Addicted to Plecos?

[kenny1tothe6]

I don't know where the best place for this post is, but, I was curious about it. How many of you like Plecos?

I currently keep
1 Rubberlip Pleco
2 Clown Plecos
1 FM Galaxy B/N,
2 Albino B/N's[1M, 1FM]

I've kept 2 Common Plecos & 2 Male Galaxy B/N Plecos but they all died from basically unknown causes[in different conditions, in different tanks].

I've got plans to get:
1 Longfinned Albino Male B/N Pleco
1 Cactus Pleco
1 Albino Sailfin Pleco
1 Longfinned Calico Male B/N Pleco
1 Male Galaxy B/N.

Also, I might be going pleco hunting at the river one day soon.

 

[misterking]

I do love plecos, I just used to refrain from buying them knowing I couldn't cater for them properly. My LFS never seemed to get "small" plecos in, i.e BN plecos and stuff, it was generally common plecs and sailfins. Did have a common pleco get to well over a foot a few years back, heartbreaking to have to give him up because he didn't agree with my style of aquascaping the bigger he got! He was a really beautiful fish despite not exacty being colourful, I'll keep one again when I have the facilities.

Top of my wish list though is a mango pleco, god I love those fish, bit expensive though!

 

[Lotus]

I have a bunch of plecos:

55g tank with BNs... calico, regular, longfin and albinos (in various combinations). We've been breeding them for a while.
Gold nugget pleco ... had him for 4 or 5 years.
A couple of rubbernose plecos
A couple of clown plecos
Chocolate zebra pleco (not really a zebra, but he's cute)

I think that's all we've got right now. I don't really like the big plecos because they don't work well with planted tanks. Big fish sort of creep me out, too. We used to have a 10-inch common pleco.

 

[MoneyMitch]

just curious to how much you guys pay for the more exotic ones as mentioned above. a store i go to has some of them that are around 5-6 inches around 100.00 american

 

[kenny1tothe6]

OOps I forgot to add a few to my wishlist:

Zebra Pleco
Gold Nugget Pleco
Queen Arabesque
Royal Pleco
Flame Pleco [would be cool with the Leopard Cactus plec.]
Leopard Frog Pleco
Flash Pleco
Snowball Pleco


I'm sure the 180gal COULD hold more then 1 Sailfin Pleco...hmmm...I COULD add a few of the bigger ones!

 

[kenny1tothe6]

just curious to how much you guys pay for the more exotic ones as mentioned above. a store i go to has some of them that are around 5-6 inches around 100.00 american

6-7$ for B/N Pleco [Galaxy & Albino]
10$ for Clown Plecos
7$ for Rubberlip Pleco

All stay pretty small.

 

[kenny1tothe6]

Chocolate zebra pleco (not really a zebra, but he's cute)

Do you have any px of him? Sounds kinda like a clown pleco...I've never really seen or heard of the Chocolate Zebras before though. Very cool!

 

[Lotus]

Here's a really old pic of the chocolate zebra. He's about 7 or 8 inches now. I think that's their max size. To be honest, I don't remember his scientific name. We've had him several years.

 

[kenny1tothe6]

Very neat! Thx for the pic!

 

[Newman]

aw, cool pleco.
Kenny the zebra is gonna run you $100+
someof the ones you mentioned need a lotta carnivorous food. most of the fancy plecos do...

 

[OrangeCones]

Here's a really old pic of the chocolate zebra. He's about 7 or 8 inches now. I think that's their max size. To be honest, I don't remember his scientific name. We've had him several years.

Peckoltia vittata?

Peckoltia vittata • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog Image • PlanetCatfish

 

[kenny1tothe6]

Newman,

I figured that they like meat when my tanks got algae plastered and the plecos still only ate the shrimp pellets....the ones I KNOW eat algae are Common & B/N Plecos....

Oh, yes the Zebra is very expensive. I'm saving for one. IDK which tank it'll live in yet tho. I think the 52 would work out well for it since that tank will have:
1x German Blue Ram [FM]
9x Cardinal Tetras
9x Glowlight Tetras
6x Panda Cories
2x Galaxy B/N Plecos. Tho I'm fairly sure I want the 2 Dwarf Gouramis in here along with the FM Bettas.

 

[JRB__]

....I've kept 2 Common Plecos & 2 Male Galaxy B/N Plecos but they....

I've never heard of a galaxy b/n, I'm assuming its another name for a peppermint b/n..???

 

[kenny1tothe6]

It's this one:

 

[big54bob]

I do have a female bn and a female clown. I REALLY want a L-134 and a male medusa.

 

[jingles]

I have a BN (cross) and an albino BN. I'd like to have a blue-eyed pleco or either a scarlet cactus pleco or a cactus pleco(L-024,L025). I have no idea where I would find those though and if I did I don't know if I'd want to pay the price.

 

[ValRasbora]

About the price on plecos,
The bristlenose plecos cost AT LEAST $20 around here, the commons are $10.
Oh and I've never had plecos always had too small of a tank.
Oh and galaxy plecos are the coolest lil things !!!!!

 

[kenny1tothe6]

About the price on plecos,
The bristlenose plecos cost AT LEAST $20 around here, the commons are $10.
Oh and I've never had plecos always had too small of a tank.
Oh and galaxy plecos are the coolest lil things !!!!!

Hi!

Eeek at those prices! My B/N's were 7$ each as was my Rubberlip Pleco & my clowns were 10$ each. The commons are a bit expensive running at 5$ for a juvie!

B/N's, Rubberlips, &, clown plecos would be perfect for your 20gal though...They aren't as big as the commons staying at or less then 6" in length! *thumbsups

Good luck if you can find a dwarf pleco at a good price!

 

[Newman]

Never forget the pitbull plecos. staying the same size as otos, and eating just about the same amount of algae, pitbulls are a good sub for otos in a tank.

 

[kenny1tothe6]

Never forget the pitbull plecos. staying the same size as otos, and eating just about the same amount of algae, pitbulls are a good sub for otos in a tank.

Hmmmmm....I wonder if they can live in with goldfish and dojo loaches in a 46gal Bowfront?