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View Poll Results: Do you own a pleco?
Yes 62 59.62%
No 7 6.73%
I'd like to 24 23.08%
Dont think they are worth it 11 10.58%
Voters: 104. You may not vote on this poll

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Old July 20th, 2007  
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Re: Plecos

I wouldn't know how to have a moonlight setup. Am no good at lightbulbs and that sort of stuff.
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Old July 20th, 2007  
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I wouldn't know how to have a moonlight setup. Am no good at lightbulbs and that sort of stuff.
would any local shop be of use to you? did you ever hear back from DFS on ordering from them?
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Old July 20th, 2007  
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No, I"d sent them this whole order list, but they never really got back to me.
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Old July 20th, 2007  
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I remember on another site this guy set up an amazon biotope with BN and royal panaques and they only came out at night so he used 1" pvc pipes in his canopy and drilled holes in the sides and set in blue LED lights at a 45 degree angle and that caused the most realistic moonlight effect I have ever seen, rather than justfrom above or the sides it was from all around.

I don't know what L number mine is, all I could find out is that it is a long forgotton L number, probably too well forgotten. Now he has calmed down a bit more and enjoys schooling with my otos until I try to take a picture, then he bats away the otos, a true camera hog!

My common pleco always was a strange one, I raised him from about 1/4-1/2 inch baby to a 7 inch gentle giant. He wouldn't eat anything under water, he ate duckweed, floating zuchini and flakes off of the surface and he swam with my barb school.
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Old July 21st, 2007  
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Re: Plecos

That common pleco sounds great!

I could never do somethign that sophisticated with lights. Am lucky if I understand the timer on a good day!
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Old July 21st, 2007  
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You could look for something like: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+113544 or http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...&N=2004+113544
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Old September 11th, 2007  
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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.
Both my plecos now do the same. Its absolutely cool to watch!
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Old September 11th, 2007  
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Wow, that's really cool! Never saw any of mine do that.
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Old September 11th, 2007  
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I currently own 2 plecos, a clown pleco and a rubbernose pleco. I think they look great, the only thing is, I don't see the clown pleco very much and when I do, it is always trying to hide from me or anyone else who approaches the tank. The rubbernose pleco is so neat, the only thing is, when i go to take a pic of him, he goes and tries to get into a cave or behind something so I can't get the pic that I want and comes out whenever the camera is away, I think he is a little camera shy.

On SUnday I will be getting 3 L52(Butterfly Plecos). I am going to ask the guy if he can give me 1 male and 2 females so I can breed them myself and then sell them to places.
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Old September 11th, 2007  
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We have all kinds of plecos here...Blue Panaque, Blue Phantom, Clown (female), Snowball and BN plecos...we got 5 tiny little ones off of FishNfry today.
We had all kinds of common plecos of all sizes here....we had a huge one in with our Blue diamond rhom.
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Old September 12th, 2007  
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Argh! Allie, you're killing me. Right, that's it! Am inviting myself to your house with my photo camera! Please set up the couch as guest bed, LOL.

You sound like you have sooooo many fish and tanks. How cool is that!
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Old September 12th, 2007  
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Argh! Allie, you're killing me. Right, that's it! Am inviting myself to your house with my photo camera! Please set up the couch as guest bed, LOL.

You sound like you have sooooo many fish and tanks. How cool is that!
Thanks...you are so funny.
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Old September 13th, 2007  
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Wow, that's really cool! Never saw any of mine do that.
didn't you take yours to pleco school to learn how?
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Old September 13th, 2007  
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Well our fancy pleco is not a very good student. He's still trying to pass remedial class A: how to get OUT OF YOUR CAVE YOU LITTLE!
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Old September 13th, 2007  
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Well our fancy pleco is not a very good student. He's still trying to pass remedial class A: how to get OUT OF YOUR CAVE YOU LITTLE!
Hmm.. yea, that's a tough class.. i had to take it 3 times myself.
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Old September 17th, 2007  
Tom
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My new favorite plecos are my L52(butterfly pleco). The only downside, is I bought them when they are fully grown. They are so cute though.
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Old October 14th, 2007  
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Well our fancy pleco is not a very good student. He's still trying to pass remedial class A: how to get OUT OF YOUR CAVE YOU LITTLE!
Hows he comin on Arma?
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Old October 14th, 2007  
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My new favorite plecos are my L52(butterfly pleco). The only downside, is I bought them when they are fully grown. They are so cute though.
Tom
Glad to hear it! I got a L260. Cant say HOW happy i am!
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