that I may look into.

Wow, crazy! I've never heard of a pleco actively eating fish. I have a large one, 12-14". When I would use feeder fish for the tank, every once in awhile a small one would get sucked up. It was interesting to see, but he never went after them.

sailor

02-26-2008, 03:03 PM

I have rubberlips in all my tanks. I have not had a problem with them in any of my african tanks. They have been there for over a year. I do want to pick up a medusa pleco for my 55 gal.

Tooch

02-26-2008, 03:06 PM

Medusa pleco? That's like an uber-bristlenose pleco, isn't it?

sailor

02-26-2008, 03:21 PM

Here is a link or 2 for the medusa pleco's

http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=spottedmedusapleco

http://www.ekkwill.com/medusaplecol34.html

Tooch

02-26-2008, 03:24 PM

There's just something about the bushy pleco's I don't like... lol I have no idea why tho...

jason 77

03-14-2008, 12:02 AM

I only have one pleco left... I used to have 2 more of this kind "what ever kind it is" plus a rubber lipped one and a yellowish orange pleco.....

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6258/img0185fg9.jpg

jb300m01

03-14-2008, 02:19 AM

Nice plecs everyone!

Here's my Sailfin Pleco. I made the bg black/white to bring out the color.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/5/52575/fish/hifin.jpg

He/she shares it's home with 5 tiger barbs & 4 peppered corys and they get along great.

country_boy454

03-14-2008, 06:39 AM

I have a small clown pleco now. I can't get a pic of it yet cause he hides alot. In the planted tank. My guess it is under the driftwood!

angelcakes

03-14-2008, 08:17 AM

heres my royal pleco http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh47/angelfishe/bettafish020.jpg
yes he has been seen before,but same problem hides alot:hmm3grin2orange:

Demi ^_^

03-14-2008, 09:40 AM

I hav 3 beautiful Bristlenoses!

2 of them are about 4-5cm now and were bought together at -under- 2cm for $6, my larger one was at 3-4cm for $8 and is now 5-6cm.

They live in my 42g with Angels, Glowlites, Bala Sharks, a Kuhli and a Opaline Gourami, they love my huge piece of driftwood and favour it aswell as a large shell.

Treerat

03-16-2008, 05:17 PM

I have a Common Pleco, Chuck. A Common Albino Pleco, Snowflake. A Spotted Hypostomus Pleco, Hippy. Two Clown Plecos, Dutch and Ripley.

Blue Ram

03-16-2008, 06:25 PM

I use to have a bristlenose until this morning.

Lady Hobbs

03-16-2008, 06:46 PM

None and I want a common soooooo bad. Just don't have a tank over 55. I do have two featherfins that are hitting close to 6 inches but they are not a common!

smaug

03-16-2008, 09:17 PM

I have a leopard sailfin and a clown plec.

angelcakes

03-16-2008, 09:25 PM

my other one:19:
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh47/angelfishe/tank002.jpg

smaug

03-16-2008, 09:44 PM

my other one:19:
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh47/angelfishe/tank002.jpg
how big is he?

angelcakes

03-16-2008, 09:46 PM

12"long last time i measured............:19:

smaug

03-16-2008, 09:48 PM

12"long last time i measured............:19:
Im gonna need a bigger tank!

angelcakes

03-16-2008, 09:49 PM

slow growers depending on what you feed them...........:19:

smaug

03-16-2008, 09:51 PM

slow growers depending on what you feed them...........:19:
Mine is about 7-8inches.He is very outgoing for a plec.

angelcakes

03-16-2008, 09:52 PM

Mine is about 7-8inches.He is very outgoing for a plec.
so is mine i tickle his head............:19:

smaug

03-16-2008, 09:55 PM

so is mine i tickle his head............:19:
Ive never tried to touch him,Ive always wanted to.I saw a vid on youtube where someone had theres hand trained and was petting it.

angelcakes

03-16-2008, 09:57 PM

Ive never tried to touch him,Ive always wanted to.I saw a vid on youtube where someone had theres hand trained and was petting it.
oh its great they feel hard to the touch,give it a go run your fingers slowly(very) as not to scare down his back,mine nestles into my hand for more...:19:

smaug

03-16-2008, 10:03 PM

oh its great they feel hard to the touch,give it a go run your fingers slowly(very) as not to scare down his back,mine nestles into my hand for more...:19:
awesome,Ill try it.

