Cons of a Pleco? (help save an innocent pleco!)

[Bettababe1011]

Okay. I was thinking, that doesn't sound right... Lol. But I don't have to worry about that, I'm getting the bristlenose. I hope I can find one near us. Otherwise we will special order at Earl may.

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

Awesome! And if you run out of options, you can always do the rubberlip instead!

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah, except I'm not sure if the petsmart near me actually has them in store. On the website it said they carried them, but at the specific store I hadn't seen any.

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

Well, then that gives you an excuse to ask for a special order! But I'd still go with the bristlenose.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah, when I get an idea in my head, I'm set to it. And my idea of a fish right now to get is a bristle nose!! I will stop at nothing!!!! Lol!

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

I like your thinking!

 

[Bettababe1011]

Thanks!! I'm stubborn, and I get it from my dad!!

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

I come from a family of lawyers, so I'm not much better!

 

[Bettababe1011]

Lol, well we are horse people, so ya gotta be stubborn with your horses to make a stubborn horse do what you want it to!!

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

True, true.

 

[Bettababe1011]

I need to go to the last lfs in my area that I haven't been to still. I wonder if they'll have any driftwood... It would be easier to buy it locally than order, cause then I would get it sooner. On the bright side, we are picking up the tank tomorrow!! I'm so excited!! Then I can get to cycling.

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

That's great! Petsmart has lots of choices for driftwood. Cheap too!

 

[Bettababe1011]

I didn't see it when I was there, but I wasn't looking for it. I may have seen it and not realized what it was at that moment.

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

Lol, you can order it directly from their website too.

 

[Emi929]

I personally like petCo for aquarium stuff. It might just be my certain area store, but they seem MUCH healthier at petCo than at pet-smart.

 

[Homedog98]

They are, but petsmart is way cheaper.

 

[Bettababe1011]

The nearest petco is an hour away.

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.

 

[Homedog98]

Then don't bother with it. Besides, you've for a local joint near you, and while they may be expensive, you pay for quality.

 

[severum mama]

PetChains are more often than not, unbelieveably expensive compared to most LFS.

Besides, they sell the plants in the tubes. Watch out for those. A friend and I took a field trip to petchain to look around, and about 80% of the tube plants were NOT aquatic.

 

[Bettababe1011]

I have mostly chain stores around me. There's one that wasn't that was super expensive, had a terrible selection, was way overstocked. They also had three puppies in a cage for sale. They weren't strictly fish, they had all sorts of animals. But the puppies in a cage was just wrong. The other one near me I haven't been in for awhile. I've heard sometimes the tanks are in pretty bad condition though, and I think they're kinda pricey. I haven't been in to look at fish though myself.

The Earl May near us has a scent selection, good conditions, and will order for you.

The petsmart was okay, and Walmart was surprisingly good.

That's all we have around here that I know of.

In loving memory of Pansa Princess, the greatest horse who ever lived. May you rest in peace.