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September 16th, 2009
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| what's in the box??
He he,  
I was naughty the other day and did an impulse buy on some F0 L226 other wise known as Panaque changae or Iquitos Tiger Pleco.
Heres the biggest still in the bag in stressed colouration 
One of the plecos managed to put a whole in the bag and when i pulled him from the box he had NO water left in the bag, I'm amazed he is still alive, needless to say he did not get acclimatized but put straight into the tank, he's still alive after 8 hours so I'm hoping he will be ok. 
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September 16th, 2009
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| Wow Anna gorgeous fish, what a fin!
I bet you freaked when you saw there was no water. Hope he does ok.  | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| Sorry for back to back post but here are some more pictures,
Tank shot a bit bare still but will add ore wood and pots tomorrow 
one of the males fighting for one of the caves 
Closer look at markings 
Sorry pics are so bad will try and get better ones tomorrow
Anna
EDIT: ha ha  by Lucy, Yes the lack of water gave me a heart attack!! http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=761
if any one wants more info on these, i am hoping to breed them!
Last edited by Annadvn; September 16th, 2009 at 01:58 AM.
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September 16th, 2009
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| nice looking fish.... the tank looks good too | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| Love the plecs Thanks for the pics
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September 16th, 2009
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| Very nice looking fish! I cant imagine finding no water. YIKES! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| The Plecos are beautiful! I hope they are doing well now. When you're posting pictures and have more than 5 to share, don't worry about back to back posts. One of the mods can always merge them for you.
Have fun and best of luck with the new additions.
Ken   I've moved your thread to the catfish/Pleco section of the forum. Thanks! Ken
Last edited by aquarist48; September 16th, 2009 at 03:57 AM.
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September 16th, 2009
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| They're great looking plecos! Are you breeding them? | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| awesome plecs anna!!!! id have freaked out with the waterless one..im glad hes ok!!!!!!!!!! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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very nice looking plecos you have there!
I love the tank set-up too!
I hope they breed for you! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| Congratulations! Beautiful plecs! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| I can't believe he lived without any water!!. You have a miracle pleco. They are very pretty too!! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| Pretty. Yikes a fish outta water I bet you did have a little heart attack! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| Thanks everyone,
I rang the shipper and he said he gets them from Peru all the time with no water in the bags, apparently as long as they stay damp they will survive for up to 3-4 days! I have no plans to try this, i will just take his word!
I do plan to breed them, they probably need to grow a little more first although some are full grown.
All of them are doing well this morning and are about to get their first meal here of zuchinni.
Will try and get more pics now they are less stressed.
Anna
Thanks Ken for moving this for me  | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| That is crazy!!!. they are tough little buggers I guess. Well they are beautiful and congrads!!. | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| More pictures
 
There is a bit of colour variance between them as you can see in these pictures!
Still they seemed to have settled in well, there is quite a bit of movement coming from the cave area, i often see a tail poking out or one chase another out of the cave! Im not expecting them to spawn just yet, but who knows?
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September 16th, 2009
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| they are beautiful! they have colored up nicely! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| Thanks Tony. 
Anna | |
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September 17th, 2009
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| Sorry just 1 more picture to post, then promise i will stop! 
Anna | |
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September 17th, 2009
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| Lol Anna you don't have to apologize for posting your photos We love them! Your fish are so beautiful!
I saw in a thread a while back of someone's Pleco that had inched his way up the intake tube and was completely out of water, just sitting there happily. I'm with you and would never try to keep it out of water on purpose.
Thanks again for sharing your new additions!
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September 17th, 2009
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| Beautiful plecs! You know we love pics
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September 17th, 2009
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| Beatiful pleco | |
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September 17th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly  Beautiful plecs! You know we love pics
Carol | Thats what i thought! 
Thanks Cheeseburger and Ken for the comments.
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September 17th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Annadvn Sorry just 1 more picture to post, then promise i will stop!
Anna | That's a good one!!!!!...They are just tooo pretty. You don't have to stop.  | |
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