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Lady Hobbs
04-10-2009, 06:45 PM
The lady down the hall had two in her 10 gallon!

What can I say? LOL I ended up with one of them. He'd better be happy with a 55 gallon but it has to be better than a 10.

Got a bad feeling I may end up with the other one eventually.
Ryuu
04-10-2009, 06:48 PM
St. Hobbs taking in another fish in need =D
Sharon
04-10-2009, 06:49 PM
Nice! He's going to think he's died and gone to heaven.....thumbs2:
Lady Hobbs
04-10-2009, 06:50 PM
I handed him a spoon and told him to get busy with that algae.
Ryuu
04-10-2009, 06:52 PM
lol, Im sure he is very happy =D
KcEE
04-11-2009, 12:29 AM
Haha!! Im sure the plec will be grateful and do a good job for ya!
Lady Hobbs
04-11-2009, 12:34 AM
Ya, in about a year I'll be sending him to you.

LOL
KcEE
04-11-2009, 01:08 AM
Hahaha...Ok, let me know his size so that I can get a tank or pond ready for him! :hmm3grin2orange:
Wild Turkey
04-11-2009, 02:03 AM
Happens to the best of us:hmm3grin2orange: How big are they atm?
Cameron
04-11-2009, 02:13 AM
good luck, almost anything is better than a measly 10 gallon
Lady Hobbs
04-11-2009, 02:27 AM
I told the lady........"oh my goodness. Do you know how big pleco's get" and she replies.......

It's OK. They're in a 10 gallon. HUH?

They are probably 4".
Kaz
04-11-2009, 02:53 AM
I'm guessing she's going by the rule of 'they only grow to match the tank their in'. More fish have lost their lives that way.

That's a complete sentence! Shut up!
Red
04-11-2009, 02:59 AM
I told the lady........"oh my goodness. Do you know how big pleco's get" and she replies.......

It's OK. They're in a 10 gallon. HUH?

They are probably 4".

LOL typical response. Hobbs, I hate to break it to you, but putting it in your 20gal doesnt make it any better:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
Lady Hobbs
04-11-2009, 03:06 AM
20 gallon? I don't have a 20 gallon.
Wild Turkey
04-11-2009, 03:12 AM
They are probably 4".

Sounds like you got to him just it timethumbs2:you'll end up with them both im sure lol

red she said its in her 55
Red
04-11-2009, 03:25 AM
20 gallon? I don't have a 20 gallon.

i know i know, I was just kidding, because I have seen that happen at a petco. They have a adopt me tank, and the guy just turned in a pleco and was like yeah its to big for my 20gal, and a guy walked in about 5min later and said "yeah i need some algae removed from my 30gal" I was like wow.
MCHRKiller
04-11-2009, 05:21 AM
Why didnt somebody reach him an algae scraper and tell him to go to work? lol

Good job on taking in a pleco atleast one will have a decent life :)
Dave66
04-11-2009, 06:57 AM
Happens all the time with me; cast-off fish at my door. Soon as people know I'm a fishkeeper, here come the mis-fit fish and tanks.

Dave
korith
04-11-2009, 08:17 AM
The lady down the hall had two in her 10 gallon!

What can I say? LOL I ended up with one of them. He'd better be happy with a 55 gallon but it has to be better than a 10.

Got a bad feeling I may end up with the other one eventually.

Way to go you made a friend! You had us all thinking everyone in your apartment complex was out to get you!
korith
04-11-2009, 08:20 AM
i know i know, I was just kidding, because I have seen that happen at a petco. They have a adopt me tank, and the guy just turned in a pleco and was like yeah its to big for my 20gal, and a guy walked in about 5min later and said "yeah i need some algae removed from my 30gal" I was like wow.

The petco near me has an adopt me tank too! Basically it's just the tanks they keep the live plants in. Any fish people bring back they put into there, like returns or other odd things people can't take care of any more. Got 7 neons and a few otos from there once for free. Couldn't believe how patient the guy was took out like half the potted plants just to get at them.
JerikasTank
04-15-2009, 03:40 PM
Four inch Pleco in a 10 gallon? I had a four inch Pleco in my 30 gallon and he trashed the place. Turns out that fin wasnt a fin, it was poop! Its like having a painter come into your house and make the walls pretty but trash the carpet....
Jv Torres
04-26-2009, 02:50 PM
Wow just got him at the right time,
goodwork! thumbs2:
Ashley
04-29-2009, 12:36 AM
Four inch Pleco in a 10 gallon? I had a four inch Pleco in my 30 gallon and he trashed the place. Turns out that fin wasnt a fin, it was poop! Its like having a painter come into your house and make the walls pretty but trash the carpet....

ahahahahahahaha, now that I have one, I totally get this! They really do poop an awful lot, lol.