Large Pleco

[metfan581]

What would you do if you had this?

He cought this while in florida.

 

[fishfishfish]

thats an ancistrus from brazil.
FLORIDA?

 

[Teelie]

People let their pets go in the local waters...

 

[metfan581]

thats an ancistrus from brazil.
FLORIDA?

"This fish was caught in Florida. If I had this pleco my JD would be in trouble...Photo provided by Robert Rice of the Native Fish Conservancy. " I quote from the site where I got the pic

People let their pets go in the local waters...

unfortuneatly ur right

 

[fishfishfish]

well did they let it go?

 

[Jox]

Yeah they live in some rivers hear in florida. I do no think they are bad. I bet they like it here better then Brazil. They can eat all the manatee poo they want.

 

[Teelie]

And potentially overrun and wipe out the native species.

 

[SamUK]

there was plecs at this tropical world thing i went to a few days ago.


made even that one look small.



EDIT - found a semi decent photo i took.

we got to see a full grown arrowana and it was immense!! over a meter in length and atleast a foot tall.

got a pic of that too but its not very clear.

you can see my girlfriends face, think she was scared of it lol!

 

[chrismr]

Makes me a bit sad that fish stores sell these really big fish. I really feel they should not sell things that grown over 12 inches....

 

[Teelie]

They shouldn't sell any that get over 8" really. Most people aren't equipped or prepared for anything bigger.

 

[Ben]

SamUK - The pleco you took a picture of is a Common Pleco, which is unfortunatly too common and get sold at 1 inch, when theyre just fry compared to what they get to and end up living and dieing in a 10 gallon tank
Beautiful fish if kept properly
do you mind if i use that picture for future reference to newbies who keep commons in small tanks?

DD

 

[morgan]

Beautiful big plecos! I have a 12" Common Pleco. You are right, they shouldn't be sold as easily as they are. I have the means and the will to rehouse my Pleco as many times as is necessary. I hate to think what happens to the unwanted ones. Trouble is they are so cheap to buy. I bought mine as a Bristlenose (!) and he cost £3.95. He has so far cost me £416 for larger tank. He is worth every penny to me.

 

[metfan581]

Its a shame thats y research is important

 

[SamUK]

SamUK - The pleco you took a picture of is a Common Pleco, which is unfortunatly too common and get sold at 1 inch, when theyre just fry compared to what they get to and end up living and dieing in a 10 gallon tank

hey i kno what they are lol.


jus never seen nearly full grown 20" monsters.


feel free to use the pic where eva.

 

[Ogrt48]

Yeah they live in some rivers hear in florida. I do no think they are bad. I bet they like it here better then Brazil. They can eat all the manatee poo they want.

And why is that? Having been to both places myself many times I'd prefer Brazil any day.