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View Poll Results: Do you own a pleco?
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Yes
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59.14% |
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No
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7.53% |
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I'd like to
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20 |
21.51% |
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Dont think they are worth it
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11.83% |
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July 16th, 2007
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Fish Addict
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Re: Plecos
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Originally Posted by Sabi
Do you own a pleco?
If so, are you happy about it?
What type of pleco do you have?
Do you think they are good to keep or not?
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well they are HUGE waste producers so i would stick with cory cats even though i still own my pleco |
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July 16th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Re: Plecos
cory cats don't do a lot on algae though.. of course a lot of dwarf plecos don't either.. otos & shrimp or algae-loving plecos are the best for algae-control.  |
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July 17th, 2007
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Fish Helper
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Re: Plecos
I recently got a new "pleco" if you could call it that, it is a long forgotten L species that look very much like whiptail cat's but aren't quite, the mouth and armour structure is different. Anyway, for the amount of time I have had him (yesterday) he is the most active "pleco" I have ever had, though he has trouble turning himself around so he curls into a ball and drops from the glass sides.
I used to have a common pleco in a 10 gallon tank, he would flip upside down, horizontally to eat the flakes off of the surface of the water. Strange little feller.  |
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July 17th, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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Re: Plecos
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Originally Posted by Jacko
I recently got a new "pleco" if you could call it that, it is a long forgotten L species that look very much like whiptail cat's but aren't quite, the mouth and armour structure is different. Anyway, for the amount of time I have had him (yesterday) he is the most active "pleco" I have ever had, though he has trouble turning himself around so he curls into a ball and drops from the glass sides.
I used to have a common pleco in a 10 gallon tank, he would flip upside down, horizontally to eat the flakes off of the surface of the water. Strange little feller. |
Thats interesting! Never heard of a pleco that can flip backwards and eat the flakes! |
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July 17th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Re: Plecos
what L number is that pleco? he sounds pretty cool.   |
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July 18th, 2007
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Moderator
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Re: Plecos
I used to have 3 common plecs, including a lovely one who was out ALL the time, but I gave them away for lack of room. Now we have this strange one. Leopard pleco I think. Very pretty. I loooove plecos. Shame they're such sh** machines!
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July 18th, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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Re: Plecos
Yea its a shame. But i guess if you stock your tank with mostly low waste produces theres a chance it might be possible to keep them with other fish, at least i'm trying it out!  
Is there some site where i can learn the " L numbers" to match the plecos? |
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July 18th, 2007
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Moderator
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Re: Plecos
planet catfish are pretty good with the L's and latin and common names.
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July 18th, 2007
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Fish Bum
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Re: Plecos
I just recently got a pleco. I love the little guy. He is all over my tank and is very happy and active. I have a bristlenose pleco. They stay pretty small which means you can get more than one.
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July 19th, 2007
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Moderator
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Re: Plecos
Congrats on the bristlenose. Definitely on my shopping list.
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July 19th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Re: Plecos
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Originally Posted by armadillo
Congrats on the bristlenose. Definitely on my shopping list.
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i have 2 really good i can';t find them half the time lol
 Peace Out Callum! |
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July 19th, 2007
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Moderator
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Re: Plecos
Oh, are they shy, then? I was hoping for a BRAVE pleco! |
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July 19th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Re: Plecos
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Originally Posted by armadillo
Oh, are they shy, then? I was hoping for a BRAVE pleco! |
no not really but there always sucking onto something mines only a 1 inche they are really cool i would suggest one but they do produce alot of waste i have a gold spot and kinda looks like a sailfin (i think and wish) and one that is just noraml i will post pics later for u to have a looksy
Peace Out Callum! |
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July 19th, 2007
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Moderator
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Re: Plecos
Oh good. I've had some common plecos and a couple were really daring and the other half were painfully shy. We've got this leopard pleco now and he's ALWAYS hiding. It's a pain.
What pleco doesn't produce a lot of waste is what I tell myself. The gold spots don't eat algae, do they? I think only the common and the bristlenose do among the larger plecos.
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July 19th, 2007
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Fish Keeper
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Re: Plecos
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Originally Posted by armadillo
Oh good. I've had some common plecos and a couple were really daring and the other half were painfully shy. We've got this leopard pleco now and he's ALWAYS hiding. It's a pain.
What pleco doesn't produce a lot of waste is what I tell myself. The gold spots don't eat algae, do they? I think only the common and the bristlenose do among the larger plecos.
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i dunno i'm not even sure its a gold sopt
Peace Out Callum! |
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July 19th, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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Re: Plecos
Gold spot just as in gold nugget?
My leopard plec comes out sometimes to suck the glass most of the time at night even though the tank light is on but sometimes like now he comes out during the day too.
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July 19th, 2007
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Moderator
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Re: Plecos
We need to remember to keep an eye out for him at night.
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July 19th, 2007
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Re: Plecos
maybe a moonlight setup for the tank would be a cool way to watch the plecos and make them feel more at ease?  |
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