Identifying My Pleco

[billuk]

Hi there,

I am have inherited this pleco and am in the process of cycling a new (bigger!) tank for him.

I would like to know, what sort he is?

Many thanks!

 

[Crossfire]

That's a common pleco, I'm quite sure. They get up to almost 2ft! How big is the tank?

 

[minnnt]

Its actually a Gibbi. I hope the 'bigger' tank is 5+ft.

 

[raptorrex]

Its actually a Gibbi. I hope the 'bigger' tank is 5+ft.

yep, agreed!
and 2 foot wide too.

 

[billuk]

So it's definitely a Gibbi?

I thought it might be that or a common, I wasn't sure. I know they need a lot of space. He's coming from a 68 litre tank! I can't believe he was sold to go into that without warning.

The new tank is 260 litres (4 ft) so it is an improvement and should tide him over for a bit.

 

[xingumike]

100% a Gibby

 

[Sharpy1987]

ahhh boll***s, i have the same catfish! he's growing quite nicely. He's lovely to watch swimming around the tank with all his fins open. I was planning to re-home him at some point but i may have to re-home him sooner now..

(i also inherited mine)

 

[sadguppy]

It makes me sick that these are sold by Pets at Home with very little warning, particularly when bristlenoses are just as cheap and easy to come by these days. I ahev seen them in many peopel's tanks and just bitten my lip...poor sods.

 

[Sharpy1987]

Yup! my neighbour had two, both in a fluval edge!!! i took one off of her and she took one back to the shop after they both got a bit too big

i couldnt believe they even sold her a pleco for that tank, let alone 2

 

[sadguppy]

Two common plecs in an Edge!

I saw someone with four goldies in a chi and I thought that was a recipe for disaster...

 

[snazy]

A link with more info about the gibbiceps below. Grows to 45cm(17.7")

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=148