What are some common colorfull Pleco?

[freshwaterfishlover]

I can not find the Pleco I want and was wondering are there any very colorfull very common Pleco out there 5" or smaller? I already know about Bushynose.

[RobbieG]

Clown Plecos aren't bad looking or too expensive

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/213517/i/7/product.web

[Jedu]

I have a gold nugget pleco, which is pretty common, and is very cool to look at.

[tropfish]

i forget the name, but they do have a common pleco look alike that only grows 5in. does anyone know the name?

[MeganL3985]

I read somewhere that zebra pleco's only get to about 3-4" long.
Then there is the Rubber Pleco, thats only suppose to get 3-6". Ummm....I think snowball plecos get up to 5 1/2". Thats all I could find, sorry. lol

[freshwaterfishlover]

Tropfish. I had one once. I put it my Frog tank and they killed it. It is called a Bristelnose. I know there is another Pleco called Bristelnose/Bushynose,but the one your thinking of is called Bristelnose.

[freshwaterfishlover]

I ended up getting a Bushynose/Bristelnose about 2-3 weeks ago. I Have the one Tropfish was talking about once, but could not find another so I went with a Busheynose/Bristelnose.

[tropfish]

cool, and thanks for telling me the name. :22:

[Denorios]

Someone mentioned Zebra Pleco's, I had tried to find one, but I've been told by multiple sources that it's no longer legal to import them, apparently they've become endangered. I did find LFS that imports Royal Pleco's, when they're smaller they look a lot like Zebra Pleco's. My Royal Pleco has been fantastic, they do get up to 15 inches, but I was told it would take upwards of 8 years to get that big. I've had mine for almost a year and it is only 3 inches.

[Dave66]

Just to clarify, the Zebra Pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) is not endangered by the aquarium hobby. Its endangered by the polluntants dumped in its rivers by the industrial pollution associated with logging.

Dave

[Kaga's Kritters]

i can't find any pleco but the regular ones. none of the stores near me carry anything else. does anyone know if petcos ever get in bristlenose or anything? or if they can even order them in? i would love a zebra, but they are rare and very expensive....i'll just have to paste a pic of one on my tank, lol.

[Arkie]

i just got a little clown pleco, it is sooo cute and the stripes are really well defined and bright. im not sure how common they are to get though, this was the first time ive actually seen one for sale, so i grabbed him!

[mariposa]

Clown Plecos aren't bad looking or too expensive

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/213517/i/7/product.web

Wow thanks for that link! I'm loving looking at all these different kinds of plecos! How reliable is this site on giving accurate sizes for adult plecos? Can I go out and buy a pleco that says 6" and not find out several months later that its going to be a monster fish? lol. For example this Queen Arabesque Pleco is Gorgeous!!!..but is the information correct that it will only get to 5" at adulthood? Link..... http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/213548/i/7/product.web

[Algenco]

Planet catfish list the size at 3.5" Also states that it is definitely not an algae eater, requires very clean water with strong currents

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=7#229

Click H.sp.L260

[mariposa]

Thanks for that link Algenco. I love this forum I'm getting some of the best information. I feel like with the proper guidance I'm going to turn into a great fish mommy. lol

[jaymz]

i can't find any pleco but the regular ones. none of the stores near me carry anything else. does anyone know if petcos ever get in bristlenose or anything? or if they can even order them in? i would love a zebra, but they are rare and very expensive....i'll just have to paste a pic of one on my tank, lol.

I run the aquatics dept at a petco, and yes we do have them, we dont usually order them unless someone requests them. I order bristle nose and royals all the time. If your local petco doesnt want to, just order it from petco.com they will ship one to your door. bristlenose are about $11 and royals go for $25. We carry clown plecs too. if your local petco doesnt carry them they are being lazy and boring and you can tell them I said so. Zebra's on the other hand would run you $100+ at petco, and im not sure we can even get them anymore.

[A340]

I have a Clown Pleco myself.

Butterfly Plecos are becoming quite popular around here ....

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.franksaquarium.com/images/Beaufortia_levertii.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.franksaquarium.com/loaches.htm&h=235&w=319&sz=17&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=TkZsKzvYk8GJdM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbutterfly%2Bpleco%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3 D10%26hl%3Den

(5th one from top)

[digital3]

I saw a Zebra Pleco at my LFS. It was hiding in a piece of driftwood. Are you sitting down for the price...

$499.99!

Yipes! :ssuprised:

[Azear]

FYI guys, Busheynose/bristlenose pleco that you call are actually Ancistrus... not exactly the same thing than a pleco. In fact, a pleco can grow HUGE... but Ancistrus keep smaller size. And the busheynose is an Ancistrius (In fact, Ancistrus Sp 3 if my memory is good... you can google for some images...) They are pretty neat (Have one female in my 10g atm and planning to get a male ^_^ soon)...

for more info, have a look at wiki :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancistrus

[Dave66]

'Pleco' is an invalid term, but its used commonly for any loricariad, not just large ones.

Dave