Saltwater & Reef

smileyface9 · 02-07-2012, 02:55 AM

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(please id pleco. And btw that's my blood parrot cichlid in the background..she's in the process of changing colors. She's still pretty young i think)

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KaylNeko · 02-07-2012, 01:02 PM

How old? Since you need an id, I'm assuming it wasn't labeled as to which species at the pet store? That makes me assume common....make sure you have the room for between 12 and 24 inches of fish if it is.

If it's really young, it could be a bristlenose, though.

cichlid.greenhorn · 02-07-2012, 01:13 PM

+1 common

rreekers · 02-07-2012, 02:00 PM

how long is the pleco?

what size tank?

**aqua_chem** · 02-07-2012, 02:31 PM

I also agree with common pleco.

smileyface9 · 02-07-2012, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KaylNeko

How old? Since you need an id, I'm assuming it wasn't labeled as to which species at the pet store? That makes me assume common....make sure you have the room for between 12 and 24 inches of fish if it is.

If it's really young, it could be a bristlenose, though.

Yeah I just got him

i think he's pretty young tho.

cichlid.greenhorn · 02-07-2012, 05:53 PM

What size tank? Commons are waste machines, and their poop gets everywhere. I would rehome if tank is smaller than 75. Also he is using part of your bio load, that could be used for some cooler fish.

KaylNeko · 02-07-2012, 06:44 PM

To be honest, I saw a full grown (I think) pleco in a 125 gallon and it still looked a little cramped. It was almost the entire height of the tank from mouth to tail, and bulky. It worked, but I definitely got an good idea why a lot of folks consider them pond fish.

smileyface9 · 02-07-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cichlid.greenhorn

What size tank? Commons are waste machines, and their poop gets everywhere. I would rehome if tank is smaller than 75. Also he is using part of your bio load, that could be used for some cooler fish.

He's about 5 inches now i think. And i have a 29 gallon, but I plan on getting larger ones when they start getting too big for it. And i like plecos...to me they are cool.

smileyface9 · 02-07-2012, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KaylNeko

To be honest, I saw a full grown (I think) pleco in a 125 gallon and it still looked a little cramped. It was almost the entire height of the tank from mouth to tail, and bulky. It worked, but I definitely got an good idea why a lot of folks consider them pond fish.

Woa! That's awesome! That must be over a foot then! At least two feet?? That'd be awesome to see!