What Kind Of Pleco Is This?, and how large will he grow? |
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 Jun 15 2007, 08:59 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 11-June 07 Member No.: 32833  |
here's my Pleco:
  (sorry for image quality) I'm afraid he's a common and will grow too large for my 10 gallon tank. I recently found out Plecos are "tank busters" and told my mom. We are currently looking for a large tank and everything, but first, in order to know how large the tank needs to be, how large does or will this pleco grow to be? he is currently about 3.5 inches long and I've had him for a few months. Tell me how large (gallons) my new tank for him needs to be, or if he'll be fine in a 10 gallon like the pet store people told me |
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Jun 16 2007, 06:58 AM
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 Fish Addict  Group: Members Posts: 751 Joined: 23-January 07 From: cuckoo land Member No.: 28516 |
hard to tell from those photos, does he look like this? I so he will need a 4x2x2 (feet) minimum when he is adult, will reach over 12 inches.
should grow pretty quick as well, mine went from 2.5 inch - 7 inch in about 5-6 months more photos will help This post has been edited by xingumike: Jun 16 2007, 06:59 AM |
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Jun 16 2007, 07:20 AM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 10-June 07 From: northeast england{co~durham} age 40+vat Member No.: 32802 |
looks like a gibbiceps to me will grow between
7" to 14" |
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Jun 16 2007, 07:30 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 751 Joined: 23-January 07 From: cuckoo land Member No.: 28516 |
pretty sure its not a gibby, and there is something wrong with a gibby that only reaches 7 inch.
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Jun 16 2007, 01:02 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 11-June 07 Member No.: 32833 |
QUOTE(xingumike @ Jun 16 2007, 01:58 AM) [snapback]1654912[/snapback] hard to tell from those photos, does he look like this? I so he will need a 4x2x2 (feet) minimum when he is adult, will reach over 12 inches. should grow pretty quick as well, mine went from 2.5 inch - 7 inch in about 5-6 months more photos will help  he does look like that 
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Jun 16 2007, 05:13 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 751 Joined: 23-January 07 From: cuckoo land Member No.: 28516 |
take it back then
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Jun 17 2007, 04:49 AM
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 Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Eastern USA Member No.: 29553 |
Mmm, hold up a bit. If he's only grown to 3.5" in a couple of months... perhaps he's something else? I had a similar question in THIS thread, and I thought he was a gibby too... but apparently the dorsal ray count wasn't right, haha. Mine turned out to grow up to be just a bit over 5" in... 4 years, haha.
Either way, he'll need a bigger tank, but he might not be a total tankbuster like you thought. |
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Jun 17 2007, 05:04 AM
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 I AM THE DUDE OF ALL FISH!!! Group: Members Posts: 1945 Joined: 28-November 06 From: bettendorf, IA usa Member No.: 26945 |
he has only grown 3.5" because hes starting to stunt. the other fish are taking up his space. i had one do the same thing before i realised he will grow huge but it was 2 late he died at 5" not from natural causes tho. he got himself stuck under my heater and burned himself to death.
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Jun 17 2007, 06:03 PM
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 www.charliebearsuk.com Group: Members Posts: 1329 Joined: 1-January 07 From: Kingsteignton, South Devon UK Member No.: 27751 |
QUOTE(biff @ Jun 16 2007, 08:20 AM) [snapback]1654920[/snapback] looks like a gibbiceps to me will grow between 7" to 14" errr more like 18-24" for a gibby 
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