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it was sold to me as wendtii but it's very possible! it's weird, when the leaves are littler they are bright green, and as they get bigger they get veiny and reddish. but it takes a while. i dunno it's a weird little plant but i like it :)

looks awesome!! i want one XD

These are mine. The first is C. Retrospiralis, the next are both C. Wendtii. All the C. Wendtii came from one plant i bought. (please excuse the mess, it's time for a PWC :) )

im almost positive it's not a sailfin pleco. i've looked at so many pictures and the markings are different. it's an L001 or L022 (same thing) i'm pretty sure. looks just the same.

L001 and L022 are the same i think. i think it's that as well. and i feel like my entire tank is a centerpiece :) i do plan on adding some more tetras, however. we've only got one glowlight so we'd like to get him some groupies :D

8 ottos, 12 tetras (mix of cardinals, black neons, and one glowlight), and a bunch of MTS. it's a 55g planted.

So i think we may have figured him out.... L001 or L022... thoughts? if it is right, is 8 inches too much for our 55g? Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

if it's not a sailfin pleco what could it be? here's a couple more pics

My husband (with my OK) brought this home from the LFS for our 55g tank today... it was sold to him as a sailfin pleco.... is it so? If it is, I may need to rehome this thing....or invest in a bigger tank :lol: A little help here?? TIA :flowers:

Hey all! I haven't been around in a long time, I thought since I have a new setup I'd share it (also setting up a shrimp tank and have some Qs) We just set up a 55g, combining everything we had in our two 20g tanks. We used Eco complete (black) substrate, we've got an AC 300 and an AC 50...

sounds good...any ideas where I need to go to get the glass? I'm assuming I'd have to get it custom cut? if it's pricey, I'd almost rather just find a new top that will fit it as is. at fosterandsmithaquatics.com they have versa-tops, and list a 48" lid, but no other dimensions. can I assume...

so we just acquired a used 55g tank for 15 bucks. one of the corners has a couple chips in the glass but nothing that reaches the seal at all. the glass is super thick, too. my concern is that it does not have the center brace piece. it's not missing, it seems it just was not made with one...

starting from scratch would be the best option, IMO. take it all down, scrub everything (vinegar and hot water or a diluted bleach solution) and rinse extremely well. you say you have an established tank as well? steal a hunk of it's filter media and add it to the new media in the 20g to kick...

i've personally found vals to be quite finicky. i can't keep them alive for the life of me. i've tried 3 varieties--jungle, italian, and contortion--all of which have ended in the same results--melting and death :( although they are some of my favs i've given up on them for now. that is a...

looks great, straick. nice job!