angelcakes

03-16-2008, 10:05 PM

let me know how you get on............:19:

LosC

03-16-2008, 10:16 PM

That Pleco looks like a monster. MY mom would freak if I got a Pleco like that, she would never come in my room again. But Plecos are nothing like monsters.

smaug

03-16-2008, 10:17 PM

let me know how you get on............:19:
will do,thanks.

aquarius56

03-16-2008, 11:39 PM

Here is a link or 2 for the medusa pleco's

http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=spottedmedusapleco

http://www.ekkwill.com/medusaplecol34.html

Ah...that Medusa/Pleco is soooo cute!!! I just fell in love with it! I suppose they get huge too, eh?

aquarius56

03-16-2008, 11:50 PM

I use to have a bristlenose until this morning.

I'm so sorry Patriot :ssad:

Tooch

03-17-2008, 01:13 PM

Sorry to hear Patriot... Angel, Your Pleco is killer! Mine common is about 14" now. I'll run my finger down him once in awhile, and nudge him if I need him to move while I'm cleaning the tank. Be careful to anyone who hasn't touched one yet. They have pointy spines on their dorsals, and can really clamp their side fins... Give you a good pinch!

angelcakes

03-17-2008, 01:16 PM

i go very dopey with mine:malelovies: but i must admit they have sharp spines,smaug be careful :14:

dgoulston

03-17-2008, 01:22 PM

My plec.

http://www.dg83.com/fish/tpics/plec.jpg

havent a clue what kind he is, but he is very fast, dunno if he is male/female either, how do i tell?

very nurvous at the mo, but thats cause he came from P@H

angelcakes

03-17-2008, 02:01 PM

cute........ looks like a normal common plec which is what mine is, P@h (pets at home?)

Anja

03-17-2008, 02:16 PM

Tooch

03-17-2008, 02:24 PM

I just came home with a green dotted bristlenose yesterday. Looks pretty much like the common ones, except in the right light, the dots shimmer green. I think it's a male, but he's barely two inches, so not a lot of bristle yet.

cc,
Anja

Sounds pretty neat! My lfs only stocks albino ones, so I've never actually even seen a regular bristlenose, let alone a spotted one... The albino's are so freakin ugly.

Nick89

03-18-2008, 12:34 AM

i had a sailfin. I personally dont like any plecos, just to dirty.

Anja

03-18-2008, 05:06 PM

Sounds pretty neat! My lfs only stocks albino ones, so I've never actually even seen a regular bristlenose, let alone a spotted one... The albino's are so freakin ugly.

Yup, I don't like them much either. Managed a decent picture of my little guy last night:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/uploads/13470/IMG_3974a.JPG

The flash washes out the spots on his body, but if you look at the maximum size (dial-up warning) you can see the greenish spots under his eye and around his nose.

angelcakes

03-18-2008, 05:12 PM

hes cute...............:1luvu:

Anja

03-18-2008, 05:49 PM

hes cute...............:1luvu:

I must say, I find it hard to wait until he comes out in the evening. So far I haven't figured out where he's hiding during the day.

angelcakes

03-18-2008, 05:55 PM

hes a nocturnal fish and will come out more at night to feed,its normal...:19:

digital3

03-18-2008, 06:05 PM

I have a Sailfin Leopard Pleco...

pic:

click here (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/showphoto.php?photo=896&cat=500&ppuser=9030)

angelcakes

03-18-2008, 06:08 PM

I have a Sailfin Leopard Pleco...

pic:

click here (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/showphoto.php?photo=896&cat=500&ppuser=9030)
sweet...........i like pancho to.........:1luvu:

Lady Hobbs

03-18-2008, 06:10 PM

Whoa..........he is sooooo beautiful Angelcakes!!!!!!!!!!!
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh47/angelfishe/tank002.jpg

angelcakes

03-18-2008, 06:11 PM

thanks........as you can see loves his cucumber!!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange:

