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i have an ideal what they look like but not sure
and how many do you guys suggest for an 80 gal tank
with 4 reds
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pleco
does any one have a picture
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 06:31 PM
heres a pic of my 11'' common pleco
if you add one make it at least 6'' or 3-4'' larger than your p's
if you add one make it at least 6'' or 3-4'' larger than your p's
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Posted 02 February 2004 - 10:21 PM
nice catfish bro.
that looks like what they call the "sailfin" pleco to me.
that looks like what they call the "sailfin" pleco to me.
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 08:42 AM
| QUOTE (Puma @ Feb 3 2004, 03:21 AM) |
| nice catfish bro. that looks like what they call the "sailfin" pleco to me. |
yep puma your right it is a sail fin pleco and only now when my p's have gone does he stick it up in the air.
he has loads of personality for a pleco i actually like it a lot and i have had this fish the longest out of all my p's i am sure its nearly 2 years.
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kreth
thank you
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Posted 04 February 2004 - 08:32 AM
Pleco's come in all sizes and colors, but your best bet would be a Sailfin or Common pleco - they're cheap, readily available and tough.
More fancy ones can be very costly, and will most likely end up as an easy and pricey meal for your piranha's.
I don't know what size your reds are, but a pleco over 6" should be able to hold its own, if he has a feew hiding places. Very large ones (10" and more) will have even more chance to survive, but are messy, and will crap as much as they clean up.
And always keep in mind that anything kept together with piranha's is a potential meal - don't get attached to any piranha tank mate!
I've kept a number of different pleco's with my reds, and only my Sailfin survives (he's with them from the start and grew from 3 to 7,5", so that might explain why he's still alive...)
Here's some pics pics of some of the pleco's I kept with my redbellies:
Goldnugget Pleco (most expensive feeder ever - survived for about 4 months)
Snowball Pleco (got it for free - lived for about 4 months also)
Common Pleco - lived with my reds for about 22 months and died two weeks ago, for no appearant reason
Sailfin Plec - still doing great, since day one!
To wrap things up, here are two links to some the finest website dealing with catfish:
- www.planetcatfish.com
- www.scotcat.com
More fancy ones can be very costly, and will most likely end up as an easy and pricey meal for your piranha's.
I don't know what size your reds are, but a pleco over 6" should be able to hold its own, if he has a feew hiding places. Very large ones (10" and more) will have even more chance to survive, but are messy, and will crap as much as they clean up.
And always keep in mind that anything kept together with piranha's is a potential meal - don't get attached to any piranha tank mate!
I've kept a number of different pleco's with my reds, and only my Sailfin survives (he's with them from the start and grew from 3 to 7,5", so that might explain why he's still alive...)
Here's some pics pics of some of the pleco's I kept with my redbellies:
Goldnugget Pleco (most expensive feeder ever - survived for about 4 months)
Snowball Pleco (got it for free - lived for about 4 months also)
Common Pleco - lived with my reds for about 22 months and died two weeks ago, for no appearant reason
Sailfin Plec - still doing great, since day one!
To wrap things up, here are two links to some the finest website dealing with catfish:
- www.planetcatfish.com
- www.scotcat.com
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Posted 09 February 2004 - 04:21 PM
here is some pics of my 12" sailfin pleco 
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