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06-30-2005, 04:19 PM
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fish n00b
Join Date: May 2005
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Driftwood Pleco's ?
hey i am looking for some plecos that enjoy driftwood. i have set up a tank that has 3 large driftwood pieces and wanted something that enjoys it !
thanks
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2 Blue Ram
2 AngelFish (gold & marble)
4 Green Cory
3 Neon Tetra
1 Pleco
4 ghost shrimp
1 Golden Apple Snail
* 10 Gallon Tank *
2 juvi Albino Cory Cats
4 Neon Tetras
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06-30-2005, 04:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: RI
Age: 19
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clown plecos love it. i have a beautiful clown pleco that muches on it and the algae all day
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06-30-2005, 04:44 PM
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fish n00b
Join Date: May 2005
Age: 27
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any pics of anyones pleco's ?
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* 40 Gallon BR Tank *
2 Blue Ram
2 AngelFish (gold & marble)
4 Green Cory
3 Neon Tetra
1 Pleco
4 ghost shrimp
1 Golden Apple Snail
* 10 Gallon Tank *
2 juvi Albino Cory Cats
4 Neon Tetras
http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000
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06-30-2005, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Try these two sites.
site 1
site 2
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06-30-2005, 04:59 PM
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Administrator
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Location: Wisconsin
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Bristlenose pleco's will be all up on that the most, here's one of my males:
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06-30-2005, 06:09 PM
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fish n00b
Join Date: May 2005
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ok well then what is everyones favorite pleco ? (something affordable , not over $30 )
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* 40 Gallon BR Tank *
2 Blue Ram
2 AngelFish (gold & marble)
4 Green Cory
3 Neon Tetra
1 Pleco
4 ghost shrimp
1 Golden Apple Snail
* 10 Gallon Tank *
2 juvi Albino Cory Cats
4 Neon Tetras
http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000
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06-30-2005, 06:11 PM
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Senior Member
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heres my clown pleco. not a great pic, but you can see how pretty it is.
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06-30-2005, 06:30 PM
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Administrator
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Here's actual profile of mine here, that's a HER, she's gorgous and all mine
http://www.wiscichlidforum.com/album_page.php?pic_id=90
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06-30-2005, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MalawianPro
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How do you know if you have a female, or male...btw your pleco is beautiful
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06-30-2005, 07:08 PM
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well best way is to go by the pattern and coloration on their bellies, it's not a 100% shot but it's a really good shot, really can only tell once they spawn. As the male traps the female in the spawning cave, until spawns then leaves to male to sit on them. They are more harder to breed, best way to do it with the wilds is to simulate the rainy season with TDS levels dropped and cooler water with tank lights off.
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06-30-2005, 07:16 PM
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fish n00b
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that is an awsome pleco, how much did it cost you? and are they common ?
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* 40 Gallon BR Tank *
2 Blue Ram
2 AngelFish (gold & marble)
4 Green Cory
3 Neon Tetra
1 Pleco
4 ghost shrimp
1 Golden Apple Snail
* 10 Gallon Tank *
2 juvi Albino Cory Cats
4 Neon Tetras
http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000
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06-30-2005, 07:57 PM
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Wilds run $25/each here out of someone's basement LFS prolly pay more near $70 each guessin. Not really all that common either but are out there.
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06-30-2005, 10:14 PM
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Ballin' Alan
Join Date: May 2005
Age: 28
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i've got a clown pleco that stays inside one of my caves practically all day.
i've had him for over a month and i've never seen him do anything but hide in the cave.
he doesn't even go for the driftwood, just stays in his cave and does nothing.
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06-30-2005, 10:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Montana
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its gotta be the right kind of driftwood, things like mopani and bogwood. mine almost never leaves it. if you have enough pieces of driftwood you can get more than one clown pleco, but they are very territorial towards one another.
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07-01-2005, 02:07 PM
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fish n00b
Join Date: May 2005
Age: 27
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yes shev i really wanted to get two plecos in my tank but i have heard about the territory problem so i was planning on one unfortunatly. I dont know what kind of driftwood i have, two are light and one is a little darker ! thats all i know
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* 40 Gallon BR Tank *
2 Blue Ram
2 AngelFish (gold & marble)
4 Green Cory
3 Neon Tetra
1 Pleco
4 ghost shrimp
1 Golden Apple Snail
* 10 Gallon Tank *
2 juvi Albino Cory Cats
4 Neon Tetras
http://community.webshots.com/user/bsmith000
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