New Fish :)

[ecotank]

Well finally got my new purchases delivered today, and in good health too

2 Chocolate Zebra Plecos (L270)

Here's a pic of them being readied for the QT tank. The full color should come back soon and I'll post more pics then.

 

[ashleigh]

very pretty.

 

[McG]

how much did they cost ya?

 

[fishdude07]

very nice! im also curious to know how much they were

 

[ecotank]

Well the fish themselves were a steal at $30.00 for both, but of course the shipping drove the total cost to $90.00 for both. Which is about the normal cost of $40-50 per fish if you were lucky enough to have an LFS that had the cute lil guys in stock.

The color is really starting to come back as they settle down, I'll post some pics tonight.

 

[fishdude07]

wow, pretty expensive. how big are yours?

 

[ecotank]

These are full grown at about 4"

Not really that expensive when you remember his brother (L46) the Zebra pleco is going for well over $100 bucks per fish.

But I have never seen the Choc Zebra Pleco in any store and very rarely see them available online, so I grabbed them up.

 

[fishdude07]

yeah they are pretty cheap compared to zebra plecos but still, ive never spent over 20 bucks on a fish. my oscar was $20 at about 3-4 inches. ive never seen a chocolate zebra pleco ever before either. good grab

edit: oh, by the way i like your ecotank and lotus '04 campaign button

 

[rgdwar1]

Nice find....Lotus know yet? lol

 

[ecotank]

lol... of course Lotus knows! I told her right after I bought them, she was as excited for their arrival as I was.

If I run out and spend $100 on paintball stuff or some other hobby I might get some flak, but never on fish or fish related stuff.

 

[FroggyFox]

Ohh pretty! Would love to see new pics

 

[rgdwar1]

Mee too.

I just didn't want to congratulate her and have her be like.... HE DID WHAT?

I don't need to cause fights...lol

 

[ecotank]

Ok, they are a bit less stressed now, unfortunately they get to spend a few weeks in QT, but they will be thrilled when they get to their final home.

 

[ecotank]

And one more.

 

[fishdude07]

beautiful, dude, beautiful

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Very nice, but not like the real Zebra But hey......fancy plecs are awesome. Nice buy.

 

[ecotank]

It's not really showing well in the pics yet, plus the color hasn't really come in yet, but they have that same shovelnose forehead and stripes there.

The rest of the body markings are more like the zebras that have the wavy pattern as opposed to the straight stripes. But we got them because they were cute and somewhat hard to find, not just for the name. They are directly related to the reg. zebras and come from the same river in Brazil.

 

[ashleigh]

whatever mr. name brand fish elitist.

 

[ecotank]

LMAO

I don't think you can call them a name brand fish though, too hard to find.

My pleco is better than your pleco...nah nah nah nah na

j/k of course

 

[420Loach]

hehehe, sweet plecos eco. whoa, that was a wierd sounding rhyme heh.

very nice patterns, and little beedy eyes hehehe, four inches is a good size for a pleco too.