common pleco

[juggernaut303]

How big does a common pleco get? Alos has anyone breed a common pleco?

 

[James From Cali]

About 2 feet long.

 

[Zman16]

You stole my answer! lol

Yeah two feet, about.

 

[Pure]

There is actually a great debate over this subject on PCF. Jools (the owner) and Shane have never seen one over 12 or so inches in the wild. These guys often go to SA on collection trips. But have yet to see a paradallis (sp) or Common Plec as large as the claims are. Nor has anyone been able to provide proof (a pic) that they get larger than this.

 

[MissFishy]

I have a monster at about a foot. I've seen a huge probably about 2 foot one at my LFS, it was an albino, really creepy. I'm assuming he was a common one, but I'm no pleco expert.

 

[TheFighterFish]

Too big for a 10 G, unfortunately.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

ive seen one at about 18 inches in a 55 gallon tank... no clue how it turned around.

 

[homebunnyj]

I saw one last year at a LFS that was between eighteen and twenty inches long. Someone had brought it back, of course. At least the lfs guy believed it was a common, and it did look like one, but I'm certainly no pleco expert. :/

 

[bsmall05]

the ASPCA in my area was just brought a common pleco in a 75g tank that is about 18" long. hes a monster, the first thing you see now when you walk in. beautiful pattern though!

 

[Pure]

All these claims, but as of yet no one has sent Jools a pick of said monster sized pleco.

One would think after 10 yrs, somone would have done so.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

http://www.users.bigpond.com/msn/maverick-king/images/pleco1.JPG

http://www.users.bigpond.com/msn/maverick-king/images/pleco3.JPG

Google Image Result for http://www.users.bigpond.com/msn/maverick-king/images/pleco1.JPG

 

[Pure]

Yes that is a very large one. But looking at it I'm still gonna have to say he's not much over a foot, if that..