Lady Hobbs

03-18-2008, 06:14 PM

Danged GF, your Oscars look like neons next to him. LOOL

angelcakes

03-18-2008, 06:39 PM

Danged GF, your Oscars look like neons next to him. LOOL
:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

digital3

03-18-2008, 07:06 PM

sweet...........i like pancho to.........:1luvu:

Sweet! Thanks! :11:

Yeah, Pancho is my pride and joy!

dgoulston

03-19-2008, 10:10 PM

my pleco "chris" is very shy, runs from me when i got the camera. except when hes hungry.. and just managed to get this lovely pic!

http://www.dg83.com/fish/tpics/chris_1.jpg

Darren

ILuvMyGoldBarb

03-19-2008, 10:15 PM

Currently I only have one Panaque maccus (Clown Pleco) and one Common. In the past I have also owned Chocolate albinos, L177 "Queen" Gold Nuggets, L122 Spotted Orange Seams, Rubberlips, and Common Bristlenoses.

aquarius56

03-20-2008, 12:21 AM

I have a Sailfin Leopard Pleco...

pic:

click here (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/showphoto.php?photo=896&cat=500&ppuser=9030)

He's GORGEOUS!!!! :18:

digital3

03-20-2008, 07:05 AM

He's GORGEOUS!!!! :18:

Thanks a lot! He just gets me a little ticked off sometimes when he fights with my Featherfin and tears up my plants. But in the end, I love the little punk (who will eventually become a big punk)!

angelcakes

03-20-2008, 08:00 AM

hes a good sized plec,have you seen mine? bit further up the post,give you an idea how big they get................:19:page 6

fraggle

03-22-2008, 03:49 AM

I've got a gibby.
He's?She is called Lally, my 3yo named him after my friend, she should feel privelaged to have a fish named after he shouldn't she! LOL

Ellen4God

03-22-2008, 04:57 AM

Yup, I don't like them much either. Managed a decent picture of my little guy last night:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/uploads/13470/IMG_3974a.JPG

The flash washes out the spots on his body, but if you look at the maximum size (dial-up warning) you can see the greenish spots under his eye and around his nose.

Very pretty pleco!!!

LosC

03-22-2008, 05:35 AM

Anyone know of a small rare Pleco I could get? 4 inches max.

squirt_12

03-22-2008, 01:22 PM

I have 4 clown plecos. They are about 1-2" right now. I got all 4 of them for about $15. They are very nice and I love their colour.

LilysDad

03-22-2008, 07:21 PM

I have two dwarf bristlenose, one of which is albino. From other comments, I infer that these are pretty common in the trade? I got mine from a breeder.

Harls

03-23-2008, 11:55 AM

Now this is wat i call a thread lol well i ahve only i BN pleco atm hoping to get a couple of albinos soon for my albino specialty tank :)

Harls_Aussie

Tooch

03-24-2008, 01:35 PM

I've got a gibby.
He's?She is called Lally, my 3yo named him after my friend, she should feel privelaged to have a fish named after he shouldn't she! LOL

Excellent picture! Your Pleco has a great sail!

I recently saw a new Pleco at the lfs, called a "Candy Striped" Pleco. Don't know much about them, am going to research them today. Sounds like a fake name, but you never know! They were pretty neat lookin! Very very small. Maybe an 1"-2". They look so small compared to my 14" Common!

mitcore

03-25-2008, 02:14 AM

i have a good old Bristle nose
i want a pleco any of them but dont have a tank for it :-(

River Dog

06-23-2008, 01:59 PM

I have two Pleco's. one is a Royal and the other one I bought on Saturday is a baby Gold nugget. Sorry about the photo's, the Royal was from my phone and the GN is still shy.

Bassinkorea

06-23-2008, 03:12 PM

Hey River Dog, the color of your plecos are awesome :)

I had 2 plecos until a few weeks ago when one of them died, now I only have one :(

Here's Benny, not sure what kind he is, but I've had him for over one year and he is still going strong.....he loves ham!!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t74/bassinkorea/DSC01189.jpg

Here's the pleco that died a few weeks ago. Again, I don't know what kind he was but we called hm 'big one' as he was bigger than Benny. I had him for over 6 months before he passed.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t74/bassinkorea/DSC01418.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t74/bassinkorea/DSC01422.jpg

abaigael04

06-23-2008, 03:58 PM

I have a common pleco, L187 (rubber lips) and hope to get L200 and L004 in the near future once I get my other tank. I love love love them!

