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Posted 07 July 2005 - 09:40 PM (#1) waspride

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What is the normal growth rate of a common pleco?

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Posted 07 July 2005 - 11:57 PM (#2) Scarlet

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Put briefly, very quick. :maaad:

They go from the little 1 or 2 inch fish you see in the LFS, to an 8 inch fish within a few months, and just keep going on from there.....

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Scarlet, on Jul 7 2005, 11:57 PM, said:

Put briefly, very quick.

They go from the little 1 or 2 inch fish you see in the LFS, to an 8 inch fish within a few months, and just keep going on from there.....

they need a huge tank for an adult, not just for the massive size, but for the HUGE bioload they put on the tanks

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Posted 09 July 2005 - 03:22 PM (#5) waspride

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wow i could have sworn they were slow growing fish.

i have a 3in one and he eats everything my P doesn't. fish heads, pieces of shrimp, everything.....he seems very healthy is this ok?

Posted 09 July 2005 - 05:06 PM (#6) Judazzz

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waspride, on Jul 9 2005, 09:22 PM, said:

wow i could have sworn they were slow growing fish.

i have a 3in one and he eats everything my P doesn't. fish heads, pieces of shrimp, everything.....he seems very healthy is this ok?

The ones I used to have didn't grow very fast either - 2" per year, at most...
They looked splendid though, were active and had great appetites: so as long as he's healthy and feeding well, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

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Posted 09 July 2005 - 10:29 PM (#7) waspride

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Judazzz, on Jul 9 2005, 10:06 PM, said:

waspride, on Jul 9 2005, 09:22 PM, said:

wow i could have sworn they were slow growing fish.

i have a 3in one and he eats everything my P doesn't. fish heads, pieces of shrimp, everything.....he seems very healthy is this ok?

Good to hear that from you I know you are a big plec fan

Posted 11 July 2005 - 02:55 PM (#8) MR.FREEZ

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i too have a few slow growing pleco

Posted 28 September 2005 - 07:42 PM (#9) Central

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all my common plecos grew SLOOOOWWWWWW. i never had a pleco that grew a few inches in a few months. the largest one i ever had was about 10 inches long.
ive had plecos that i had before i wouldnt see often for a few months and when i saw them again they barely grew in size.
but maybe im mistaken, it was awhile ago

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