I JUST GOT A COOL NEW PLECO!!!

[FishGeek]

*BOUNCINGS I just got a new Pleco and I think that it is a Queen Arabesque Pleco (L-260)!! It is beautiful!! I will try and get some pics.*BOUNCINGS

 

[fishkid64]

Wow, those things aren't cheap, at least where I go, and yes i agree with you the are BEAUTIFUL, I would love to see some pics!

 

[Pure]

They are great fish!!! lil tip. With these guys you may want to keep an air stone in the tank. If ever the filter stops running (it happens) they will die from lack of O2 before poor water quality.

Congrats on getting one

 

[FishGeek]

Ok this thing is not easy to take a pic of yet. And sorry I didnt realize that my glass was so dirty. But here it is.

And no this was not a cheap fish. ($47.69) But I couldnt resist.

 

[prettypleco]

He is beautiful and yes very hard to resist!

 

[fishkid64]

He's amazing, how much did you get your's for?

 

[matt201985]

$47???? WHAT!!!! U crazy? lol

 

[angelmom]

That is a beautiful fish. Want one myself one day if I can get my water levels up to par.

 

[FishGeek]

I know he was slightly expensive but for some reason I have fallen in Love with Plecos. I dont know why it just hit me after I got my Salfin. Who would of thought!!

Pure: Im running 2 filters on the tank is that ok instead of the airstone?? Also is that yours in your avatar??

 

[PlecoCollector]

I have one too, he's the one of the most beautiful fish I've ever seen
But $47!?!?! I got mine, fully grown, for $23

Remember that they're not agressive like some other Pleco, so make sure yours has a cave-like place to hide in, as well as enough food (since they don't usually fight over their food). *thumbsups

 

[FishGeek]

There are plenty places to hide and I have found them (both my plecos) sitting next to each other on the driftwood. My Sailfin is about 2 in. and my Queen is about 1.5 in. They are both really tiny still.

 

[Pure]

My ava is my big female L399. They are both Hypancistrus tho. Love them things.

Yours looks very healthy. Wild caught specimens can take a wile to eat, but once they do they normally will eat anything you toss in the tank.

 

[PlecoCollector]

Yeah they are still tiny Good luck with them! They'll both grow into beautiful fish when they're bigger

 

[Pure]

L260 are very slow growers, so don't get upset when it hasn't grown much in a month or so.

 

[FishGeek]

Pure: Im running 2 filters on the tank is that ok instead of the airstone??

 

[Pure]

That should be fine. It does take a couple of days before they have any issues. First sign of it would be them starting to bloat and hanging out at the top of the tank.

I lost 5 of these guys like this. The filter was still running just not very much. People might wonder how I let a filter all but stop running for 2 days. Well it's very easy to do when you're using a canister and don't actually get to see the water coming out of the filter.

 

[PlecoCollector]

Yeah, that's what happened to my Blue Phantom. My one filter got unplugged accidently (cleaning lady probably, I don't really remember though) and I was out of the house alot, so it didn't even dawn on me that the filter wasn't running. Poor little guy, I felt so bad
But two filters should do you just fine *thumpsups

 

[FishGeek]

Thanks for the help. I want these guys to thrive.

 

[Zman16]

Nice fish. But I don't think I would pay 47 dollars on a fish. the most expensive fish i ever got was a elephant nose for 25 dollars.