donvichu

06-23-2008, 04:55 PM

pictures of pleco when I bought him month and a half back

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/donvichu/IMG0122A.jpg

these are the pics I took yesterday

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/donvichu/IMG0258A.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/donvichu/IMG0262A.jpg

This is my albino pleco who expired last night

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll220/donvichu/IMG0190A_01.jpg

I have 5 pleco's in total...the big one in the picture in arowana's tank..the albino(supposed to be six plecos since I lost him yesterday its 5 now) and clown pleco(shy so couldn take a picture of other plecos) in red zebra danios and betta community tank,one in platy,swordtail,tiger barb and betta community tank,two in gold fish and angel community tank

scatz

06-24-2008, 11:57 PM

I have:

5 clown plecs (L104), 4 paras (L075), 2 green phantoms (L200), 1 L25 scarlet, 1 x L014 goldy/sunshine, 1 x L091 3 beacon, 1 x L048, 1 x LDA33, 1 x L263, 1 x L114, 2 x L177 gold nuggets, 1 royal and 1 whiptail

KingFisher

06-25-2008, 12:06 AM

I just returned my 6 inch common pleco a few weeks ago because he was getting too big and destructive in the 55g. Today I got a Bristlenose.:19:

smcurry83

06-25-2008, 01:15 AM

I've got two common plecos. I'm planning on using them as "leverage" against the misses for needing a larger tank in the future. My mbuna don't bother or mind them.

sktadood13

06-25-2008, 01:42 AM

wendada

06-30-2008, 10:55 PM

I randomly found a Sunshine Pleco at my LFS. After trying out many names, I settled on Copernicus, for the obvious sun association! I've had "him" (i'm assuming, becasue he's too little to tell what sex he is) for 2 weeks now.

Fishalicious

06-30-2008, 11:09 PM

I've only got a Panaque Maccus & a Chocolate Zebra Pleco between all the tanks here... the Panaque is one messy pup - I find all the wood he has eaten & pooped out every night everywhere in the tank the next day

Fishalicious

06-30-2008, 11:10 PM

ive got one rubberlip.....with a 0% chance of taking a pic.....

but this is the pelco i really want...but way to much...its about 130$ last time i checked
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o137/sktadood13/zebra-pleco.jpg

Who doesn't want that one LOL And that price is probably for juveniles or males as the females fetch about double that

xximanoobxx

07-08-2008, 07:51 AM

Who doesn't want that one LOL And that price is probably for juveniles or males as the females fetch about double that

They actually sell those on aquabid... They reach thousands for 5 or more...
This guy is selling 40 for 20000 dollars... Crazy but i really want one
>.<

And I dont have any plecos but I want one soon when i get a 55g or sumin

Dave66

07-08-2008, 08:33 AM

I keep several species of sucker-mouthed cats, as loricariads are one of my specialties. I'll be posting a primer on several species in a day or two.
Currently I house: Ancistrus claro (6), Hypoptopoma gulare (12), Pseudolithoxus tigris (6), Parotocinclus cf. maculicauda (24), Hypancistrus sp. 'Queen Arabesque' (8), Sturisoma festivum (8), Panaque nigrolineatus (1) and Parotocinlclus sp. 'Amazonas' (28) in my tanks. The Panaque is the oldest of the loricariads I keep at 15 years old.
I've kept many more species of sucker-mouthed cats over the last 36 years, and some of those will be featured in my primer.

Dave

Halelorf

07-08-2008, 11:34 AM

Right now all I have is a longfin albino bristlenose that is in my 55 gallon german blue ram tank. Very energetic fish, swim all over the tank all the time. Has really gotten to love all the driftwood I put into the tank a few weeks ago.

Here he/she is.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh166/halelorf/Pleco4.jpg

abaigael04

07-08-2008, 04:34 PM

I've got a L276 - a rubbernose , a L200, and a pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (common). at the moment.... want a L239 if they become available to my LFS again.... I can't get a pic of my rubbernose, either - those things gotta be the fastest fish EVER! He has a beautiful red tail though, I wish I could get a nice picture...